Rhubarb (Rheum rhaponticum)

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Rheum rhaponticum · Plant

Rheum rhaponticum
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Indications

Cautions

Contains anthraquinones; may cause severe diarrhea; avoid long-term use; contraindicated during pregnancy, intestinal obstruction, and inflammatory bowel disease.

Indications

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

Accumulation With Abdominal PainAcute AppendicitisAcute IcterohepatitisAcute PeritonitisAmenorrhea Due To Blood StasisBleeding Of Digestive TractBurns & ScaldsCholecystitisChronic DiarrheaDamp-heat JaundiceGallstonesIleusIndigestionIntestinal Welling Abscess & Abdominal PainKnocks & FallsRed EyesRepletion Heat ConstipationSwollen ThroatSwollen Welling Abscess & Clove Sores

TCM actions

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

Cool Blood & Resolve ToxinDrain Heat & Free IntestinesExpel Stasis & Free Menstruation