OBJECTIVETo investigate chemical constituents contained in Salvia castanea.

METHODThe compounds were separated and purified by silica gel, macroporous resin, RP-C18 and Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography. The structures were identified on the basis of physicochemical property and spectral data.

RESULTNineteen compounds were separated and identified as tanshinone II(A) (1) , tanshinone II(B) (2), hydroxytanshinone II(A) (3), tanshinone I(4), dihydrotanshinone I(5), cryptotanshinone (6) , neotanshinone A(7) , neotanshinone B(8) , tanshinoldehyde(9), przewaquinone A(10), przewaquinone B(11), sugiol(12), caffeic acid(13), rosmarinci acid(14), ethylrosmarinate(15), lithospermic acid(16), pro-lithospermic acid ( 17) , protocatechualdehyde (18), and danshensu(19).

CONCLUSIONCompounds 2, 3, 7-13 and 15-19 were separated from S. castanea for the first time.

Chromatography ; methods ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Salvia ; chemistry

Objective To study the effects of different factors on the salvianolic acid B stability in water solution and to provide the experimental data for production and application of salvianolic acid B. Methods Effects of salvianolic acid B concentration, pH value, temperature, and holding period on salvianolic acid B stability in water solution were studied by the salvianolic acid B changes determined by HPLC in orthogonal design test. Results The most stable condition of salvianolic acid B is that the concentration is 1 mg/mL, pH value is 2, the temperature is 20℃ , and the holding period is one day. Conclusion Salvianolic acid B should be kept in the conditions of higher concentration, lower pH value, lower temperature, and shorter period in solution to ensure its stability.