Table 3.

Contents of salvianolic acids, tanshinones, flavonoids, and triterpenes in different growth periods of different parts in S.miltiorrhiza (mg/g).

Harvest Year	Harvest Date	Total Phenolic Acids				Total Tanshinones	Total Flavonoids			Total Triterpenes
		Roots	Stems	Leaves	Flowers	Roots	Stems	Leaves	Flowers	Stems	Leaves	Flowers
2016	4.01	45.30	n	18.25	n	5.90	n	1.53	n	n	1.38	n
	4.15	39.17	22.05	22.66	n	5.81	0.17	3.17	n	2.17	1.47	n
	4.29	65.98	20.30	35.24	44.96	4.21	0.75	4.54	4.02	2.42	1.45	2.15
	5.14	62.23	19.25	36.40	40.81	6.09	0.47	5.53	3.85	2.39	1.31	2.52
	5.30	61.42	22.80	37.90	25.99	7.16	0.86	5.16	3.82	2.66	1.70	5.82
2015	6.08	62.11	21.17	39.49	31.36	2.85	0.71	4.84	2.00	2.63	2.24	5.91
	6.18	46.61	19.76	37.00	37.42	3.32	0.78	5.97	2.98	3.43	2.15	5.00
	6.25	44.60	23.55	38.16	21.97	1.24	0.62	3.79	1.05	1.57	1.72	5.33
	7.04	54.29	30.58	38.81	n	1.99	1.01	5.40	n	2.11	1.87	n
	7.14	43.48	28.22	20.53	n	4.44	0.45	4.11	n	2.25	1.85	n
	7.23	60.33	33.57	46.68	n	5.06	0.92	5.63	n	2.12	1.77	n
	8.12	62.45	34.74	44.14	n	3.61	0.54	2.68	n	1.84	1.64	n
	8.26	52.59	29.58	37.91	n	4.29	0.78	1.15	n	2.06	1.47	n
	9.19	52.91	36.82	42.25	n	4.68	0.60	1.93	n	2.06	1.51	n
	10.19	58.34	n	n	n	3.74	n	n	n	n	n	n
	11.29	46.69	n	n	n	5.37	n	n	n	n	n	n
	12.30	58.73	n	n	n	4.26	n	n	n	n	n	n

The “n” represents without harvest.