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Plant Rheum palmatum (Polygonaceae)

Common Names
Chinese Rhubarb
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
PAEONOL 20 Rhizome not available 80.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMIDIN-A 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMIDIN-B 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMIDIN-C 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMIDIN-D 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PENTADECANAL 0 Rhizome not available 0.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
PENTADECANE 0 Rhizome not available 0.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
PENTADECANOIC-ACID 1 Rhizome not available 12.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENOL 26 Rhizome not available 0.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLBUTANONE-GLYCOSIDES 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYSCION 5 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYSCION 5 Root not available 1660.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
PHYSCION 5 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYSCION-8-GENTIOBIOSIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PHYSCION-8-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PHYSCION-8-O-BETA-D-GENTIOBIOSIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYSCION-DIANTHRONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYSCION-DIGLUCOSIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYSCION-DIGLYCOSIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYSCION-MONOGLUCOSIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Vasorelaxant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vibriocide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 2 Martindale's 28th
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 3 Hatano, T., Yasuhara, T., Yoshihara, R., Agata, I., Noro, T., and Okuda, T. 1989. Effects of Interaction of Tannins with Co-existing Substances.VII. Inhibitory Effects of Tannins Related Polyphenols on Xanthine Oxidase. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(5): 1224-1229