Research progress on biological activity and application development of tanshinones / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Salvia miltiorrhiza (SM) is one of the commonly used traditional Chinese medicines, with widespread biological activities and a wide range of clinical application, especially in the treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Tanshinone is one of the most pharmacologically active components isolated from SM, which has attracted considerable attention for many years. In this paper, the authors will make systematic arrangement and analysis for the published literatures on the research and development of tanshinones, including pharmacological activities, action mechanisms, and product development, and objectively analyze the related intellectual property rights, in order to provide a scientific evidence and reference for the further research and product development of tanshinones.