AIM To study comparision of water-soluble components in Danshen from different sources. METHODS To be determined by HPLC, the eluent consisted of methanol (1 % acetic acid)-water (1 % acetic acid). A gradient method was set up. The detection wavelength was set at 280 nm. RESULTS The average recovery of four components were all above 97 % , RSD was no more than 2.0 % . The calibration curve was linear. CONCLUSION The method is accurate and reliable with good reproducibility.