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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHA-COPAENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 50.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-HIMACHALENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 1.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-HUMULENE | 2 | Rhizome | not available | 1.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-MUUROLENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 19.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-SANTALENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 1.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Rhizome | not available | 2.0 | -1.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANETHOLE | 36 | Rhizome | not available | 1.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANTHRAQUINONE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANTHRAQUINONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANTHRAQUINONES | 6 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANTHRAQUINONES | 6 | Root | 14000.0 | 50000.0 | 1.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AR-CURCUMENE | 3 | Rhizome | not available | 5.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Rhizome | not available | 1.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-ALCOHOL | 9 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | -1.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-EUDESMOL | 13 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-GLUCOGALLIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 43.8 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-GURJUNENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTANOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CADINA-1,4-DIENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 4.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Termitifuge | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Testosterone-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Testosteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor | 1 | Hamada, S. I., Kataoka, T., Woo, J. T., Yamada, A., Yoshida, T., Nishimura, T., Otake, N., Nagai, K. 1997. Immunosuppressive Effects by Gallic Acid and Chebulagic Acid on CTL-Mediated Cytotoxicity. Biol Pharm Bull, 20: 1017-1019. |
| Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor | 4 | Muller, S. O., Eckert, I., Lutz, W. K., Stopper, H. 1996. Genotoxicity of the Laxative Drug Components Emodin, Aloe-emodin and Danthron in Mammalian Cells: Topoisomerase II Mediated? Mutat Res, 371: 165-173. |
| Toxic | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Tranquilizer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Transdermal | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tremorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tremorilytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Trichomonicide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tuberculostatic | 1 | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| Tyrosinase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ulcerogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Uterosedative | 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. |
| Vasoconstrictor | 1 | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| Vasodilator | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasopressor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |