botanical record · discovered
Chinese Rhubarb
Rheum palmatum
Chinese Rhubarb · Chinese rhubarb · Medizinalrhabarber · Ornamental Rhubarb · Rabarbar dłoniasty · Rhiwbob Addurniadol · Rhubarbe · Russische rabarber · Rzewień chiński · Rzewień palczasty · Sierrabarber · Tenyeres rebarbara · da huang · flikrabarber · handlappiger Rhabarber
At a glance
Origin / distribution: China, Japan*, Nc, AU, BE, CO, EE, FR
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Aperient, Astringent, Cancer(Stomach), Stomachic
Science studied: ALOE-EMODIN-8-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE, CALCIUM, CINNAMIC-ACID, GLUCOSE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Polygonaceae
Scientific name: Rheum palmatum
Common names: Chinese Rhubarb, Chinese rhubarb, Medizinalrhabarber, Ornamental Rhubarb, Rabarbar dłoniasty, Rhiwbob Addurniadol, Rhubarbe, Russische rabarber, Rzewień chiński, Rzewień palczasty, Sierrabarber, Tenyeres rebarbara, da huang, flikrabarber, handlappiger Rhabarber
POWO: 696772-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in China, Japan*, Nc, AU, BE, CO, EE, FR and 2 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Aperient
- Astringent
- Cancer(Stomach)
- Stomachic
- Tonic
- Tumor(Spleen)
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- China
- Japan*
- Nc
- AU
- BE
- CO
- EE
- FR
- GB
- IT
Documented cultural uses
- Aperient
- Astringent
- Cancer(Stomach)
- Stomachic
- Tonic
- Tumor(Spleen)
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Aperient · China · "
- Aperient · Japan* · "
- Astringent · China · "
- Cancer(Stomach) · China · "
- Stomachic · Japan* · "
- Tonic · China · "
- Tumor(Spleen) · Nc · "
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Seasonal variations and assembly patterns of endophytic communities of Rheum palmatum. · 2026 source ↗
- [Research progress on action mechanisms of Rheum palmatum anthraquinones in improving acute lung injury]. · 2026 source ↗
- Molecular characterization of four UDP-glycosyltransferase genes involved in emodin glycoside formation in Rheum palmatum. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALOE-EMODIN-8-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- CALCIUM
- CINNAMIC-ACID
- GLUCOSE
- MAGNESIUM
- QUERCITRIN
- RHEOSMIN
- SODIUM
- 3,5,4'-TRIHYDROXYSTILBENE-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- ZINC
- CHRYSOPHANOL
- COPPER
- GALLIC-ACID
- IRON
- TETRARIN
- MANGANESE
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- ALOE-EMODIN
- ALOE-EMODIN-DIANTHRONE
- ALOE-EMODIN-MONOGLYCOSIDE
- ALOE-EMODIN-8-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- ALOE-EMODIN-DIANTHRONE-GLYCOSIDE
- ANTHRAQUINONE
- ANTHRAQUINONES
- (+)-CATECHIN
- CHRYSOPHANEIN
- CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID
- CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID-1-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID-8-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- CHRYSOPHANOL-DIANTHRONE
- 2-O-CINNAMOYL-1-O-GALLOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSE
- CITREOROSIN
- DIRHEIN
- EMODIN
- EMODIN-DIANTHRONE
- EMODIN-GLYCOSIDE
- EMODIN-MONOGLYCOSIDE
- EMODIN-1-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- 1-O-GALLOYL-FRUCTOSE
- 1-6-DI-O-GALLOYL-2-O-CINNAMOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE
- 1-O-GALLOYL-2-O-CINNAMOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE
- 1-2-DI-O-GALLOYL-6-CINNAMOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE
- 1-O-GALLOYL-6-O-CINNAMOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE
- 1,2,6-TRI-O-GALLOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE
- 1-6-DI-O-GALLOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE
- 6-O-GALLOYL-GLUCOSE
- BETA-GLUCOGALLIN
- PALMIDIN-A
- PALMIDIN-B
- PALMIDIN-C
- PALMIDIN-D
- PHYSCION
- PHYSCION-DIANTHRONE
- PHYSCION-DIGLUCOSIDE
- PHYSCION-DIGLYCOSIDE
- PHYSCION-MONOGLUCOSIDE
- PHYSCION-8-O-BETA-D-GENTIOBIOSIDE
- PHYSCIONIN
- 4'-O-METHYL-PICEID
- PULMATIN
- RHAPONTICIN
- RHAPONTIN
- RHEIDIN-A
- RHEIDIN-B
- RHEIDIN-C
- RHEIN
- RHEIN-ANTHRONE
- 8-GLUCOSYL-RHEIN-ANTHRONE
- RHEIN-MONOGLYCOSIDE
- RHEIN-8-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- RHEINOSIDE-A
- RHEINOSIDE-C
- RHEINOSIDE-D
- RHEUM-PECTIC-POLYSACCHARIDE
- RHEUM-POLYSACCHARIDE-DHP-1
- RHEUM-POLYSACCHARIDE-DNP-2
- SENNIDIN-A
- SENNIDIN-B
- SENNIDIN-C
- SENNIDIN-D
- SENNOSIDE
- SENNOSIDE-A
- SENNOSIDE-B
- SENNOSIDE-C
- SENNOSIDE-D
- SENNOSIDE-E
- SENNOSIDE-F
- SENNOSIDES-A+B
- 1'-O-GALLOYL-SUCROSE
- 4'-O-GALLOYL-SUCROSE
- 6-O-GALLOYL-SUCROSE
- 4-(P-HYDROXYPHENYL)-2-BUTANONE-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- D-CATECHOL
- HYPERIN
- POTASSIUM
- RHEINOSIDES
- TANNINS
- ALIZARIN
- CHROMONES
- CHRYSAZIN
- NAPHTHALENE-GLYCOSIDES
- PHENYLBUTANONE-GLYCOSIDES
- PHYSCION-8-GENTIOBIOSIDE
- PHYSCION-8-GLUCOSIDE
- STILBENE-GLYCOSIDES
- ANETHOLE
- BENZALDEHYDE
- BENZYL-ALCOHOL
- BUTANOL
- CADINA-1,4-DIENE
- ALPHA-CADINENE
- DELTA-CADINENE
- GAMMA-CADINENE
- CALAMENENE
- CEDROL
- CINNAMIC-ALDEHYDE
- ALPHA-COPAENE
- M-CRESOL
- P-CRESOL
- AR-CURCUMENE
- CYCLOHEXANONE
- DECANAL
- DECANOIC-ACID
- DECANOL
- 3,4-DIMETHOXY-BENZOIC-ACID
- 3,4-DIMETHYL-HEXAN-3,4-DIOL
- 1,3-DIEMTHYL-NAPHTHALENE
- 1,5-DIMETHYL-NAPHTHALENE
- 2,6-DIMETHYL-NAPHTHALENE
- DOCOSANE
- DODECANE
- DODECANOIC-ACID
- DODECANOL
- BETA-ELEMENE
- EO
- ETHANOL
- ETHYL-ACETATE
- BETA-EUDESMOL
- BETA-GURJUNENE
- HENEICOSANE
- HEPTADECANE
- HEPTANAL
- HEPTANOL
- HEPTYL-ACETATE
- HEXADECAHYDROPYRANE
- HEXADECANE
- HEXADECANOIC-ACID
- HEXANAL
- HEXANOIC-ACID
- HEXANOL
- ALPHA-HIMACHALENE
- ALPHA-HUMULENE
- ISOMENTHOL
- MENTHOL
- 3-METHYL-DIBENZOTHIOPHENE
- 4-METHYL-DIBENZOTHIOPHENE
- METHYL-EUGENOL
- 5-METHYL-2-FURFURAL
- METHYL-HEXADECANOATE
- 2-METHYL-NAPHTHALENE
- METHYL-OCTADECANOATE
- METHYL-TRIDECANOATE
- ALPHA-MUUROLENE
- GAMMA-MUUROLENE
- NONADECANE
- NONANAL
- OCTADECANE
- OCTANAL
- OCTAN-3-OL
- PAEONOL
- PENTADECANE
- PENTADECANAL
- PENTADECANOIC-ACID
- 2-PENTYL-FURAN
- 2-PHENYLBENZALDEHYDE
- 2-PHENYLETHANOL
- SAFROLE
- ALPHA-SANTALENE
- ALPHA-TERPINEOL
- TETRACOSANE
- TETRADECANOIC-ACID
- TETRAMETHYL-PYRAZINE
- TORREYOL
- TRICOSANE
- TRIDECANAL
- TRIDECANOIC-ACID
- 2,3,5-TRIMETHYL-NAPHTHALENE
- UNDECANE
- UNDECANOIC-ACID
- EICOSANE
- FURFURAL
- METHYL-LINOLEATE
- NONANOIC-ACID
- OCTANOIC-ACID
- P-CYMENE
- PHENOL
- TETRADECANOL
- TRIDECANE
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
show claim source mapping
- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
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