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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETHANOL | 24 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-ACETATE | 6 | Rhizome | not available | 5.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURFURAL | 6 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALLIC-ACID | 62 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| GAMMA-CADINENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-MUUROLENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 9.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| HENEICOSANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTADECANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTANAL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTANOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 1.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTYL-ACETATE | 1 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXADECAHYDROPYRANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 1.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXADECANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXADECANOIC-ACID | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 110.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXANAL | 5 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXANOIC-ACID | 2 | Rhizome | not available | 2.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXANOL | 3 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HYPERIN | 14 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| IRON | 6 | Rhizome | 100.0 | 180.0 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antialcoholic | 3 | Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications. |
| Antiallergenic | 1 | Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991. |
| Antiallergic | 2 | J. Food Hyg. Soc. Jap. 33(6): 569. |
| Antialopecic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antialzheimeran | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antianaphylactic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antianemic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianginal | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiangiogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianorectic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antianorexic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianoxic | 1 | Yamahara, J., Matsuda, H., Naitoh, Y., Fujimura, H., and Tamai, Y. 1990. Antianoxic Action and Active Constituents of Atractylodis Lanceae Rhizoma. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(7): 2033-2034, 1990. |
| Antianxiety | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiarrhythmic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthmatic | 4 | Watt, J.M., and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. 1962. |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antibacillary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacillus | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacterial | 22 | Duke, 1992 * |