Yuthog Foundation for Tibetan Medicine

Medicinal Plants

Rheum aff. webbianum

Description:

to 60 cm high, seeds wings light red to red, inner part yellow red to dark red

Altitude:

4050 m (13,287 foot)

Location:

steep slope north exp., ca. 45ø, loam with rubble

Medical usage:

Stomach and intestines with fever; heals internal and external wounds; also used for coloring cloths yellow

Used part:

Roots

Again an important medicine in Tibet, Ayurveda and in the west. Tibet is the original home of our Rhubarb. Large quantities are being imported from Nepal into India for preparation of medicines. Used in Asia and the western world alike as a laxative due to its content of Anthraquinones. Again a plant on the long list of endangered ones in the Himalayas.