Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Rheum rhabarbarum (Polygonaceae)

Common Names
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
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Root *
(+)-CATECHIN-5-O-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Root *
(-)-EPICATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE 7 Root *
1,2,6-TRI-O-GALLOYL-GLUCOSE 0 Root *
1,6-DI-O-GALLOYL-GLUCOSE 0 Root *
1-O-GALLOYL-GLYCEROL 0 Root *
2-O-CINNAMOYLGLUCOGALLIN 0 Root *
3,3',5-TRIHYDROXY-4'-METHOXYSTILBEN-3-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Plant *
3,5,4'-TRIHYDROXYSTILBENE-4'-O-(6'-O-GALLOYL)-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root *
3,5,4'-TRIHYDROXYSTILBENE-4'-O-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root *
4-(P-HYDROXYPHENYL)BUTANONE-O-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root *
6-HYDROXYMUSIZIN-8-O-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root *
6-O-GALLOYL-GLUCOSE 0 Root *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Pt *
ALOE-EMODIN-8-O-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Leaf 1197.0 1238.0 3.07 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Pt 2.0 48.0 -1.00 *
ALUMINUM 5 Pt 1.0 80.0 *
ANHYDRORHAPONTIGENIN 0 Root *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acaricide 1 (View) *
Acarifuge 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 7 (View) *
Acidulant 4 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Additive 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
AGEs-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 7 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Allelochemic 3 (View) Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 3 (View) Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 6 (View) *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anabolic 1 (View) *
Analgesic 8 (View) *
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).