It's rhubarb time and it's time to apply this magic vegetable in your smoothies and in your skin care products.
Rhubarb (Rheum officinale, Rheum palmatum, Rheum rhabarbarum) is an old medicinal plant in the TCM. We know it basically as a pie-ingredient, or may be from the delicious jams and sorbets prepared by grandma. It is used as a laxative against constipation, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, conjunctivities, menstrual disorders, injuries, sores and ulcers.
Whereaas the leaves have high concentrations of oxalic acid and are toxic, the stems are full of vitamin c, minerals, fibers and amazing polyphenols with extraordinary impact on health.
Rhubarb polyphenols have proved to be effective against type-2 diabetes and insulin resistance, shown anti-cancer activity, antimicrobial and anti-oxidant as well as antifungal activity.
In skin care it has been used to cure burns and is reported to be effective for the treatment of dermatosis such as atopic dermatitis , for being an antioxidant and improving skin roughness and hydration.
Ironically, I have seen patents applying the extract both in skin whitening and skin & hair darkening products.
Whatever the ingredients are, try to apply the fresh juice or infusion in your seasonal skin care products to boost the skin with vitamin C and polyphenols and to improve the skin hydration.
References:
Pharmacognosy of Rhubarb
Chempics
US 6926886 B2
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It's rhubarb time and it's time to apply this magic vegetable in your smoothies and in your skin care products.
