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Alternate English names: Chinese rhubarb stem

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Rheum palmatum L.; Rheum tanguticum Maxim. ex Balf.; Rheum officinale Baill. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Rheum palmatum L.; Rheum tanguticum Maxim. ex Reg.; Rheum officinale Baill.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Sour or bitter*; cold*; nontoxic*.

Actions and indications: Frees the stool and clears intestinal heat.*

See: Dà huáng (大黄 Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, rhubarb)

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