eCAM Advance Access originally published online on February 9, 2005
eCAM 2005 2(1):107-110; doi:10.1093/ecam/neh067
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Salvia columbariae contains tanshinones
1University of Southern California, School of Pharmacy Los Angeles, CA, USA, 2Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Claremont, CA, USA, and 3Chumash Healer and Spiritual Leader Granada Hills, CA, USA
Salvia columbariae (chia) was examined and found to contain miltionone II, cryptotanshinone and tanshinone IIA. These compounds may be of interest in the treatment of stroke and heart attack.
Keywords: chia – Salvia columbariae – tanshinones
*For reprints and all correspondence: James D. Adams, University of Southern California, School of Pharmacy, 1985 Zonal Avenue, PSC 508, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA. E-mail: jadams{at}usc.edu
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