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Rhubarb grows from a root, called a Crown
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Not to be taken with cardiac medications, diuretics, other laxatives, cathartics or steroids due to potassium loss. Potassium loss can be decreased by combining the rhubarb root with licorice root.
Animals should not eat rhubarb, they will certainly need the attention of a vet. as soon as possible
Perhaps crown root rot? If so your plant should be discarded and start a new plant in another location in disease free soil. Rhubarb does best in a soil with lots of organic matter (composted manure) but needs to be well drained. Try planting your rhubarb in mounded soil. If the roots get too wet and stay that way too long, you will get rot -- a fungal disease.
Just dig up the crown or root
Astringent, laxative properties.
rhubarb.
Generally safe to use in recommended dosages. Overdose: vertigo, vomiting, nausea, severe abdominal cramps. Long-term use can lead to hypokalemia and cirrhosis of the liver.