Emodin
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| Other names | 6-methyl-1,3,8-trihydroxyanthraquinone |
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Emodin (from Rheum emodi, a Himalayan rhubarb)
- 1. A purgative resin, 6-methyl-1,3,8-trihydroxyanthraquinone, from rhubarb and the buckthorn.
- 2. Any one of a series of principles isomeric with the emodin of rhubarb.
- aloe emodin (1,3,8-trihydroxyanthraquinone) — a variety of emodin found in Socotrine, Barbados, and Zanzibar aloes, but not in Natal aloes.
References
- Dorland's Medical Dictionary (1938)
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