Red Currant

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Spain, Haiti

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Apertif, Diuretic, Gout, Hydropsy

Science studied: ACETIC-ACID, ALUMINUM, ASCORBIC-ACID, BORIC-ACID

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Grossulariaceae

Scientific name: Ribes rubrum

Common names: Red Currant, White Currant, Aalbes, Common Currant, Cultivated Currant, Cultivated currant, Cyrains Cochion, European red currant, Frenkuzumu, Garden Currant, Groseillier rouge, Groseillier rouge, Groseillier à grappes, Groseillier à grappes, Have-ribs, Llwyn Cwrens Coch

POWO: 792965-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Spain, Haiti, Elsewhere.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Apertif
• Diuretic
• Gout
• Hydropsy
• Laxative
• Rheumatism
• Cyanogenetic
• Gravel

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Spain
• Haiti
• Elsewhere

Documented cultural uses

• Apertif
• Diuretic
• Gout
• Hydropsy
• Laxative
• Rheumatism
• Cyanogenetic
• Gravel
• Hepatitis
• Jaundice

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Apertif · Spain · "
• Diuretic · Haiti · "
• Gout · Haiti · "
• Hydropsy · Haiti · "
• Laxative · Haiti · "
• Rheumatism · Haiti · "
• Cyanogenetic · Elsewhere · "
• Gravel · Haiti · "
• Hepatitis · Haiti · "
• Jaundice · Haiti · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• The genome sequence of Red Currant, Ribes rubrum L., 1753 (Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae) · 2026 source ↗
• Red Currant (<i>Ribes rubrum</i> L.) Fruit Waste Extract and Juice as Potential Spasmolytic Agents. · 2025 source ↗
• Effect of Redcurrant (Ribes rubrum) fruit powder on patients with COVID-19, A randomized double-blinded clinical trial · 2024 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ACETIC-ACID
• ALUMINUM
• ASCORBIC-ACID
• BORIC-ACID
• BORON
• CADMIUM
• CARBOHYDRATES
• CHLORINE
• CHROMIUM
• CITRIC-ACID
• CYANIDIN-3-GLUCOSYL-RUTINOSIDE
• CYANIDIN-3-RUTINOSIDE
• CYANIDIN-3-SOPHOROSIDE
• CYANIDIN-3-XYLOSYLRUTINOSIDE
• CYANIN
• DELPHINIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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