Polyphenolics of Salvia—a review

• Published in: Phytochemistry Vol. 59; no. 2; pp. 117 - 140
• Main Authors: Lu, Yinrong, Yeap Foo, L
• Format: Book Review Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2002; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animals; Antineoplastic Agents - chemistry; Antineoplastic Agents - isolation & purification; Antioxidants - chemistry; Antioxidants - isolation & purification; Biological and medical sciences; Chemical constitution; Flavonoids - chemistry; Flavonoids - isolation & purification; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Hydroxybenzoates - chemistry; Hydroxybenzoates - isolation & purification; Phenols - chemistry; Phenols - isolation & purification; Plant physiology and development; Plants, Medicinal - chemistry; Polymers - chemistry; Polymers - isolation & purification; Salvia - chemistry; Anthocyanin; Molecular structure; Biosynthesis; Review; Condensation; Flavonoid; Caffeic acid; Medicinal plant; Polyphenol; Labiatae; Dicotyledones; Angiospermae; Spermatophyta; Chemical composition; Glycoside; Salvia

Salvia is an important genus widely cultivated and used in flavouring and folk medicines. The genus has attracted great interest so much so that it has been the subject of numerous chemical studies. It is a rich source of polyphenols, with an excess of 160 polyphenols having been identified, some of...