Glossy Medicinal Rhubarb Flower (Rheum officinale)

光药大黄花guāng yào dà huáng huāGuangyaodahuanghua

Rheum officinale · Plant

Rheum officinale
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains anthraquinones; may cause severe diarrhea; avoid long-term use; contraindicated during pregnancy and with intestinal obstruction.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Glossy Medicinal Rhubarb Flower for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Constipation SyndromeInflammation SyndromeJaundice Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Glossy Medicinal Rhubarb Flower does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit LaxativeBenefit Liver

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Rheum officinale and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.