Chinese Medicine Specimen Database

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大黃 Rhubarb Da Huang

ID: D00644

Pharmaceutical Name:
Radix et Rhizoma Rhei

Latin name:
Rheum palmatum L.

Location: 7

Chinese Name

大黃

Chinese Pinyin

Da Huang

English Name

Rhubarb

Family

Polygonaceae

Taste

bitter and slightly astringent, sticky when chewed, gritty, turns saliva to yellow

Odour

fresh
fragrant

Clinical Indications

1. Constipation and intestinal obstruction, dysentery
2. Bleeding
3. Carbuncles and furuncles, burns and scalds
4. Amenorrhoea, postpartum abdominal pain
5. Jaundice

Display Category

Commonly Used TCM

Function Category

Purgative Drugs

Medicine Category

Plant

Source

Eu Yan Sang (HK) Ltd.

Link to

Chinese Medicinal Material Images Database

Medicinal Plant Images Database

Phytochemical Image Database

Permanent URL：https://sys01.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/cmed/cmsd/detail.php?herb_id=D00644