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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 Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
RUBIDIUM 0 Fruit 0.9 23.0 0.30 Duke, 1992 *
SALICYLIC-ACID 34 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 60 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SILICON 4 Fruit 10.0 312.0 0.41 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Fruit 8.0 72.0 -0.18 Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Fruit 30.0 187.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
SUCCINIC-ACID 7 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SUCROSE 14 Fruit not available 1500.0 -0.74 Duke, 1992 *
SUGARS 0 Fruit 6000.0 83200.0 -0.54 Duke, 1992 *
SULFUR 14 Fruit 130.0 1782.0 0.26 Duke, 1992 *
TARTARIC-ACID 6 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Fruit 1.0 2.0 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
VIT-B-6 0 Fruit 1.0 4.0 -0.71 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Fruit 834000.0 845000.0 0.32 Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Fruit 2.0 16.0 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
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AntiCTS 1 (View Chemicals list for AntiCTS) Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff 4 (View Chemicals list for Antidandruff) A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp.
Antidecubitic 3 (View Chemicals list for Antidecubitic) Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 (View Chemicals list for Antideliriant) Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 5 (View Chemicals list for Antidementia) Duke, 1992 *
Antidepressant 5 (View Chemicals list for Antidepressant) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidermatitic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antidermatitic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidermatotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidermatotic) Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic 11 (View Chemicals list for Antidiabetic) Duke, 1992 *
Antidiarrheic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidiarrheic) Merck 11th Edition
Antidiscotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidiscotic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidote) Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 (View Chemicals list for Antidote (Aluminum)) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 (View Chemicals list for Antidote (Cadmium)) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Lead) 3 (View Chemicals list for Antidote (Lead)) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Mercury) 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidote (Mercury)) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidote (Paraquat)) Martindale's 28th
Antidysgeuzic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidysgeuzic) Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidyskinetic) Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidysmenorrheic) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.