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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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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
RESVERATROL-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Plant *
RHAMNOXANTHIN 0 Root List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
RHAPONTICIN 1 Root *
RHATANNIN 0 Rhizome 28571.4 *
RHATANNIN 0 Root *
RHEIN 18 Plant *
RHEIN 18 Rhizome *
RHEIN 18 Root 27.0 -1.00 *
RHEIN-8-MONOGLUCOSIDE 0 Root List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
RHEINOSIDE-A 0 Rhizome 19971.8 *
RHEINOSIDE-A 0 Root Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
RHEINOSIDE-B 0 Rhizome 5126.8 *
RHEINOSIDE-B 0 Root Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
RHEINOSIDE-C 0 Rhizome 3718.3 *
RHEINOSIDE-C 0 Root Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
RHEINOSIDE-D 0 Rhizome 6422.5 *
RHEINOSIDE-D 0 Root Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
RHEINOSIDES 0 Root 12900.0 *
RHEUM-EMODIN 0 Root List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
RUTIN 87 Plant 13000.0 -0.49 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antimelanomic 1 *
Antimetastatic 2 *
Antimitotic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AntiMRSA 2 *
Antimutagenic 9 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp.
Antinauseant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antineoplastic 3 *
Antinephritic 1 *
Antinesidioblastosic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antinitrosaminic 3 Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinociceptive 1 *
Antiobesity 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiophidic 1 *
Antioxidant 8 *
Antiperiodontitic 1 *
Antiperoxidant 5 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiplaque 2 *
Antiplatelet 1 *
Antipolio 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194.
Antiproliferant 3 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.