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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISOMENTHOL | 1 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| M-CRESOL | 8 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Rhizome | 1980.0 | 2560.0 | 0.94 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Rhizome | 19.0 | 46.0 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MENTHOL | 63 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-EUGENOL | 20 | Rhizome | 0.5 | 27.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-HEXADECANOATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 1.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-LINOLEATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 1.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-OCTADECANOATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 47.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-TRIDECANOATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NAPHTHALENE-GLYCOSIDES | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONADECANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONANAL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 1.5 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONANOIC-ACID | 2 | Rhizome | not available | 3.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTADECANE | 0 | Rhizome | 0.5 | 2.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTAN-3-OL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTANAL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTANOIC-ACID | 5 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CRESOL | 8 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | -0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Bronchomucotropic | 1 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Bronchorrheic | 1 | Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 200. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 9 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 8 | Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155. |
| Capillarifortificant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Capillarigenic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Carcinogenic | 5 | 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. |
| Cardioprotective | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotonic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carminative | 4 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Cathartic | 7 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Choleretic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cicatrizant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ciliotoxic | 1 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| CNS-Depressant | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |