Although Danhong injection (DHI) is the most widely prescribed Chinese medicine for both
stroke and coronary artery disease (CAD), its underlying common molecular mechanisms …

Chinese medicines (CM) have been attracting interest and acceptance in many countries.
Quality control is vital for ensuring the safety and efficacy of CM. Usually, CM are used as …

The plants of the genus Salvia L. are important medicinal herbs of the Lamiaceae family and
some of them such as S. officinalis (sage), S. miltiorrhiza (red sage, Danshen) and S. sclarea …

Ethnopharmacological relevance The roots of Salvia milthorriza Bunge (Lamiaceae) known
as “Danshen”, are used in Traditional Chinese Medicine as a remedy for activating blood …

Salvia miltiorrhiza (S. miltiorrhiza), which has been used for thousands of years to treat
cardiovascular diseases, is a well-known Chinese medicinal plant. The fat-soluble …

Hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) play
important roles in angiogenesis and tumor growth. Tanshinone IIA (T2A) is a novel …

Key message The novel AP2/ERF transcription factor SmERF128 positively regulates
diterpenoid tanshinone biosynthesis by activating the expression of SmCPS1, SmKSL1, and …

Background MYB is the largest plant transcription factor gene family playing vital roles in
plant growth and development. However, it has not been systematically studied in Salvia …

Tanshinones, the major lipid-soluble pharmacological constituents of the Chinese medicinal
herb Tanshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza), have attracted growing scientific attention because of the …

Cardiotonic pills are a type of cardiovascular herbal medicine. To identify suitable
pharmacokinetic (PK) marker (s) for indicating systemic exposure to cardiotonic pills, we …