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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OXALIC-ACID | 9 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMIDIC-B | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| PALMIDIN-C | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | 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. |
| PARIETIN | 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. |
| PECTIN | 24 | 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. |
| PHENYL-PROPIONIC-ACID | 1 | 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. |
| PHYSCION | 5 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYSCION | 5 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYSCION | 5 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYSCION-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. |
| PHYSCION-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. |
| PHYSCION-8-O-BETA-D-GENTIOBIOSIDE | 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. |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | 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. |
| PICEATANNOL | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PICEATANNOL-4'-O-(6''-O-GALLOYL)-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | 8333.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PICEATANNOL-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | 33333.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| REIDIN-C | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| RESIN | 0 | 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. |
| RESVERATROL-4'-O-(6''-O-GALLOYL)-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | 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 * |