Kingdom Plantae Family Polygonaceae Rank Species | Order Caryophyllales Genus Rheum | |
Similar Picrorhiza kurroa, Rheum palmatum, Rheum rhaponticum, Rheum officinale, Rheum webbianum | ||
Rheum emodi india
Rheum emodi, commonly known as Himalayan rhubarb, is a medicinal herb used in the Indian Ayurvedic system of medicine. It belongs to the family Polygonaceae. The plant is found in the sub-alpine and alpine Himalayas at an altitude of 4000 meters.
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Names
Sanskrit - Amlaparni, Revatchini; Bengali - Rheuchini, Banglarevanchini; Gujarati - Gamnirevanchini; Hindi - Revand chini.
Chemical constituents
Hydroxyanthracene derivatives are mainly emodin, chrysophanol and their glycosides. Other hydroxyanthracene derivatives are rhein, aloe emodin and physcion and their glycosides.
References
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