Abstract
The name Salvia, the largest genus of Lamiaceae, derives from the Latin "salvere" (= to feel good, healthy). In the Mediterranean basin, S. officinalis has been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians for medicinal purposes. Pliny the Elder was the first known author to describe a plant called "Salvia" by the Romans. Recent scientific research has confirmed the antituberculosis properties of numerous species present in the traditional ethnobotany.
Highlights
The name Salvia, the largest genus of Lamiaceae, derives from the Latin "salvere" (= to feel good, healthy)
Species of the genus Salvia have been studied as a potential resource of quinone diterpenes with antimicrobial and antituberculosis activity [3, 17]
Based on the literature 175 diterpene quinones isolated from 130 species of the CURRENT ISSUES AND PROSPECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH genus Salvia were examined: about 54 compounds show different biological activity, while many have not yet been tested or are inactive; out of 175 molecules, 151 have the structure of abietane and 24 have a structure different from abietic acid [4, 15]
Summary
The name Salvia, the largest genus of Lamiaceae, derives from the Latin "salvere" (= to feel good, healthy). Species of the genus Salvia have been studied as a potential resource of quinone diterpenes with antimicrobial and antituberculosis activity [3, 17]. Based on the literature 175 diterpene quinones isolated from 130 species of the CURRENT ISSUES AND PROSPECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH genus Salvia were examined: about 54 compounds show different biological activity, while many have not yet been tested or are inactive; out of 175 molecules, 151 have the structure of abietane and 24 have a structure different from abietic acid [4, 15].
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