Rhubarb root has antioxidant, heavy-metal chelation, anticancer, and antibacterial properties.  This herb is used to treat digestive issues that include diarrhea, constipation, stomach pain, and acid reflux. It also treat kidney stones and kidney disease, to remove heavy metals from the bloodstream, to remove acids and mucus and to intracellulary cleanse cells.  It softens stool to ease bowel movements and reduces pain from hemorrhoids and tears of the lining of the anus.