Tanshinone IIA TSAA) is a lipid soluble agent derived from the root of Salvia miltiorrhiza (Danshen).
Earlier this month Tyneside company Works with Water launched a range of bottled waters, which contain the prebiotic fibre inulin derived from the root of the chicory plant.
Calycosin, derived from the root of Radix Astragali, has been demonstrated to have favorable efficacy on acute liver injury.
Valerian, derived from the root of a pink flower, can alleviate anxiety and help improve sleep just as well as some sedatives.
Acetylshikonin is one of the biologically active compounds derived from the root of Lithospermum erythrorhizon, a medicinal plant with anti-cancer and anti-inflammation activity.
Made of only natural ingredients -- molasses, wheat flour, licorice extract (derived from the root of the licorice shrub) and aniseed oil -- this soft, glistening bar, black outside and the color of dry earth within, is a wonderfully pure example of licorice flavor.
It is derived from the root of the plant Curcuma longa and is found in the spice called turmeric derived from that root.
After studying different pigments, Keats chose rose madder, a red pigment that is derived from the root of a madder plant.
Serbian ethnologist Petar Vlahović has proposed that the noun badnjak and the related adjective badnji (attributive "Christmas Eve") are derived from the root of the verb bdeti ("to be awake"), referring to a custom of staying awake through the night before Christmas Day.
Wogonin (5,7-dihydroxy-8-methoxyflavone), a flavonoid derived from the root of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, is traditionally used in the treatment of inflammatory diseases.
Turmeric is a powder derived from the root of the herb Curcuma longa and it is commonly used as a spice and coloring agent.
