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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
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Seed Essent. Oil 120000.0 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Seed Oil *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ALPHA-TERPINENE 13 Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Fruit 22.0 120.0 0.73 *
ALUMINUM 5 Fruit 3.0 65.0 -0.20 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
ANTHOCYANINS 30 Fruit 10000.0 40000.0 1.00 *
ANTHOCYANOSIDES 0 Fruit 3000.0 -1.00 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
ARGININE 14 Fruit Juice 35.0 *
ARSENIC 2 Fruit 0.0 0.1 -0.46 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 150.0 10030.0 0.34 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf *
ASH 0 Fruit 8050.0 61100.0 0.11 *
ASPARAGINE 2 Fruit Juice 87.0 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Fruit Juice 23.0 *
ASTRAGALIN 7 Fruit Juice *
ASTRAGALIN 7 Leaf *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 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
Prooxidant 7 *
Propecic 5 *
Prostaglandigenic 4 *
Prostaglandin-Sparer 1 Fujita, T., Nakatani, E., Funaishi, N., Sakuma, S., Fujimoto, Y. Potent inhibition of prostaglandin inactivation in rabbit gastric antral mucosal slices by selenium ions in-vitro. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 655-657, 1990.
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor 4 *
Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor 2 Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14.
Protisticide 3 Martindale's 29th
PTK-Inhibitor 1 *
Pulifuge 1 *
Pulmonotoxic 1 *
Quinone-Reductase-Inducer 4 *
Radioprotective 1 *
Refrigerant 1 Martindale's 28th
Renotoxic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Respiraparalytic 1 *
Respirotoxic 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Retinoprotectant Optometry 1 *
Roborant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Rubefacient 2 Martindale's 29th
Scabicide 1 Martindale's 29th