Rheum australe

Ethnobotanical Studies

Kaski district, western Nepal

Uses: Root paste is applied in sprain and fractures. It is also taken to relief from headache. Juice of the shoot portion is taken in dysentery and intestinal problems. Dried root powder is used as tea for body ache.

DOI:: 10.3389/fphar.2022.1076351
PubMed:: 36605393

Gyirong Valley, Tibet, China

Uses: Fruit, raw eat tender stem; dye, used to dye wooden bowls or clothes yellow

DOI:: 10.1186/s13002-022-00565-1
PubMed:: 36401315

Kohistan Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Uses: Fresh stem is peeled, and inner part is eaten

DOI:: 10.1186/s13002-023-00577-5
PubMed:: 36782205

Studies

A comparison of traditional plant knowledge between Daman people and Tibetans in Gyirong River Valley, Tibet, China.

Guo CA et al (2023).; J Ethnobiol Ethnomed.
DOI:: 10.1186/s13002-023-00583-7
PubMed:: 37147662

Dopamine-polyethyleneimine co-deposition of a capillary for α-glucosidase immobilization and its application in enzyme inhibitor screening.

Summary

Researchers established an online method based on CE to screen α-glucosidase inhibitors from traditional Tibetan medicine extracts. The method involved functionalizing the inner wall of the capillary column and immobilizing the α-glucosidase on it. Results showed good repeatability and batch-to-batch reproducibility, with 16 traditional Tibetan medicines screened out with inhibitory activity. Rheum australe showed the strongest inhibitory effect with an inhibitory rate of 83.3 ± 0.4%. The study demonstrated the effectiveness of the method in finding potential enzyme inhibitors.

Neuroscience

Li P et al (2021).; Electrophoresis.
DOI:: 10.1002/elps.202100185
PubMed:: 34347304

Comparative transcriptome analysis of Rheum australe, an endangered medicinal herb, growing in its natural habitat and those grown in controlled growth chambers.

Genetics

Mala D et al (2021).; Sci Rep.
DOI:: 10.1038/s41598-020-79020-8
PubMed:: 33580100

Rheum australe, an endangered high-value medicinal herb of North Western Himalayas: a review of its botany, ethnomedical uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology.

Review Ethnobotany Phytochemistry

Pandith SA et al (2018).; Phytochem Rev.
DOI:: 10.1007/s11101-018-9551-7
PubMed:: 32214920

Ectopic expression of SOD and APX genes in Arabidopsis alters metabolic pools and genes related to secondary cell wall cellulose biosynthesis and improve salt tolerance.

Genetics

Shafi A et al (2019).; Mol Biol Rep.
DOI:: 10.1007/s11033-019-04648-3
PubMed:: 30706357

Expression of SOD and APX genes positively regulates secondary cell wall biosynthesis and promotes plant growth and yield in Arabidopsis under salt stress.

Genetics

Shafi A et al (2015).; Plant Mol Biol.
DOI:: 10.1007/s11103-015-0301-6
PubMed:: 25754733

A protocol to remove colored metabolites and other inhibitors from plant tissues to facilitate RNA isolation suitable for downstream applications.

Genetics

Singh RS and Kumar S (2012).; Biotechnol Prog.
DOI:: 10.1002/btpr.1577
PubMed:: 22736512

Rheum australe D. Don: a review of its botany, ethnobotany, phytochemistry and pharmacology.

Review Ethnobotany Phytochemistry

Rokaya MB et al (2012).; J Ethnopharmacol.
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.03.048
PubMed:: 22504148

An RNA isolation system for plant tissues rich in secondary metabolites.

Genetics

Ghawana S et al (2011).; BMC Res Notes.
DOI:: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-85
PubMed:: 21443767

10.

Early low-temperature responsive mitogen activated protein kinases RaMPK1 and RaMPK2 from Rheum australe D. Don respond differentially to diverse stresses.

Ghawana S, Kumar S and Ahuja PS (2010).; Mol Biol Rep.
DOI:: 10.1007/s11033-009-9726-9
PubMed:: 19688272

11.

Ethnomedicine in Himalaya: a case study from Dolpa, Humla, Jumla and Mustang districts of Nepal.

Ethnobotany

Kunwar RM et al (2006).; J Ethnobiol Ethnomed.
PubMed:: 16749924