RHEUM PALMATUM L. (Polygonaceae) "Chinese Rhubarb" 3,5,4'-TRIHYDROXYSTILBENE-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE Root 4-(P-HYDROXYPHENYL)-2-BUTANONE-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE Root ALOE-EMODIN Root ALOE-EMODIN-8-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE Plant CALCIUM Rhizome 9,630 - 12,400 ppm CHRYSOPHANOL Root 690 - 3,190 ppm CINNAMIC-ACID Root COPPER Rhizome 6 - 10 ppm D-CATECHOL Root EMODIN Root GALLIC-ACID Root GLUCOSE Root HYPERIN Root IRON Rhizome 100 - 180 ppm MAGNESIUM Rhizome 1,980 - 2,560 ppm MANGANESE Rhizome 19 - 46 ppm PHYSCION Root PHYSCION-8-O-BETA-D-GENTIOBIOSIDE Root PHYSCION-DIGLUCOSIDE Root POTASSIUM Rhizome 6,330 - 21,600 ppm QUERCITRIN Root RHEIN Root RHEINOSIDES Root 12,900 ppm RHEOSMIN Root SENNOSIDE-A Root 2,000 - 8,740 ppm SENNOSIDE-B Root SODIUM Rhizome 140 - 175 ppm TANNINS Root 50,000 - 100,000 ppm TETRARIN Root ZINC Rhizome 9 - 10 ppm --------------------------------------------------- ppm = parts per million tr = trace