On this basis, an l9 orthogonal design of experiment was adopted to determine the optimal conditions for the extraction of. Payal c, gurlaganjeet k, davinder k, gagan s, amit c, et al. Rhubarb rheum emodi, family polygonaceae has been traditionally used as diuretic, liver stimulant, purgativecathartic, stomachic, anticholesterolaemic, antitumour, antiseptic and tonic. Petiole of basal leaf equal to blade or slightly longer, pubescent. Rheum australe himalayan rhubarb pfaf plant database.
It is also reported to be a potent antiinflammatory drug. Kabir dar a, siddiqui maa, wahidul h, lone ah, manzoor n, et al. Both rheum emodi and podophyllum hexandrum inhibited the bacteria and the fungal strains with zone of inhibition ranging between 0. Rheum emodi offered by green earth products pvt ltd, a leading supplier of raw medicinal herbs in greater kailash, part 1, new delhi.
Rheum emodi polygonaceae, a multipurpose medicinal herb is a rich repository of pharmacologically active secondary metabolites known as anthraquinones. Himalayan rhubarb, indian rhubarb, rheum australe, redveined pie plant type of. The plant majorly consists of pharmacologically and therapeutically significant free 1,8dihydroxy anthraquinones and their glycosides. Rheum australe, synonym rheum emodi, is a flowering plant in the family polygonaceae. Rheum cordatum losinsk polygonaceae growing in kazakhstan. Grown throughout the valleys in himalayan region at altitude of 3200m. Research highlights the immuneenhancing activity of rheum emodi ethyl acetate rhizome extract studied on the cell lines. Pdf antifungal activity of anthraquinone derivatives.
A taxonomic genus within the family polygonaceae the rhubarbs. The renal effects of watersoluble ws and waterinsoluble wins portions of the alcoholic extract of revand hindi rheum emodi were investigated on cadmium chloride, mercuric chloride, potassium dichromate and gentamicininduced nephrotoxicity in rats and normal rats by monitoring the levels of urea nitrogen and creatinine in serum. Rheum emodi is an important medicinal plant, which finds an extensive use in ayurveda and unani systems of medicine 7. It commonly known as himalayan rhubarb, indian rhubarb and redveined pie plant. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Powdered rhizomes are sprinkled over ulcers for quick healing. The objective of this study was to determine antioxidant and cytotoxic efficacies of methanolic and aqueous extracts of rheum emodi wall. Onehundred grams of powdered form of roots was obtained mechanically with a china herb.
Media in category rheum australe the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. Rheum emodi green earth products pvt ltd exporter in. Effects on signal transduction parameters studied providing a plausible mechanism of action of the plant extract. The distribution of this plant is confined to the himalayan region, covering the areas of india kashmir and sikkim, bhutan, nepal, pakistan, myanmar, and china. Also, it is found in leaflets of cassia anngustifolia as a minor constituent belonging to family leguminosae. Materials and methods the roots of rheum emodi wall commonly known as revand chini were purchased from an herbal dealer locally called as pansari. It has been used in various traditional systems as laxative, tonic, diuretic and to treat fever, cough. Phytoconstituents and therapeutic uses of rheum emodi wall. Estimation of anthraquinones and their glycosides from rhizomes of rheum emodi volume. Lettris is a curious tetrisclone game where all the bricks have the same square shape but different content. It is in flower from june to july, and the seeds ripen from july to august.
Effect of rheum emodi revand hindi on renal functions in. It is a medicinal herb used in the indian unani system of medicine, and formerly in the european system of medicine where it was traded as indian rhubarb. Phytochemical and antioxidant studies on a rare rheum. Rheum emodi or indian rhubarb is one of the important medicinal herb used in chinese herbal medicine since 2700 bc and now days it is used in large number of pharmaceutical industries because of its highly valuable medicinal properties viz. Himalayan rhubarb, indian rhubarb, thuzna, revat chinni parts used.
Antioxidant activities of stilbenoids from rheum emodi wall article pdf available in evidencebased complementary and alternative medicine 20121. The optika digital microscopes dm are equipped with a camera which is integrated in the head of the microscope, as well as the traditional characteristics of quality and robustness. Information and translations of rheum emodi in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. It is obtained from rheum emodi indian rhubarb or rheum webbianum chinese rhubarb belonging to family polygonaceae. Pdf antioxidant activities of stilbenoids from rheum. Evaluation of anthraquinones from himalayan rhubarb rheum. Rheum emodi synonyms, rheum emodi pronunciation, rheum emodi translation, english dictionary definition of rheum emodi. Estimation of anthraquinones and their glycosides from. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs and is pollinated by wind. Isolation of total saponins from sapindus mukorossi gaerth. Amin2, maqsood ahmad 1 and alamgeer 1 department of pharmacy, university of sargodha, sargodha40100, pakistan. Medicinal natural product research laboratory, department of pharmaceutical sciences and technology, institute of chemical technology, nathalal parekh marg, matunga, mumbai 400019, india. A number of anthraquinone derivatives including emodin, aloeemodin, physcion, chrysophanol, rhein, emodin glycoside and chrysophanol glycoside occur as the main chemical constituents. To make squares disappear and save space for other squares you have to assemble english words left, right, up, down from the falling squares.
Hepatoprotective effect of rheum emodi roots revand chini. Pdf antioxidant and anticancer potentials of rheum. The best extracting solvents was ethanol which can result in the high productivity of saponin, good quality of saponin colour and. Morphological characteristics rewand chini is a perennial stout herb, 1. Hepatoprotective effect of rheum emodi roots revand chini and akseerejigar against paracetamolinduced hepatotoxicity in rats m. Habitat subalpine himalayas, from kashmir to sikkim at altitudes of 3,3005,200 m also cultivated. Colouring component of rheum emodi has close resemblance with a typical anthraquinonoid type disperse dye. Rheum australe is a perennial growing to 3 m 9ft by 1. Information on innovative procedures and medicines of ccrum. Rheum compactum, rheum cordatum, rheum coreanum, rheum darwazicum, rheum delavayi, rheum emodi himalayan rhubarb. Abstractinternational union for conservation of nature iucn committee for threatened plant species indicates that one in ten species of vascular plants on the earth is endangered or threatened due to commercial exploitation and international trade. Rheum emodi wall polygonaceae is a food plant with medicinal value restricted to the temperate, subalpine, and alpine zones of the himalayas in altitudes ranging from 2,800 to 3,800 m. Rheum in annotated checklist of the flowering plants of. Therefore, it has been identified top priority species for conservation and cultivation.
An optimisation of extraction towards an increased antioxidant capacity and the study on the extracts composition by hplcesiqtofms were performed on different organs of a rarely studied plant. Antioxidant and anticancer potentials of rheum emodi. Rheum emodi is a stout herb, endemic to the himalayan region distributed in the temperate and subtropical region from kashmir to sikkim at an elevation of 28003000m in india. Antioxidant activities of stilbenoids from rheum emodi wall. Rhubarb and oxalosis rheum species pdf free download. The study has been carried out to investigate the effects of single factors such as solvents extraction temperature, times, solidliquid ration, and the time of extractions on the yields of saponins present in the pulp of sapindus mukorossi gaerth. Antibacterial activity, plant extracts, rheum emodi, podophyllum hexandrum, bacillus megaterium, pseudomonas aeruginosa introduction. Photos by the biodiversity of the hengduan mountains project. Rheum emodi or himalayan rhubarb is a perennial herb belongs to family polygonaceae. Germanibility, conservation and cultivation of rheum emodi. This page was last edited on 26 december 2018, at 11. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is registered with indiamart. The anthraquinone glycosides were more abundant than their aglycone constituents viz. Anti diabetic medicinal plants open access journals.
Seeds of rheum emodi, a threatened medicinal plant of northwestern himalaya collected from natural populations at the different regions of high altitude were germinated under different conditions by giving. Rheum emodi definition of rheum emodi by the free dictionary. Rheum emodi an indian variety of the chinese rhubarb plays a vital role in traditional chinese and indian forms of medicine. Two 1,8dihydroxyanthraquinones isolated from rhizomes of rheum emodi wall. Barceloux, md history although the petioles of rhubarb leaves have been a food source in modern times, the dried root or rhizome has been used as a medicinal herb since the third millennium bc. It grows in the alpine zone on rocky soils, moraines and cervices 20. Ex meissn therapeutic usesr heum emodi is a mild purgative, astringent, tonic, laxative, stomachic, and aperient. The present study entails hplc quantitation and in vitro activity of four major constituents and the extracts of r. Rheum emodi asian herb himalayan rhubarb, redveined pie plant, rheum australe, indian rhubarb genus rheum, rheum.