Details of Rheum officinale

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Summary	Statewise availability	Phytochemicals
Scientific Name:Rheum officinale Genus:Rheum Species:officinale Family:Polygonaceae Synonym:Rheum officinale,etc.		GALLIC-ACID-3-O-(6'-O-GALLOYL)-GLUCOSIDE FRANGULIC ACID PHENYL-PROPIONIC-ACID Aloe-emodin-glucoside 1,2,6-Trigalloylglucose 6-O-Galloylglucose
Ailments cured	Plant parts and method of its use	Vernacular name
Anti-Infective Agents Anti-inflammatory agents Appetite Stimulant Astringent Cathartic Cholinergic antagonists Constipation Diarrhea Dysentery Dyspepsia Gallbladder diseases Gastrointestinal diseases Laxatives Liver diseases Parasympatholytics	Roots : Extract taken orally