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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Rheum officinale (Polygonaceae)

Common Names
Chinese Rhubarb
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ANTHRAQUINONES 6 Rhizome *
ANTHRAQUINONES 6 Root 50000.0 1.35 *
ANTHRONES 0 Root *
BETA-D-GLUCOGALLIN 0 Root *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Root List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CALCIUM-OXALATE 4 Root 60000.0 2.44 *
CATECHIN-TANNINS 0 Root Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
CHRYSAPHANOL 0 Root *
CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID 6 Bulb *
CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID 6 Rhizome *
CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID 6 Root *
CHRYSOPHANOL 10 Root List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CHRYSOPHANOL-1-MONO-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CHRYSOPHANOL-1-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Plant *
CHRYSOPHANOL-8-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Plant *
CINNAMIC-ACID 18 Root Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
D-CATECHIN 4 Root Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
D-CATECHOL 0 Root Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
D-EPICATECHIN-GALLATE 0 Root Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
DIISOBUTYL-PHTHALATE 0 Root Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Neuroprotective 1 *
NO-Inhibitor 3 *
Occuloirritant 1 Mitchell, J. and Rook, A.J. 1923. Botanical Dermatology: plants and plant products injurious to the skin. Vancouver: Greengrass, 1979. xiii, 787 p.: ill.
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 2 Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19.
Oviposition-Stimulant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PAF-Inhibitor 1 *
Pancreatogenic 1 *
Percutaneostimulant 1 Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990.
Perfumery 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Peristaltic 1 *
Pesticide 16 *
PGE2-Inhibitor 1 *
Phagocytotic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 124.
Phytoalexin 1 *
Pigment 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Piscicide 1 *
Poultice 1 Martindale's 29th
Preservative 1 Merck 11th Edition
Prooxidant 1 *
Propecic 2 *