| FEMA | N/A |
| CAS | 518-82-1 |
| EINECS | 208-258-8 |
| JECFA Food Flavoring | N/A |
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| Material Notes | purgative anthraquinone found in several plants, especially rhamnus frangula. it was formerly used as a laxative, but is now used mainly as tool in toxicity studies. Present in Cascara sagrada Emodin is a purgative resin from rhubarb, Polygonum cuspidatum, the buckthorn and Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica). The term may also refer to any one of a series of principles isomeric with the emodin of rhubarb. (Wikipedia) |