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'''Rhubarb''' is the common English name for a number of plants of the genus ''Rheum'', grown for food, as an ornamental, and in [[phytotherapy|herbal medicine]]. Even with the popular culinary type, a favored ingredient in [[rhubarb pie]], the preparation and handling must be well understood because the leaves contain toxic quantities of [[oxalic acid]]. The stalks are the edible part, although the rhizome is used medicinally. | '''Rhubarb''' is the common English name for a number of plants of the genus ''Rheum'', grown for food, as an ornamental, and in [[phytotherapy|herbal medicine]]. Even with the popular culinary type, a favored ingredient in [[rhubarb pie]], the preparation and handling must be well understood because the leaves contain toxic quantities of [[oxalic acid]]. The stalks are the edible part, although the rhizome is used medicinally. | ||
In North America, it is a cool-weather plant that appears early and is harvested early. [[Texas A&M University]] observes it grows poorly in the South. <ref>{{citation | In warm climates, rhubarb may grow year-round, but it is most successful in cold climates, where it dies back completely in winter and regrows in Spring. In North America, it is a cool-weather plant that appears early and is harvested early. [[Texas A&M University]] observes it grows poorly in the South. <ref>{{citation | ||
| http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/archives/parsons/vegetables/rhubarb.html | | http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/archives/parsons/vegetables/rhubarb.html | ||
| title = Rhubarb | | title = Rhubarb | ||
| publisher = Texas A&M University}}</ref> | | publisher = Texas A&M University}}</ref> | ||
'Rhubarb can not be very successfully grown in the southern regions of the United States, although there are exceptions.... If it survives the heat it will not grow well will produce only thin leaf stalks which are spindly and lack color.'<ref>[http://www.rhubarbinfo.com/growing Article about growing rhubarb] Sourced 18 August 2010. </ref> | |||
==Cooking== | |||
Rhubarb is rather sour if tasty, and is often sweetened in jams or pies. It blends well with [[strawberry|strawberries]]. | |||
==Herbal medicine== | |||
The species ''[[Rheum palmatum]]'' contains a large number of biologically active substances. | The species ''[[Rheum palmatum]]'' contains a large number of biologically active substances. | ||
==Colloquial use== | |||
"Rhubarb" is British slang for a disagreement. During the [[Second World War]], it was a code name for a "low-level strike operation mounted in cloudy conditions against enemy targets in Occupied Countries".<ref>{{citation | |||
| url = http://www.associations.rafinfo.org.uk/code_names.htm | |||
| publisher = Royal Air Forces Register of Associations | |||
| title = Code Names & RAF vocabulary | |||
| date = 4 April 2010}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
Latest revision as of 11:39, 9 August 2024
Rhubarb is the common English name for a number of plants of the genus Rheum, grown for food, as an ornamental, and in herbal medicine. Even with the popular culinary type, a favored ingredient in rhubarb pie, the preparation and handling must be well understood because the leaves contain toxic quantities of oxalic acid. The stalks are the edible part, although the rhizome is used medicinally.
In warm climates, rhubarb may grow year-round, but it is most successful in cold climates, where it dies back completely in winter and regrows in Spring. In North America, it is a cool-weather plant that appears early and is harvested early. Texas A&M University observes it grows poorly in the South. [1]
'Rhubarb can not be very successfully grown in the southern regions of the United States, although there are exceptions.... If it survives the heat it will not grow well will produce only thin leaf stalks which are spindly and lack color.'[2]
Cooking
Rhubarb is rather sour if tasty, and is often sweetened in jams or pies. It blends well with strawberries.
Herbal medicine
The species Rheum palmatum contains a large number of biologically active substances.
Colloquial use
"Rhubarb" is British slang for a disagreement. During the Second World War, it was a code name for a "low-level strike operation mounted in cloudy conditions against enemy targets in Occupied Countries".[3]
References
- ↑ Rhubarb, Texas A&M University
- ↑ Article about growing rhubarb Sourced 18 August 2010.
- ↑ Code Names & RAF vocabulary, Royal Air Forces Register of Associations, 4 April 2010