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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
EPICATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Leaf 1000.0 65000.0 0.17 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Pt 1000.0 32000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Pt not available 8.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Leaf 7000.0 125000.0 -0.45 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Pt 3000.0 135000.0 -0.96 Duke, 1992 *
FLUORINE 0 Pt 0.1 4.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
FOLACIN 15 Pt 0.1 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
FRANGULA-EMODIN-ANTHRONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FUMARIC-ACID 7 Pt not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Pt not available 53.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID-3-O-(6'-O-GALLOYL)-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID-4-O-(6'-O-GALLOYL)-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOCHRYSARONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCOCHRYSARONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCOGALLIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Leaf 3.0 250.0 -0.29 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Pt 1.0 154.0 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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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 *