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Common Names
Black Currant
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETHYL-BENZOATE | 1 | 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. |
| ETHYL-BUTYRATE | 1 | 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. |
| EUCARVONE | 0 | Bud | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Fruit | 3150.0 | 27977.0 | -0.43 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 250000.0 | 305000.0 | 0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Fruit | 24000.0 | 133000.0 | -0.08 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FLAVONOIDS | 0 | Leaf | not available | 4600.0 | -0.77 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| FLAZIN METHYL ETHER | 0 | Fruit | not available | 0.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLUORINE | 0 | Fruit | 0.1 | 2.8 | 1.43 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| FORMALDEHYDE | 12 | 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. |
| FORMIC-ACID | 13 | 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. |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Fruit | not available | 36700.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALLOCATECHIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALLOCATECHIN-(4-ALPHA-8)-GALLOCATECHIN-(4-ALPHA-8)-GALLOCATECHIN-GENTISIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALLOCATECHIN-(4ALPHA->8)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALLOCATECHIN-(4ALPHA->8)-GALLOCATECHIN | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALLOCATECHIN-(4ALPHA->8)-GALLOCATECHIN-(4ALPHA->8)-GALLOCATECHIN | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 20 | Seed | 47500.0 | 57950.0 | 0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 20 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | 170000.0 | 0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Uterosedative | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Uterotrophic | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999. |
| Varroacide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasoactive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasoconstrictor | 1 | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| Vasodilator | 14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasopressor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Verrucolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 7 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 4 | Hatano, T., Yasuhara, T., Yoshihara, R., Agata, I., Noro, T., and Okuda, T. 1989. Effects of Interaction of Tannins with Co-existing Substances.VII. Inhibitory Effects of Tannins Related Polyphenols on Xanthine Oxidase. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(5): 1224-1229 |