Planta Medica, Table of Contents Planta Med 1984; 50(3): 227-228DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-969684 Research Articles © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York Salvianolic Acid A, a New Depside from Roots of Salvia miltiorrhiza Li Lian-niang, Tan Rui, Chen Wei-ming Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 1 Xian Nong Tan Street 93, People's Republic of China Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download Buy Article Abstract A new depside of D-(+)-β-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-lactic acid and 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenylethenyl)-caffeic acid, named salvianolic acid A, was isolated from the dried roots of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge. Its chemical structure was defined by spectral analysis and chemical degradation. PDF (201 kb)