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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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
NORVALINE 0 Fruit Juice 17.0 *
O-COUMARIC-ACID 4 Fruit 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 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 13.0 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 120000.0 -0.71 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed Oil *
OXALIC-ACID 9 Fruit 200.0 -0.30 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Fruit *
P-CYMENE 16 Fruit 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 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
P-CYMOL 0 Leaf 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 *
P-METHYLISOPROPENYLBENZOL 0 Fruit 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 *
PECTINESTERASE 0 Fruit *
PELARGONIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-RUTINOSIDE 0 Fruit Juice *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
AntiCrohn's 3 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 *
AntiCVI 1 *
Anticystitic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antidandruff 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidecubitic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 *
Antidementia 6 Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
Antidepressant 8 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidermatitic 5 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiabetic 15 *
Antidiabetic? 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiarrheic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Lead) 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Mercury) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th