Rheum palmatum
Originating from northwest China and Tibet, rhubarb has been used in medicine for more than 2,000 years. Its use gradually spread through India, reaching Europe during the Renaissance overland via Asia Minor – hence the common name, Turkey rhubarb. Rhubarb was a favorite remedy with early Persian and Arabian physicians. The rhubarb grown for cooking and eating is usually R. rhabarbarum, an 18th-century cultivar.
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