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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAMMA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 20 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENTISIC-ACID | 8 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL | 35 | 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. |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Leaf | not available | 12.0 | -0.22 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Fruit | not available | 23500.0 | -0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Fruit Juice | not available | 210.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMINE | 5 | Fruit Juice | not available | 290.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCOLLIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HARDWICKIC-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. |
| HEXANOL | 3 | 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. |
| HUMULENE | 2 | 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. |
| HUMULENE | 2 | Leaf | not available | 4.0 | -0.45 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| INDOLE-ACETIC-ACID | 1 | Seed | 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. |
| INVERT-SUGARS | 0 | Fruit | 60000.0 | 80000.0 | -1.05 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| IRON | 6 | Fruit | 11.0 | 108.0 | -0.10 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ISO-AMYBUTYRATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOAMYL-BUTYRATE | 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. |
| ISODIOSPHENOL | 0 | Bud | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Fruit Juice | not available | 28.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOMENTHONE | 3 | Bud | not available | not available | not available | 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 |