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

Common Names

Rhubarb

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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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
CHRYSARONE-METHYL-ETHER	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID	6	Root Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOPHANIN	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOPHANOL	10	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOPHANOL-1-O-GLUCOSIDE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOPHANOL-8-O-GLUCOSIDE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOPONTIN	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSORHAPONTIN	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID	23	Pt	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
COBALT	2	Pt	0.0	0.1	not available	Duke, 1992 *
COPPER	12	Pt	0.2	5.2	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-RUTINOSIDE	1	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DESOXYRHAPONTICIN	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROXYGLUTAMIC-ACID	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
EMODIN	58	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
EMODIN-8-O-GLUCOSIDE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
EMODIN-METHYL-ETHER	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
EO	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
EPICATECHIN	40	Root	not available	not available	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
Antineuritic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic	4	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antineurotic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiNF-kB	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosaminic	4	Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinitrosic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive	3	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic	2	Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiobesity	5	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antionychyotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiophidic	2	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiorchitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic	4	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic	9	Duke, 1992 *
Antiotitic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antiototic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant	24	Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant Synergist	3	Merck 11th Edition
Antiozenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipapillomic	1	Duke, 1992 *