Rhubarb is literally known as "big yellow" in Chinese due to the colour of its root - used mainly as a purgative, much as it is in traditional Western herbal treatments. The plant was first brought to Europe by Arab traders and was erroneously thought to originate in the Middle East - hence its common name of Turkey rhubarb.
:: BOTANICAL NAME : Rheum rhabarbarum L.
:: COMMON NAME : Rhubarb
:: FAMILY :Polygonaceae
:: PART USED :Root and rhizome
:: TASTE : Bitter
:: CHARACTER : Cold
MERIDIANS
Liver, spleen, stomach, large intestine
:: ACTIONS
Purgative, antibacterial, antifungal, antiparasitic, lowers blood pressure, lowers blood cholesterol levels, stimulates bile flow, stimulates urine flow and stops or reduces bleeding.
:: TRADITIONAL INDONESIAN USES
- to drain heat including damp-heat and excess heat in the blood
- to invigorate blood circulation and clear blood stagnation
- to detoxify fire poisons
:: TYPICAL INDONESIAN DOSE
3 - 12 grams (1/10 - 2/5 ounce)
:: RECOMMENDED JAMU
Jamu Galian Singset (Slimming, to make the body more firm)
:: COMBINATIONS
Used with Coptis chinensis and Amur cork tree for abdominal distension and vomiting due to excess heat or heat in the blood; with Cinnamon for chronic constipation; with Panax ginseng and Ginger for diarrhoea or constipation associated with spleen yang deficiency; and with Gardenia, Bupleurum falcatum, and Amur cork tree for internal heat and damp syndromes.
Also mixed with Betel nut (Arecae semen), Long tumeric (Curcumae domesticae rhizome) and other herbs formulated to achieve a slim and firm figure.
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