What is the difference between wine rhubarb and rhubarb?

1. The difference between wine rhubarb and rhubarb is mainly reflected in appearance, efficacy, chemical composition and pharmacological action. Raw rhubarb is an irregular thick piece or block with a yellowish brown surface, fragrant smell and bitter taste. The surface of wine rhubarb is dark brown or brown, sometimes with focal spots, and the texture is solid, with wine aroma.

2. Wine rhubarb is one of the processed products of rhubarb. Due to different processing specifications, rhubarb can be divided into raw rhubarb, cooked rhubarb, wine rhubarb, vinegar rhubarb and rhubarb charcoal.

3. Rhubarb is a traditional Chinese medicine, which is the dried root and rhizome of Polygonaceae plant Rhubarb, Rhubarb Tangut or medicinal Rhubarb. It is cylindrical, conical, elliptical or irregular, with a length of 3 to 17 cm and a diameter of 3 to 10 cm.

4. The wine rhubarb is semi-circular, quasi-circular or irregular thick slices with the diameter of 1 ~ 10 cm. The roots are developed, with radial texture, obvious marks and no stars. When chewing, the teeth stick and there is a sense of sand.