Engelsk definition
A plant genus of the family POLYGONACEAE. Members contain chrysophanic acid, rhein, EMODIN, and other ANTHRAQUINONES. The roots were formerly used as PURGATIVES.
Rheum
Rabarbersläktet
Svenska synonymer
Rabarber — Kinesisk rabarber — Munkrabarber
Engelska synonymer
Rheum tanguticum — Rheum officinale — Da Huang — Huang, Da — Chinese Rhubarb — Rhubarb, Chinese — Rhubarb — Rheum rhaponticum