Tanshinone is also known as total tanshinone. It is a fat-soluble phenanthrenequinone compound with antibacterial effect extracted from the traditional Chinese medicine Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge root, family Labiatae), from which more than 10 tanshinone monomers such as tanshinone I, tanshinone ⅡA, tanshinone IIB, cryptotanshinone and isocryptotanshinone have been separated, among which cryptotanshinone, dihydromethanaminophenone Ⅱ, hydroxytanshinone, tanshinone, tansyric acid methyl ester, tanshinone IIB 5 monomers have antibacterial effect, but also anti-inflammatory, hypothermic effect. The sulfonated product of tanshinone ⅡA, sodium tanshinone ⅡA sulfonate, can be dissolved in water, and has been proved to be effective in the treatment of angina pectoris by clinical trials, with little side effects, and is a new drug for the treatment of coronary heart disease. Total tanshinone has antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, blood circulation, promote wound healing and other aspects of the role of long-term use has not seen obvious side effects.