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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Rumex hymenosepalus (Polygonaceae)

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Common name(s)
Canaigre
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
6 CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID Plant -- 12000.0 -- CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
1 LEUCOCYANIDIN Root -- -- -- CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
2 LEUCODELPHINIDIN Root -- -- -- CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
1 LEUCOPELARGONIDIN Root -- -- -- CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
0 PHYSCION-EMODIN Plant -- 3000.0 -- CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
0 RESIN Plant -- -- -- CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
5 STARCH Plant 250000.0 400000.0 1.48 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
0 SUGAR Plant 80000.0 120000.0 1.41 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
35 TANNIN Plant 180000.0 350000.0 3.89 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.