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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Ribes rubrum (Grossulariaceae)

Common Names
Red Currant, White 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-3-SAMBUBIOSIDE 0 Fruit *
CYANIDIN-3-SOPHOROSIDE 0 Fruit *
CYANIDIN-3-XYLOSYLRUTINOSIDE 0 Fruit *
CYANIN 5 Fruit *
DELPHINIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE 1 Fruit *
FAT 0 Fruit 2000.0 12460.0 -0.55 *
FAT 0 Seed 160000.0 250000.0 -0.08 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 34000.0 211820.0 0.66 *
FLUORINE 0 Fruit 0.1 1.8 0.44 *
FRUCTOSE 8 Fruit 19300.0 -0.63 *
GLUCOSE 7 Fruit 22800.0 -0.65 *
HCN 9 Leaf *
INDOLE-ACETIC-ACID 1 Seed *
IRON 6 Fruit 9.0 68.0 -0.26 *
ISOCITRIC-ACID 0 Fruit *
LEAD 0 Fruit 0.0 0.5 -0.46 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Fruit 530.0 3302.0 -0.31 *
LUTEIN 15 Fruit 0.5 2.3 -0.64 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit 122.0 935.0 -0.55 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
AntiCTS 1 (View) *
Antidandruff 4 (View) A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp.
Antidecubitic 3 (View) Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 (View) *
Antidementia 5 (View) *
Antidepressant 5 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidermatitic 2 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidermatotic 1 (View) *
Antidiabetic 11 (View) *
Antidiarrheic 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Antidiscotic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 (View) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Lead) 3 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Mercury) 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 (View) Martindale's 28th
Antidysgeuzic 1 (View) *
Antidyskinetic 1 (View) Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 1 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.