Tanshinone IIA is a diterpenoid naphthoquinone extracted and isolated from Radix Salviae （Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge）
Chemical Name: Tanshinones,Tanshinone IIA,etc.
Botanical Source:Radix Salvia miltiorrhiza; Salvia miltiorrhiza B. (Salvia miltiorrhiza BUNGE,Labiatae,Tanshen)
Botanical Synoms:Red-Rooted Salvia,Dan Shen,chinese danshen,Red Sage,red sage root,Red-rooted Sage,Chinese sage,Red Ginseng,Tan-Shen,Tzu Tan-Ken(roots of purple sage),Hung Ken(red roots),Shu-Wei Ts'ao(rat-tail grass),Ch'ih Shen(scarlet sage),Pin-Ma Ts'ao(horse-racing grass).,if still not clear, please read:
Differentiation from transliteration:the Wade-Giles transliteration of danshen is tan-shen,hence the quinones from Radix Salvia miltiorrhiza(danshen) were called tanshinones,others such as tanshinone IIA,etc.
Plant Part Used:Root.