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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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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 *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Rhizome 3628.6 -1.00 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Rhizome 3437.5 *
1,2,6-TRI-O-GALLOYL-GLUCOSE 0 Rhizome 365.7 *
1,8,6-TRIHYDROXY-3-METHYLANTHRAQUINONE 0 Plant *
1,8-DIHYDROXY-3-CARBOXYANTHRAQUINONE 0 Root 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 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 *
1,8-DIHYDROXY-6-METHOXY-3-METHYLANTHRAQUINONE 0 Root 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 *
3,3'-DI-O-GALLOYLPROCYANIDIN-B-2 0 Rhizome 1514.3 *
3-O-GALLOYL-PROCYANIDIN-B-1 0 Rhizome 771.4 *
6-O-GALLOYL-GLUCOSE 0 Plant *
ALOE-EMODIN 24 Bulb *
ALOE-EMODIN 24 Plant *
ALOE-EMODIN 24 Rhizome *
ALOE-EMODIN 24 Root *
ALOE-EMODIN-8-MONO-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root 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 *
ANTHRACENES 0 Root 30000.0 50000.0 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
CNS-Active 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CNS-Depressant 1 *
CNS-Paralytic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Co-carcinogenic 1 *
Collagen-Sparing 1 *
Collagenase-Inhibitor 1 *
COMP-Inhibitor 1 Dullo, A. G., et al. 1999. Efficacy of a green tea extract rich in catechin polyphenols and caffeine in increasing 24-h energy expenditure and fat oxidation in humans. Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, 70: 1040-1045.
COX-1-Inhibitor 1 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 3 *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 2 *
Cytoprotective 2 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Cytotoxic 7 *
Demulcent 1 *
Dermatitigenic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Differentiator 1 *
Diuretic 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
DNA-Active 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DNA-Protective 1 *
Emetic 1 *
Emollient 1 Martindale's 29th