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Plant Ribes uva-crispa (Grossulariaceae)

Common Names
Gooseberry
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-GALLOCATECHIN 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
10,16-DIHYDROXY-HEXADECANOIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
18-HYDROXY-OCTADECANOIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Fruit 460.0 3792.0 0.56 Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Fruit 1.0 33.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 263.0 2397.0 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Fruit 4000.0 183000.0 3.27 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 0.6 14.0 -0.12 Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Fruit 1.0 15.0 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
BROMINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CADMIUM 3 Fruit 0.0 0.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 185.0 4122.0 0.06 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 101800.0 839239.0 0.30 Duke, 1992 *
CHLORINE 7 Fruit 107.0 882.0 -0.07 Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Fruit 0.0 0.1 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID 23 Fruit not available 8800.0 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiulcer 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcerogenic 2 Rafatullah, S., Tariq, M., Al-Yahya, M.A., Mossa, J.S., and Ageel, A.M. 1989. Evaluation of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) for Gastric and Duodenal Antiulcer Activity in Rats. J. of Ethnopharmacology, 29: 25-34, 1990.
Antivaginitic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antivaricose 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antivertigo 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic 5 Duke, 1992 *
AP-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Arteriodilator 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.
Asthma-preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Astringent 2 Merck 11th Edition
Atherogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Autotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Bactericide 1 Wealth of India.
Bacteristat 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker 3 Zhu, M., Phillipson, J. D., Greengrass, P. M., Bowery, N. E., Cai, Y. 1997. Plant Polyphenols: Biologically Active Compounds or Non-Selective Binders to Protein? Phytochemistry, 44(3): 441-447.
Beta-Blocker 2 Duke, 1992 *