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Rheum

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Rheum Medical Condition

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Rheum officinale (Baill.), R. palmatum (L.), and other species of Polygonaceae that contain chrysophanic acid, rhein, EMODIN, and other anthraquinones. The roots were formerly used as purgatives.

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