Table1_A Mini-Review of the Anticancer Properties of Cryptotanshinone: A Quinoid Diterpene Extracted From the Root of Salvia miotiorrhiza Bunge.DOCX

Cancer is among the most life-threatening diseases worldwide. Along with conventional therapies like chemotherapy, surgery, and radiotherapy, alternative treatment approaches such as traditional Chinese medicine have attracted considerable public and scientific interest that could be beneficial for patients diagnosed with cancer. Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge is greatly beloved for its roots and is extensively applied for various disease therapies, including cancers in traditional Chinese medicine. In this review, we intend to summarize the anti-cancer properties of Cryptotanshinone (CPT), an extract of Danshen (the root of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge), on different types of cancer.

癌症是全球范围内威胁生命的疾病之一。除化疗、手术和放疗等传统治疗方法外，诸如中医等替代治疗方式亦吸引了公众及科学界的广泛关注，其可能对患者所患癌症的治疗具有裨益。丹参（Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge）因其根部而备受珍视，在包括中医治疗癌症在内的多种疾病治疗中得到了广泛应用。在本综述中，我们旨在总结丹参酮IIA（Cryptotanshinone，简称CPT，为丹参提取物）对不同类型癌症的抗癌特性。