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
(+)-CATECHIN	30	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(+)-CATECHIN-5-O-GLUCOSIDE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN	38	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE	7	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1,2,6-TRI-O-GALLOYL-GLUCOSE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1,6-DI-O-GALLOYL-GLUCOSE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1-O-GALLOYL-GLYCEROL	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-O-CINNAMOYLGLUCOGALLIN	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3,3',5-TRIHYDROXY-4'-METHOXYSTILBEN-3-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3,5,4'-TRIHYDROXYSTILBENE-4'-O-(6'-O-GALLOYL)-GLUCOSIDE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3,5,4'-TRIHYDROXYSTILBENE-4'-O-GLUCOSIDE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4-(P-HYDROXYPHENYL)BUTANONE-O-GLUCOSIDE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-HYDROXYMUSIZIN-8-O-GLUCOSIDE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-O-GALLOYL-GLUCOSE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID	16	Pt	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALOE-EMODIN-8-O-GLUCOSIDE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL	32	Leaf	1197.0	1238.0	3.07	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL	32	Pt	2.0	48.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM	5	Pt	1.0	80.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ANHYDRORHAPONTIGENIN	0	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
Lithogenic	3	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Litholytic	2	Martindale's 29th
Lyase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Memorigenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Metal-Chelator	2	McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25.
Methyl-Guanidine-Inhibitor	1	McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82.
MMP-2-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
MMP-7-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
MMP-9-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Mucogenic	2	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucolytic	2	Martindale's 29th
Mutagenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Mycobactericide	2	Duke, 1992 *
Myoprotective	1	Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant	3	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Nephroprotective	1	McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82.
Nephrotoxic	4	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Neuroprotective	2	Duke, 1992 *
Neurotransmitter	1	Duke, 1992 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *