"Rheum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus of the family POLYGONACEAE. Members contain chrysophanic acid, rhein, EMODIN, and other ANTHRAQUINONES. The roots were formerly used as PURGATIVES.
| Descriptor ID |
D012250
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.825.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Rheum officinale- Rheum officinale
- Da Huang
- Huang, Da
- Chinese Rhubarb
- Rhubarb, Chinese
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| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rheum" by people in Profiles.
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Combined therapy of oncolytic Newcastle disease virus and rhizomes extract of Rheum ribes enhances cancer virotherapy in vitro and in vivo. Mol Biol Rep. 2020 Mar; 47(3):1691-1702.