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Plant Ribes nigrum (Grossulariaceae)

Common Names
Black Currant
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
NORVALINE 0 Fruit Juice not available 17.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
O-COUMARIC-ACID 4 Fruit not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
OCT-1-EN-3-OL 0 Fruit not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
OCTEN-1-OL-(3) 0 Leaf not available 13.0 not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
OLEIC-ACID 18 Fruit 560.0 3102.0 -0.46 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed Essent. Oil not available 120000.0 -0.71 Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OXALIC-ACID 9 Fruit not available 200.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMENE 16 Fruit not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
P-CYMENOL-(4) 0 Fruit not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
P-CYMOL 0 Leaf not available 3.0 -0.54 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
P-MENTH-1,8-DIEN-4-OL 0 Bud not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-METHYLISOPROPENYLBENZOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Fruit 200.0 1108.0 -0.35 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PALMITOLEIC-ACID 2 Fruit 70.0 388.0 -0.27 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 Fruit 4.0 22.0 0.25 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PECTIN 24 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PECTINESTERASE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PELARGONIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-RUTINOSIDE 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Herpetifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
Histamine-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Histaminic 1 Duke, 1992 *
HIV-RT-Inhibitor 2 Garcia, J., Morin,* C., Nyasse, B., Sondengam, B-L., Tchouankeu, J-C., and Tsamo, E. Complete Structural Assignments Of An Ergosterol Derivative From Entandrophragma utile. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 136-142, 1991.
Hormone 1 Merck 11th Edition
Hydrocholerectic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypercholesterolemic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Hyperglycemic 2 Merck 11th Edition
Hypertensive 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Hypnotic 2 Martindale's 29th
Hypoammonemic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypocalcemic 1 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Hypocholesterolemic 13 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Hypocholesterolemic? 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypoglycemic 10 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170.
Hypolipidemic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive 16 Duke, 1992 *
Hypothermic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Hypouricemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
ICAM-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *