Plant Rheum palmatum (Polygonaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Chinese Rhubarb

How this plant is used

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
AntiNF-kB	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosaminic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antinociceptive	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity	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
Antiodontalgic	2	Martindale's 28th
Antionychogryphotic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antiosteoporotic	5	Duke, 1992 *
Antiotitic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antiototic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant	12	Duke, 1992 *
Antipeptic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic	3	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperoxidant	2	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiplaque	4	Martindale's 29th
AntiPMS	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antipolio	1	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194.
Antiprolactin	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiproliferant	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostaglandin	1	Duke, 1992 *