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

Purpose: This paper describes a validated high-performance liquid chromatographic
method to quantitate four tanshinones as markers; dihydrotanshinone I, cryptotanshinone …

Salvia miltiorrhiza (SM) is widely used to treat microcirculatory disturbance-related diseases;
its lipophilic components play important roles in this application. Cryptotanshinone (CTS) …

Salvia miltiorrhiza root (Danshen) is widely used in Asia for its cardiovascular benefits and
contains both hydrophilic phenolic acids and lipophilic tanshinones, which are believed to …

Salvia miltiorrhiza is one of the most commonly used traditional Chinese medicines in the
treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Cryptotanshinone (CTS) …

DanHong injection is a Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza roots)-based injectable solution for
treatment of coronary artery disease and ischemic stroke. Danshen catechols are believed …

Tanshinol has desirable antianginal and pharmacokinetic properties and is a key compound
of Salvia miltiorrhiza roots (Danshen). It is extensively cleared by renal excretion. This study …

Tanshinone IIA (TSIIA) is a major active triterpenoid isolated from Salvia miltiorrhiza. The
purposes of this study were to investigate various preclinical factors that determined the …

Qishen yiqi pills (QY pills) are a type of standardized cardiovascular herbal medicine, which
contain four component herbs, ie, Astragalus membranaceus (Huangqi), Salvia miltiorrhiza …

Tanshinone IIA (Tan IIA) is a member of the major lipophilic components extracted from the
root of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge, which is currently used in China and other neighboring …