After reviewing the books and related literature of previous generations of Materia Medica, it was found that there were as many as 20 processing methods of rhubarb, and the processing methods of rhubarb were sorted out. The differences in the processing methods, processing purposes and clinical applications of ancient and modern rhubarb were analyzed and summarized. So, this paper can provide corresponding reference for the follow-up research and clinical use of rhubarb.

Meiqin Lin. A Review of the Processing Method and Clinical Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine Rhubarb. Academic Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences (2023) Vol. 4, Issue 5: 49-52. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJMHS.2023.040508.

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