Salvia miltiorrhizaBurge (Danshen): a golden herbal medicine in cardiovascular therapeutics

Z Li, S Xu, P Liu - Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Salvia miltiorrhiza Burge (Danshen) is an eminent medicinal herb that possesses
broad cardiovascular and cerebrovascular protective actions and has been used in Asian …

Bioactive Benzofuran derivatives: A review

H Khanam - European journal of medicinal chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
In nature's collection of biologically active heterocycles, benzofuran derivatives constitute a
major group. The broad spectrum of pharmacological activity in individual benzofurans …

The anticancer properties of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge (Danshen): a systematic review

X Chen, J Guo, J Bao, J Lu… - Medicinal research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge (Danshen in Chinese) is a classical Huoxue Huayu (a
traditional Chinese medical term means promoting blood circulation and removing blood …

Tanshinones: sources, pharmacokinetics and anti-cancer activities

Y Zhang, P Jiang, M Ye, SH Kim, C Jiang… - International journal of …, 2012 - mdpi.com
Tanshinones are a class of abietane diterpene compound isolated from Salvia miltiorrhiza
(Danshen or Tanshen in Chinese), a well-known herb in Traditional Chinese Medicine …

Angiogenesis: from plants to blood vessels

TP Fan, JC Yeh, KW Leung, PYK Yue… - Trends in …, 2006 - cell.com
Angiogenesis is a major pathological component of diseases such as cancer and coronary
heart disease. Although major advances have been made and encouraging clinical results …

The anticancer properties of tanshinones and the pharmacological effects of their active ingredients

L Fu, B Han, Y Zhou, J Ren, W Cao, G Patel… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cancer is a common malignant disease worldwide with an increasing mortality in recent
years. Salvia miltiorrhiza, a well-known traditional Chinese medicine, has been used for the …

Endophytic Fungi of Native Salvia abrotanoides Plants Reveal High Taxonomic Diversity and Unique Profiles of Secondary Metabolites

Y Teimoori-Boghsani, A Ganjeali, T Cernava… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Endophytic fungi are often embedded in their host's metabolic networks, which can result in
alterations of metabolite production and higher amounts of active compounds in medicinal …

Cancer chemoprevention revisited: cytochrome P450 family 1B1 as a target in the tumor and the microenvironment

G D'Uva, D Baci, A Albini, DM Noonan - Cancer treatment reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Cancer chemoprevention is the use of synthetic, natural or biological agents to prevent or
delay the development or progression of malignancies. Intriguingly, many phytochemicals …

Molecular evidence of cryptotanshinone for treatment and prevention of human cancer

W Chen, Y Lu, G Chen, S Huang - Anti-Cancer Agents in …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Cryptotanshinone is one of the major tanshinones isolated from the roots of the plant Salvia
miltiorrhiza Bunge (Danshen). Danshen has been widely used in traditional Chinese …

Preparation and enhanced oral bioavailability of cryptotanshinone-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles

LD Hu, Q **ng, J Meng, C Shang - Aaps Pharmscitech, 2010 - Springer
In this study, solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) were successfully prepared by an ultrasonic
and high-pressure homogenization method to improve the oral bioavailability of the poorly …