From the roots of Salvia blepharochlaena Hedge and Hub. Mor. 4 triterpenoids, 4 steroids, 6 diterpenoids, and an aromatic ester were isolated. The structures of these compounds were established by spectroscopic methods. Formosanolide was isolated for the first time from the genus Salvia.

From the roots of Salvia blepharochlaena Hedge and Hub. Mor. 4 triterpenoids, 4 steroids, 6 diterpenoids, and an aromatic ester were isolated. The structures of these compounds were established by spectroscopic methods. Formosanolide was isolated for the first time from the genus Salvia.