Generic placeholder image

The Natural Products Journal

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 2210-3155
ISSN (Online): 2210-3163

Phytochemistry and Biological Activity Perspectives of Rheum Species

Author(s): Pramod Singh, Geeta Joshi nee Pant and MSM Rawat

Volume 6, Issue 2, 2016

Page: [84 - 93] Pages: 10

DOI: 10.2174/2210315506666151208212726

Price: $65

conference banner
Abstract

The genus Rheum is a member of the family Polygonaceae. Rheum species, generally known as Rhubarb growing in high altitude, are important medicinal herbs containing secondary metabolites and grow in India, China, Korea, and Japan. Several chemical constituents from Rheum species are pharmacologically important. Besides being used as herbal medicine and also used in the vegetables and for making natural dyes. More than 250 constituents including anthraquinones (emodin, chrysophanol, physcion, aloe-emodin, and emodin glycosides), anthrones, flavonoids, acylglucosides, pyrones stilbene etc. are the major bioactives of rhubarb that exhibit several biological activities are used folk medicine for the treatment of fever, dysentery, blood coagulation, laxative, anticancer and also used in various skin diseases. This article is an attempt to highlight several of chemical constituents isolated from these species and their medicinal properties.

Keywords: Rhubarb, anthraquinones, chemical constituents, biological activities, polygonaceae, emodin.

Graphical Abstract

Rights & Permissions Print Cite
© 2024 Bentham Science Publishers | Privacy Policy