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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
OXALIC-ACID 9 Pt 4400.0 13360.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Pt not available 44.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 Pt 0.8 13.3 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
PECTINS 0 Pt not available 1020.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 160.0 3472.0 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Pt 100.0 3462.0 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
PHYSCION 5 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYSCION-8-O-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PICEATANNOL-3'-O-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Pt 2510.0 66400.0 0.88 Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-2-3,3'-DI-O-GALLATE 3 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B1,3'-O-GALLATE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 7000.0 276000.0 0.64 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Pt 4000.0 115000.0 -0.23 Duke, 1992 *
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID 43 Pt not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE 2 Pt not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-0-RUTINOSIDE 0 Pt not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-O-RHAMNOSIDE 1 Pt not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RHAPONTIC-ACID 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
Antikeshan 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiLegionella 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antileishmanic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric 2 Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukonychic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukoplakic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukorrheic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antileukotriene 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilupus 1 Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic 6 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antimalarial 1 Khalid, S.A., Farouk, A., Geary**, T.G., and Jensen, J.B. 1985. Potential Antimalarial Candidates From African Plants: An In Vitro Approach Using Plasmodium falciparum*. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 15: 201-209, 1986.
Antimastalgic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimeasles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antimelanogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *