Black Currant Extract Ribes Nigrum Anthocyanidins.

Contents

• Basic Botanical Data of Ribes nigrum .
• Ribes nigrum:Botanical Brief Description.
• Phytochemicals and Constituents of Ribes nigrum.
• Common Uses of Black Currant and its extracts.
• Recipes and how to use black currant.
• Contemporary Formulas and Study of Black Currant.
• HPLC Determination of the Composition and Stability of Blackcurrant Anthocyanins.
• Research Update:Blackcurrant or Ribes nigrum.

Ribes nigrum:Botanical Brief Description.:

Black currant (Ribes nigrum) is a fruit native to woodlands. Black Currant is a perennial shrub native to Northern Europe, West China. The Black Currant plant produces a fruit similar to the American blueberry, but containing higher quantities of constituents useful for visual acuity and night blindness.
 

 The black currant is a perennial small shrub to 2m (6ft) with woody branches,lacking spines,which has five- lobed, aromatic leaves. The flowers are purplish-green and hang in spikes from the stems.Clusters of edible black berries, rich in vitamin C, are produced in mid-summer and are much loved by birds. Several moths are closely associated with this plant including the magpie moth. Black currant grows in the wild as a long-established garden escape, occurring in wet woods and shaded streamsides.The strongly perfumed leaves are dark green, dotted beneath, and borne on long stalks. Appearing in alternate pairs or in clusters, the leaves are divided into three or five rounded lobes with serrated margins. In spring, greenish-white flowers hang from the axils in clusters, followed by the familiar small, soft, dark purple berries.

 Harvest:The best time for gathering black currant leaves is early in the spring before any insect damage has appeared.

Reference:

• 1.Black Currant Extract Ribes Nigrum Anthocyanidins.

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♣ last edit date:20th,Oct.2010.