Cyong J, Matsumoto T, Arakawa K, Kiyohara H, Yamada H, Otsuka Y
Oriental Medicine Research Center, Kitasato Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
J Ethnopharmacol. 1987 May;19(3):279-83. doi: 10.1016/0378-8741(87)90005-5.
Extracts of 178 Chinese herbs were screened for their antibacterial activity against Bacteroides fragilis a major anaerobic microorganism in the intestinal flora of humans. Only rhubarb root (Rheum officinale) was found to have significant activity and the purified active substance was identified as rhein.
对178种中草药提取物针对脆弱拟杆菌（人类肠道菌群中的一种主要厌氧微生物）的抗菌活性进行了筛选。结果发现，只有大黄根（掌叶大黄）具有显著活性，且纯化后的活性物质被鉴定为大黄酸。
