150. Rheum.—Rhubarb.
Classic texts: Pereira 1854.
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Rheum palmatum L.
Engl.: Chinese rhubarb, Turkey rhubarb, China rhubarb, red ornamental rhubarb.
Deu.: Medizinalrhabarber, Chinesischer Rhabarber.
Fran.: rhubarbe palmée.
Sven.: flikrabarber, kronrabarber.
Suom.: koristeraparperi.
Span.: ruibarbo de Levante.
TCM: da huang.
Pre-linnaean:
[Woodville:]
Rhabarbarum. Pharm. Lond. & Edinb.
Rhabarbarum verum Med. Hope.
Rheum palmatum; fol. palmatis acuminatis. Lin. Spec. Plant.
Classic texts: Pereira 1854.
Classic texts: Woodville 1790-1794.
Classic texts: John Hill 1812.
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Archives: Best of the Herbal Forums: 02.2003.
Classic texts: Scudder's Materia Medica, 1898: Cathartics.
Classic texts: BPC 1911.
Classic texts: BPC 1911.
Classic texts: Madaus 1938.
Classic texts: BPC 1911.
Classic texts: USDisp 1918.
Classic texts: USDisp 1918.
Classic texts: USDisp 1918.
Classic texts: USDisp 1918.
Classic texts: USDisp 1918.
Classic texts: USDisp 1918.
Classic texts: USDisp 1918.
Classic texts: USDisp 1918.
Classic texts: Scudder 1870.
Classic texts: Sayre 1917.
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Classic texts: Felter 1922.
Classic texts: BPC 1911.
Classic texts: BPC 1911.
Classic texts: BPC 1911.
Classic texts: BPC 1911.
Classic texts: BPC 1911.
Classic texts: BPC 1911.
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