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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-CATECHIN | 30 | Rhizome | not available | 14275.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1'-O-GALLOYL-SUCROSE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 12.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,2,6-TRI-O-GALLOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE | 4 | Rhizome | not available | 553.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,3-DIEMTHYL-NAPHTHALENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,5-DIMETHYL-NAPHTHALENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-2-DI-O-GALLOYL-6-CINNAMOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 96.9 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-6-DI-O-GALLOYL-2-O-CINNAMOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 121.9 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-6-DI-O-GALLOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 143.8 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-O-GALLOYL-2-O-CINNAMOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 75.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-O-GALLOYL-6-O-CINNAMOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 40.6 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-O-GALLOYL-FRUCTOSE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2,3,5-TRIMETHYL-NAPHTHALENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2,6-DIMETHYL-NAPHTHALENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-METHYL-NAPHTHALENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-O-CINNAMOYL-1-O-GALLOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-PENTYL-FURAN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-PHENYLBENZALDEHYDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-PHENYLETHANOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,4-DIMETHOXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,4-DIMETHYL-HEXAN-3,4-DIOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| AntiBPH | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibronchitic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anticancer | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Cervix) | 1 | Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987. |
| Anticanker | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticarcinomic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticariogenic | 3 | Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105. |
| Anticataract | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticephalagic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCFS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticheilitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticlimacteric | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticoagulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticoeliac | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anticold | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticolitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticomplementary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticonvulsant | 3 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| Anticoronary | 2 | 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 |