Salvia miltiorrhiza: An Economically and Academically Important Medicinal Plant
Salvia miltiorrhiza: An Economically and Academically Important Medicinal Plant
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10.1007/978-3-030-24716-4_1
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2019-01-01
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Lu, Shanfa
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Lu, Shanfa
Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge is a perennial plant in the genus Salvia of the family Lamiaceae. It has a long medicinal history with the first recorded in about the second century BC. S. miltiorrhiza has great economic and medicinal value. Over 10% of the traditional Chinese patent medicines and simple preparations contain S. miltiorrhiza. Annual consumption of S. miltiorrhiza has exceeded 16 million kilograms in China. So far, more than two hundred chemical compounds have been isolated from this plant. S. miltiorrhiza and its ingredients have been clinically used for managing vascular diseases and academically shown potential in treating various other diseases. Moreover, S. miltiorrhiza has great academic value and is emerging as a model system in medicinal plant biology. This plant has a relatively short life cycle and a relatively small genome size. It is easy to propagate and cultivate. There are whole genome and transcriptome sequences, in vitro tissue culture systems, hairy root and crown gall induction systems and genetic transformation systems available for the research community of S. miltiorrhiza. This chapter provides an overview of the taxonomy, distribution, morphology, propagation, growth requirements, chemical constituents, and medicinal and academic significance of S. miltiorrhiza.