Rheum – Rhubarb

The mother tincture is prepared from the dried rootstock, peeled off almost to the cambium, of the plant Rheum officinale Baill., Rheum palmatum L. or hybrids of ei- ther, which are present in China. N.O. Polygonaceae.

The main indications are:

Diarrhoea, sour, mucous, as if fermented. Anus sore and red. Tenesmus and cut- ting pains in the abdomen. The child smells sour. Teething complaints with diar- rhoea (in summer).

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Rheum, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for rheum: diarrhoea; behavioural disorders among children; teething complaints.