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Common Names
Chinese Rhubarb
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMODIN | 58 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EMODIN | 58 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EMODIN | 58 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EMODIN | 58 | Root | 3000.0 | 9000.0 | 1.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EMODIN-1-MONO-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE? | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| EMODIN-6-MONOGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| EMODIN-8-MONO-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE? | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| EMODIN-8-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| FRANGULIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| GALLIC-ACID | 62 | Rhizome | not available | 25.7 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALLIC-ACID | 62 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| GALLIC-ACID-3-O-BETA-D-(6'-O-GALLOYL)-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALLIC-ACID-4-O-BETA-D-(6'-O-GALLOYL)-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOGALLIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| ISOLINDLEYIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINDLEYIN | 3 | Rhizome | not available | 1345.7 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiaging | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialcoholic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiallergenic | 1 | Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991. |
| Antiallergic | 2 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Antialopecic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianaphylactic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiandrogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiangiogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiapoplectic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarrhythmic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthmatic | 1 | Watt, J.M., and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. 1962. |
| Antiatherogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiatheromic | 1 | Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990. |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacterial | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibronchitic | 1 | Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991. |
| Anticancer | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Colon) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Forestomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |