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Rhubarb ‫الراوند‬ Squill Bulb ‫بصل‬ Red Squill

(Rhizoma Rhei) ‫العنصل‬

(Bulbus Scillae ,Scilla)

Dried rhizomes and big Dried sliced fleshy It’s a variety of
scales of the bulb of Urginea maritima
roots of Rheum Urginea maritima family Liliaceae
officinale ,Rheum family Liliaceae

palmatum and other

Rheum species except
Rheum raponticum ,
family Polygonaceae.

■ Anthraquinone ▪ Cardiac glycosides As the white variety
but it in addition it
glycosides namely; (Scillarin A ,Scillarin contains the
glycoside
emodin, aloe- B) scillaroside

emodin ,rhein , ▪ Carbohydrate

chrysophanol and (sinistrin).

physcion ,Dianthrone ▪ 4-11%mucilage.)??(

glycosides. ▪ Volatile unstable

■ Pyrogallol tannins irritating substance.

■ Flavonoid glycosides.

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