Rheum undulatum
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Rheum undulatum is a plant species in the genus Rheum
Rheum (genus)
Rheum is a genus of about 60 perennial plants in the family Polygonaceae. The genus includes the vegetable rhubarb The species have large somewhat triangular shaped leaves with long, fleshy petioles. The flowers are small, greenish-white to rose-red, and grouped in large compound leafy...

found in Asia.

Rhein
Rhein (molecule)
Rhein, also known as cassic acid, is a substance in the anthraquinone group found in rhubarb species like Rheum undulatum or Rheum palmatum or in Cassia reticulata. Rhein has been reevaluated as a new antibacterial agent against Staphylococcus aureus in 2008....

, an anthraquinone, can be found in R. undulatum as well as other anthranoids.
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