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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTHRAQUINONES | 6 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANTHRAQUINONES | 6 | Root | not available | 50000.0 | 1.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANTHRONES | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-D-GLUCOGALLIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | 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. |
| CALCIUM-OXALATE | 4 | Root | not available | 60000.0 | 2.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CATECHIN-TANNINS | 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. |
| CHRYSAPHANOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID | 6 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID | 6 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID | 6 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHRYSOPHANOL | 10 | 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. |
| CHRYSOPHANOL-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. |
| CHRYSOPHANOL-1-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHRYSOPHANOL-8-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMIC-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. |
| D-CATECHIN | 4 | 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. |
| D-CATECHOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| D-EPICATECHIN-GALLATE | 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. |
| DIISOBUTYL-PHTHALATE | 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. |
| 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. |