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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Neuroprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pancreatogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | 16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PGE2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 124. |
| Phytoalexin | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Poultice | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Preservative | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Prooxidant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Propecic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |