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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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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Activity Chemical Count Reference
CNS-Inhibitor 1 *
CNS-Stimulant 2 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Collagenase-Inhibitor 1 *
Collagenic 1 *
Congestant 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.
Contraceptive 1 Martindale's 28th
Controlled 1 HerbalGram No. 20, page 15.
Convulsant 1 R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
Copper-Antagonist 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Counterirritant 1 *
COX-1-Inhibitor 1 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 2 *
Cyclooxygenase-Activator 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 2 *
Cytochrome-P450-Inducer 2 *
Cytochrome-P488-Inducer 1 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 5 *
Decongestant? 1 Eccles, R., et al. 1989. The effects of oral administration of (-)-menthol on nasal resistance to airflow and nasal sensation of airflow in subjects suffering from nasal congestion associated with the common cold. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 652-654, 1990.
Deodorant 1 Martindale's 29th
Dermatitigenic 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.