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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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
CYANIDIN-3-RUTINOSIDE 1 Fruit *
CYANIDIN-MONOGLUCOSIDE 0 Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CYANIN 5 Fruit *
DACTYLIFRIC-ACID 0 Fruit *
DEHYDROXY-METHYL FLAZIN 0 Fruit 0.4 *
DELPHINIDIN 9 Plant *
DELPHINIDIN-3-DIGLUCOSIDE 0 Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
DELPHINIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE 1 Fruit *
DELPHINIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 1 Fruit *
DELPHINIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-SOPHOROSIDE 0 Fruit Juice *
DELPHINIDIN-3-O-RHAMNOSIDE 0 Fruit *
DELPHINIDIN-3-RUTINOSIDE 0 Fruit *
DELTA-3-CARENE 8 Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
DIOSPHENOL 4 Bud *
EMULSIN 0 Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
EO 0 Bulb 7500.0 -0.37 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
EO 0 Leaf 200.0 -1.00 *
EPIGALLOCATECHIN 6 Leaf *
ETHANOL 24 Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ETHYL-ACETATE 6 Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiaphthic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiapoplectic 1 *
Antiapoptotic 1 *
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic 6 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 2 *
Antiarthritic 15 *
Antiasphyctic 1 *
Antiasthmatic 9 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherogenic 2 *
Antiatheromic 1 Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990.
Antiatherosclerotic 13 *
Antibacillary 1 *
Antibackache 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial 37 Economou, D., and Nahrstedt, A. 1991. Chemical, Physiological, and Toxicological Aspects of the Essential Oil of Some Species of the Genus Bystropogon*. Planta Medica, 57: 347, 1991.
Antiberiberi 1 *
AntiBPH 1 *
Antibronchitic 1 *