From the aereal parts of Salvia ballotaeflora three new icetexane dite
rpenoids were isolated besides anastomosine and conacytone. The struct
ure of these compounds were established as 19-deoxyicetexone, 19-deoxy
isoicetexone and 7,20-dihydroanastomosine by spectroscopic means. Cryp
totanshinone was the sole diterpenoid isolated from both aerial parts
and roots of S. axillaris. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.