* Cancer is another ailment which may be fought with certain plants containing forms of anthraquinone. One common example is rhubarb, as this is one of the most widely tested in terms of effectiveness. There are three separate anthraquinones found in rhubarb which could help kill cancer cells and prevent the growth of new ones. More studies are needed to determine how effective this treatment could be, but those done so far have been promising.
==Food Sources==
While madder (Rubia tinctorum) and cochineal, which is obtained from insects, are the significant dyes possessing anthraquinone, the compound's laxatives include [[Senna]] pods (Cassia angustifolia or C. acutifolia), cascara [[Cascara]] sagrada (Rhamnus purshiana), [[Alder Buckthorn]] (Rhamnus frangula), [[Rhubarb]] root (Rheum palmatum), [[Yellow Dock]] (Rumex crispus) and aloes ([[Aloe Vera]]). Although many different varieties of anthraquinone by-products are present in the plant kingdom, all of them possess the same molecular structure.
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