English Name : Rhubarb
Indonesian Name : Kelembak
Botanical Name : Rheum officinale
Simplisia Name : Rhei Radix
Botanical Part Used : Root
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Test Method : –
Ratio Botanical : 10:01
Indication : Laxative, constipation

Rhubarb contain powerful anthraquinones that act as stimulant laxatives and tannins that act as astringents. The anthraquinones found in rhubarb are also found in other natural stimulant laxatives such as senna, buckthorn, Cascara sagrada and the lining of aloe leaves18.It is used to treat gastric ulcers, chronic renal failure, and pregnancy-induced hypertension

Active Constituens :
anthraquinone glycosides, Oxalic acid, Tannins, pectin, phenolic, carboxylic acids