[Advances on chemical constituents of Tibetan Salvia genus]

Salvia is the largest genus of Labiatae family, and there are more than 1 000 species around the world. Our country is rich in the resources of Salvia plants. The plants of this genus contain multiple chemical components, including sesquiterpenoids, diterpenoids, triterpenoids and phenols, et al. In order to develop better Tibetan plants of Salvia genus, this article reviewed and summarized the constituents from Tibetan Salvia genus.