RED CURRANT RIBES RUBRUM

RED CURRANT (Ribes rubrum L.) +++

Synonyms :
R. rubrum var. sativum Rchb., R. sativum (Rchb.) Syme, R. sylvestre (Lam.) Mert. & W. D. J. Koch, R. vulgare Lam., R. vulgare var. macrocarpum Jancz., R. vulgare var. sylvestre Lam.

Activities (Red Currant) :
Antialcoholic (1; FNF; X11170598); Antieczemic (1; FNF; X11170598); Antiinflammatory (1; FNF; X11170598); Antioxidant (1; HH2; PH2; X1332092); Anti-PMS (1; FNF; X11170598); Antipyretic (1; PH2); Antiseptic (1; PH2); Antitumor (1; FNF; X11170598); Cardioprotective (1; FNF; X11170598); Emmenagogue (1; PH2); Xanthine-Oxidase Inhibitor (1; HH2; X1332092).

Indications (Red Currant) :
Alcoholism (1; FNF; X11170598); Burn (f; PH2); Blister (f; PH2); Cancer (1; FNF; X11170598); Cardiopathy (1; FNF; X11170598); Eczema (1; FNF; X11170598); Fever (1; PH2); Gout (1; X1332092); Inflammation (1; FNF; X11170598); PMS (1; FNF; X11170598); Tumor (1; FNF; X11170598).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Red Currant) :
Not covered (AHP). Health hazards not known with proper therapeutic dosages (PH2) (but PH2 designates no specific quantified dosage! JAD).

Extracts (Red Currant) :
Anthocyanins and polyphenols in berries of several Ribes, Rubus, and Vaccinium spp. have in vitro antiradical activity on chemically generated superoxide radicals. All crude extracts were highly active toward chemically generated superoxide radicals. Ribes nigrum extracts exhibited most activity, being the richest in both anthocyanins and polyphenols, but Ribes rubrum extracts seem to contain more active substances (X1332092).