Tanshinone, also known as total tanshinone, which is a fat-soluble phenanthrene compound extracted from the traditional Chinese medicine Tanshin, has the functions of antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, cooling, activating blood circulation and promoting wound healing, etc. It is mainly used clinically for the treatment of infectious diseases, as follows: 1, infectious diseases of the five senses, such as otitis media and acute otitis externa; 2, infectious diseases of dermatology, such as acne vulgaris, dermatitis eczema, intractable urticaria or 3. gynecological infectious diseases; 4. viral hepatitis. In addition, tanshinone can be widely used in cardiovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease, cerebral hemorrhage and angina pectoris. Tanshinone can be used as an adjuvant for diabetes. Current research shows that Tanshinone also has obvious anti-tumor effects, so it is promising to be widely used as a new anti-tumor drug in the future.