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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Rheum palmatum (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
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Rhizome 14275.0 1.00 *
1'-O-GALLOYL-SUCROSE 0 Rhizome 12.5 *
1,2,6-TRI-O-GALLOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 4 Rhizome 553.1 *
1,3-DIEMTHYL-NAPHTHALENE 0 Rhizome 0.5 *
1,5-DIMETHYL-NAPHTHALENE 0 Rhizome 0.5 *
1-2-DI-O-GALLOYL-6-CINNAMOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Rhizome 96.9 *
1-6-DI-O-GALLOYL-2-O-CINNAMOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Rhizome 121.9 *
1-6-DI-O-GALLOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Rhizome 143.8 *
1-O-GALLOYL-2-O-CINNAMOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Rhizome 75.0 *
1-O-GALLOYL-6-O-CINNAMOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Rhizome 40.6 *
1-O-GALLOYL-FRUCTOSE 0 Rhizome *
2,3,5-TRIMETHYL-NAPHTHALENE 0 Rhizome 0.5 *
2,6-DIMETHYL-NAPHTHALENE 0 Rhizome 0.5 *
2-METHYL-NAPHTHALENE 0 Rhizome 0.5 *
2-O-CINNAMOYL-1-O-GALLOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSE 0 Root *
2-PENTYL-FURAN 0 Rhizome 0.5 *
2-PHENYLBENZALDEHYDE 0 Rhizome 0.5 *
2-PHENYLETHANOL 0 Rhizome 0.5 *
3,4-DIMETHOXY-BENZOIC-ACID 0 Rhizome 0.5 *
3,4-DIMETHYL-HEXAN-3,4-DIOL 0 Rhizome 0.5 *
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