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Plant Rheum officinale (Polygonaceae)

Common Names
Chinese Rhubarb
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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.
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
AntiEBV 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiedemic 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antielastase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antienteritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antierythemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiescherichic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiestrogenic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antifeedant 2 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Antifibrinolytic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53.
Antiflu 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antigallstone 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigastritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiglaucomic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antigonadotropic 1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antihangover 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihematuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihemolytic 1 Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994.
Antihemorrhoidal 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatitic 1 Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
Antihepatoadenomic 1 Duke, 1992 *