Table 1.

Content of total flavonoids, phenolic acids, tannins, and anthocyanins (%) in the leaves of selected Salvia species.

Sample	Flavonoids	Phenolic Acids	Tannins	Anthocyanins
S. fruticosa	0.31 ± 0.009 g	7.05 ± 0.13 c	1.80 ± 0.08 b	0.02 ± 0.001 f
S. glutinosa	1.07 ± 0.002 a	6.95 ± 0.22 c	2.60 ± 0.08 a	0.08 ± 0 a
S. nemorosa	0.88 ± 0.004 c	6.48 ± 0.01 d	1.40 ± 0.12 c	0.06 ± 0.002 b
S. officinalis	0.37 ± 0.002 f	8.04 ± 0.10 b	1.83 ± 0.04 b	0.03 ± 0.002 e
S. pratensis	0.90 ± 0.007 b	6.49 ± 0.01 d	1.37 ± 0.13 c	0.05 ± 0.002 c
S. sclarea	0.75 ± 0.002 d	3.55 ± 0.04 e	1.22 ± 0.04 c	0.05 ± 0 c
S. verticillata	0.39 ± 0.003 e	12.44 ± 0.01 a	1.67 ± 0.09 b	0.04 ± 0.002 d

The data are expressed as mean values of three independent experiments ± standard deviation. Mean values displaying different letters within each column are significantly different according to Tukey’s multiple comparisons test at a 95% confidence level.