Rheum rhaponticum
False rhubarb | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Polygonaceae |
Genus: | Rheum |
Species: | R. rhaponticum |
Binomial name | |
Rheum rhaponticum L. | |
Rheum rhaponticum, the false rhubarb, rhapontic rhubarb or rhapontic, is a plant species found in the wild in the genus Rheum.[1]
Hyperoside, the 3-O-galactoside of quercetin, can be found in R. rhaponticum, where it serves as a UV blocker found in the bracts. It also contains the hydroxystilbenes rhaponticin and desoxyrhaponticin.[2]
References
- ↑ "Rheum rhaponticum L.". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
- ↑ Vollmer, Gunter; Papke, Anja; Zierau, Oliver (2010). "Treatment of menopausal symptoms by an extract from the roots of rhapontic rhubarb: The role of estrogen receptors". Chinese Medicine. 5: 7. doi:10.1186/1749-8546-5-7. PMC 2837008. PMID 20170496.
External links
- Data related to Rheum rhaponticum at Wikispecies
- Media related to Rheum rhaponticum at Wikimedia Commons
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