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
Antideliriant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia	6	Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
Antidepressant	7	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidermatitic	4	Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiabetic	12	Duke, 1992 *
Antidiscotic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Aluminum)	2	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium)	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Lead)	3	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Mercury)	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paraquat)	1	Martindale's 28th
Antidysgeuzic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antidyspeptic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidysphagic	1	Duke, 1992 *
AntiEBV	2	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antieczemic	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiedemic	3	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antielastase	2	Duke, 1992 *