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Plant 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
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Rhizome not available 3628.6 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Rhizome not available 3437.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
1,2,6-TRI-O-GALLOYL-GLUCOSE 0 Rhizome not available 365.7 not available Duke, 1992 *
1,8,6-TRIHYDROXY-3-METHYLANTHRAQUINONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,8-DIHYDROXY-3-CARBOXYANTHRAQUINONE 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.
1,8-DIHYDROXY-3-HYDROXYMETHYLANTRHAQUINONE 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.
1,8-DIHYDROXY-3-METHYLANTHRAQUINONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,8-DIHYDROXY-6-METHOXY-3-METHYLANTHRAQUINONE 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.
1-O-GALLOYL-GLYCEROL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3,3'-DI-O-GALLOYLPROCYANIDIN-B-2 0 Rhizome not available 1514.3 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-O-GALLOYL-PROCYANIDIN-B-1 0 Rhizome not available 771.4 not available Duke, 1992 *
6-O-GALLOYL-GLUCOSE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALOE-EMODIN 24 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALOE-EMODIN 24 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALOE-EMODIN 24 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALOE-EMODIN 24 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALOE-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.
ALOE-EMODIN-8-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANTHRACENES 0 Root 30000.0 50000.0 not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Astringent 1 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Bacteristat 1 Lamikanra, A., Ogundaini, A.O., and Ogungbamila*, F.O. Antibacterial Constituents of Alchornea cordifolia Leaves. Phytotherapy Research 4(5): 198.
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker 2 Zhu, M., Phillipson, J. D., Greengrass, P. M., Bowery, N. E., Cai, Y. 1997. Plant Polyphenols: Biologically Active Compounds or Non-Selective Binders to Protein? Phytochemistry, 44(3): 441-447.
Bird-Repellent 1 Merck 11th Edition
Bronchodilator 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Calcium-Antagonist 6 Duke, 1992 *
cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive 11 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 5 Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155.
Capillariprotective 1 Merck 11th Edition
Carcinogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiac 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Cardiotonic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Catabolic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cathartic 5 Merck 11th Edition
Chemopreventive 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cholagogue 2 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Choleretic 5 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Choline-Sparing 1 Duke, 1992 *
Clastogenic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.