Rhei radix

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RHUBARB ROOT, Rhei radix Medicinal Rhubarb consists of the peeled and dried root of Rheum species, chiefly Rheum officinale Baill. and R. palmatum L., family Polygonaceae, but not of Rheum rhaponticum... 

Powdered drug (0.5 g) and 25 ml 7.5% hydrochloric acid are heated under reflux for Hydrolysis of 15 min. After cooling, the mixture is extracted by shaking with 20 ml ether. The ether anthraquinoiie phase is concentrated to about 1 ml, and 10 d is used lor TLC (e.g. Rhei radix). glycosides... 

S% anthraquinone aglycones and gluco.sides, 7%-10% stilbene dcrivative.s rliaponticoside 5%, desoxyrhaponticoside. Adulterant of Rhei radix... 

Xuan Shen (Scrophulariae radix) 30 g Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis radix) 25 g Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae radix) 25 g Da Huang (Rhei rhizoma) 9 g Mang Xiao (Natrii sulfas) 5 g... 

Da Huang (Rhei rhizoma) 12 g Fu Zi (Aconiti radix lateralis preparataf 9 g Gan Jiang Zingiberis rhizoma) 6 g Ren Shen (Ginseng radix) 9 g Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae radix) 3 g... 

Figure 10.16 Densitograms obtained for four subsequent developments of the extract from Radix rhei (a) first development, 10% (vol/vol) ethyl acetate/chloroform, distance 9 cm (b) second development, 50% (vol/vol) ethyl acetate/chloroform, distance 9 cm (c) third development, 100% ethyl acetate, distance 8 cm (d) fourth development, 15% (vol/vol) methanol/ethyl acetate, distance 5 cm. Reprinted from Chromatographia, 43, G. Matysik, Modified programmed multiple gradient development (MGD) in the analysis of complex plant extracts , pp. 39-43, 1996, with permission from Vieweg Publishing.

If there is only mild accumulation or in patients with bodily weakness and vacuity, use processed Radix Et Rhizoma Rhei Zhi Da Huang). 

Radix Et Rhizoma Rhei (Da Huang), 500g, remove the skin... 

For acute icteric hepatitis, add Yin Chen Hao Tang (Artemisia Capillaris Decoction), i.e., Herba Artemisiae Capillaris (Yin Chen Hao), Fructus Gardeniae Jasminoidis (Zhi Zi), and Radix et Rhizoma Rhei (Da Huang). 

For esophageal spasm, add Semen Oroxyli Indici Mu Hu Die) and Fructus Germinatus Hordei Vulgaris Mai Ya). In severe cases, add Radix Et Rhizoma Rhei Da Huang). 

For high fever and constipation with excessive sweating, thirst, irritability, reddish yellow, scanty, painful urination, and, in severe cases, delirious speech or mania, add Radix Et Rhizoma Rhei (Da Huang). This results in Bai Hu Cheng Qi Tang (White Tiger Order the Qi Decoction). 

If there is stasis heat with jaundice, add Herba Artemisiae Capillaris Yin Chen) and Radix Et Rhizoma Rhei Da Huang) in order to strengthen the clearing of heat and resolving of toxins, the elimination of dampness and receding of yellowing. 

For chronic sciatica which will not heal, add Radix Praeparatus Aconiti Carmichaeli (Fu Zi), Radix Et Rhizoma Rhei (Da Huang), Radix Dipsaci (Xu Duan), and Rhizoma Cibotii Barometsis (Gou Ji). 

For constipation, add processed Radix Et Rhizoma Rhei Zhi Da Huang). 

For amenorrhea due to blood stasis and replete heat in the interior with dry, hard stools and constipation, add Radix Et Rhizoma Rhei (Da Huang), Mirabilitum (Mang Xiao), and Radix Glycyrrhizae (Gan Cao). This results in Yu Zhu San (Jade Candle Powder). 

Drug sample 1 Rhei palmati radix (methanolic extract, 20 (tl)... 

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