Rhubarb: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Rhubarb in English is the name of a plant defined with Rheum officinale in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.
2) Rhubarb is also identified with Rheum palmatum It has the synonym Rheum qinlingense Y.K. Yang et al. (etc.).
3) Rhubarb is also identified with Rheum rhaponticum It has the synonym Rheum rhaponticum Herder.
4) Rhubarb is also identified with Rheum webbianum It has the synonym Rheum webbiana Royle.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Polygonaceae.
· Trudy Botanicheskogo Instituta Akademii Nauk S S S R. Ser. 1, Flora i Sistematika Vysshikh Rastenii. Moscow & Leningrad (1936)
· J. Am. Med. Assoc., (1919)
· Fitologija (1985)
· The Flora of British India (1886)
· Adansonia (1871)
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Rhubarbe.
Ends with: Alaska wild rhubarb, Bog rhubarb, Chinese rhubarb, Garden rhubarb, Himalayan rhubarb, Indian rhubarb, Medicinal rhubarb, Mountain rhubarb, Spinach rhubarb, Turkish rhubarb, Wild rhubarb.
Full-text (+5): Revāsā, Revacini, Wild rhubarb, Garden rhubarb, Turkish rhubarb, Mountain rhubarb, Alaska wild rhubarb, Medicinal rhubarb, Bog rhubarb, Nisodha, Monk's-rhubarb, Chinese rhubarb, Himalayan rhubarb, Indian rhubarb, Spinach rhubarb, Nisodh, Elale, Mancat-cinakilanku, Nattu-mancat-cinakilanku, Uparasa.
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Indian Medicinal Plants (by Kanhoba Ranchoddas Kirtikar)
5. Thalictrum foliolosum, D.C. < [Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)]
62. Argemone mexicana, Linn. < [Papaveraceae (poppy family)]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)
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