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class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Species of flowering plant</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <table class="infobox biota" style="text-align: left; width: 200px; font-size: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(180,250,180)"><i>Rheum officinale</i> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Rheum_officinale1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Rheum_officinale1.jpg/220px-Rheum_officinale1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Rheum_officinale1.jpg/330px-Rheum_officinale1.jpg 1.5x, 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class="species"><i><b>R. officinale</b></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(180,250,180)"><a href="/wiki/Binomial_nomenclature" title="Binomial nomenclature">Binomial name</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><b><span class="binomial"><span style="font-weight:normal;"></span><i>Rheum officinale</i></span></b><br /><div style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Henri_Ernest_Baillon" title="Henri Ernest Baillon">Baill.</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238732961">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:transparent}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:white}}.mw-parser-output .infobox.biota .taxobox-edit-taxonomy img{background:transparent!important}body.skin-vector .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox{margin-top:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox tr.taxonrow td{padding:2px 10px}</style> <p><i><b>Rheum officinale</b></i>, the <b>Chinese rhubarb</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rhubarbinfo_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rhubarbinfo-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or <b>Indian rhubarb</b><sup id="cite_ref-rhubarbinfo_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rhubarbinfo-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a <a href="/wiki/Rheum_(plant)" title="Rheum (plant)">rhubarb</a> from the family <a href="/wiki/Polygonaceae" title="Polygonaceae">Polygonaceae</a> native to China.<sup id="cite_ref-FlChina_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FlChina-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/Chinese_language" title="Chinese language">Chinese</a> it is called <i>yào yòng dà huáng</i> (<a href="/wiki/Chinese_language" title="Chinese language">Chinese</a>: <span lang="zh">药用大黄</span>), literally meaning <i>medicinal rhubarb</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-FlChina_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FlChina-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rheum_officinale&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Perennial" title="Perennial">perennial</a> typically to 2m in height.<sup id="cite_ref-rhubarbinfo_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rhubarbinfo-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Similar_species">Similar species</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rheum_officinale&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Similar species"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Karyotypy">Karyotypy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rheum_officinale&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Karyotypy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>R. officinale</i> has a <a href="/wiki/Chromosome" title="Chromosome">chromosome</a> count of 2<i>n</i>=44.<sup id="cite_ref-karyotypes_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-karyotypes-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rheum_officinale_seeds.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Rheum_officinale_seeds.jpg/220px-Rheum_officinale_seeds.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="182" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Rheum_officinale_seeds.jpg/330px-Rheum_officinale_seeds.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Rheum_officinale_seeds.jpg/440px-Rheum_officinale_seeds.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3034" data-file-height="2508" /></a><figcaption><i>Rheum officinale</i> seeds</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Distribution">Distribution</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rheum_officinale&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Distribution"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This species is endemic to southeast China, where it occurs in the provinces of <a href="/wiki/Guizhou" title="Guizhou">Guizhou</a>, southwestern <a href="/wiki/Henan" title="Henan">Henan</a>, western <a href="/wiki/Hubei" title="Hubei">Hubei</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shaanxi" title="Shaanxi">Shaanxi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sichuan" title="Sichuan">Sichuan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yunnan" title="Yunnan">Yunnan</a> and possibly <a href="/wiki/Fujian" title="Fujian">Fujian</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FlChina_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FlChina-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Uses">Uses</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rheum_officinale&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Uses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Petiole_(botany)" title="Petiole (botany)">Leaf petiole</a> said to be edible raw or cooked.<sup id="cite_ref-rhubarbinfo_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rhubarbinfo-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a>, especially in <a href="/wiki/Java" title="Java">Java</a> where it is known as <i>klembak</i> in <a href="/wiki/Javanese_language" title="Javanese language">Javanese</a>, and it is usually dried, and mixed with tobacco and frankincense to create a <i>rokok klembak menyan</i>, a traditional Javanese frankincense cigarette. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Traditional_medicinal_uses">Traditional medicinal uses</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rheum_officinale&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Traditional medicinal uses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The roots of <i>Rheum officinale</i> are used in <a href="/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_medicine" title="Traditional Chinese medicine">traditional Chinese medicine</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FlChina_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FlChina-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rhubarbinfo_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rhubarbinfo-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are considered as a kind of "cold" herbs, used as a <a href="/wiki/Laxative" title="Laxative">laxative</a> in patients with <a href="/wiki/Constipation" title="Constipation">constipation</a>, sometimes accompanied by <a href="/wiki/Fever" title="Fever">fever</a> and even <a href="/wiki/Delirium" title="Delirium">delirium</a>. It is thought that rhubarbs can improve poor circulation, especially being helpful to remove bodily aggregates which result from poor circulation. </p><p>In Chinese traditional medicine, <i>R. officinale</i>, in combination with a large variety of other herbs and modern medicine, has been used for the treatment of <a href="/wiki/Hepatitis_B" title="Hepatitis B">hepatitis B</a>, although the results were found to be inconclusive.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cultivation">Cultivation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rheum_officinale&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Cultivation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hardy to <a href="/wiki/Hardiness_zone" title="Hardiness zone">USDA Zone 7</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-rhubarbinfo_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rhubarbinfo-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rheum_officinale&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_herbology#50_fundamental_herbs" title="Chinese herbology">Chinese herbology</a> 50 fundamental herbs</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rheum_officinale&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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href="https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Rheum_officinale" class="extiw" title="wikispecies:Rheum officinale">Rheum officinale</a></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Catalogue_of_Life" title="Catalogue of Life">CoL</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/4S6BF">4S6BF</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Encyclopedia_of_Life" title="Encyclopedia of Life">EoL</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://eol.org/pages/489444">489444</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/EPPO_Code" title="EPPO Code">EPPO</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/RHEOF">RHEOF</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/European_Nature_Information_System" class="mw-redirect" title="European Nature 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href="https://www.gbif.org/species/2888865">2888865</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Germplasm_Resources_Information_Network" title="Germplasm Resources Information Network">GRIN</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=31117">31117</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/INaturalist" title="INaturalist">iNaturalist</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://inaturalist.org/taxa/347650">347650</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/International_Plant_Names_Index" title="International Plant Names Index">IPNI</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ipni.org/n/696768-1">696768-1</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Interim_Register_of_Marine_and_Nonmarine_Genera" 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