B
Infection (1; PNC); Inflammation (1; COX; PH2; PNC); Mucososis (f; PH2); Pain (f; SKJ); Quinsy
(f; KAB); Rheumatism (f; HHB); Sore Throat (f; KAB; PH2; PNC); Stomachache (f; PHR; PH2);
Stomatosis (f; PH2); Strep Throat (f; PH2); Water Retention (f; EFS; HHB; PNC); Wound (f; HHB).
Dosages (Black Currant Fruit) — 600–6000 mg/day; 4 (250 mg) capsules 2 ×/day; 1–2 tsp
chopped leaf, up to several ×/day (APA); 5–10 ml fruit syrup, 1–several ×/day (PHR; PH2); 1
glassful fruit juice/day; gargle with 1 part juice/1 part water (PHR).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Black Currant Fruit) — Class 1 (AHP). Not
covered by Commission E (KOM). None known (PHR). Not covered (CAN).
Extracts (Black Currant Fruit) — As a major source of the major COX-2 Inhibitor ([+]-catechin),
this might be viewed by enthusiasts as another herbal miracle aspirin (COX). Anthocyanins and
polyphenols in berries of several Ribes, Rubus, and Vaccinium spp. have in vitro antiradical activity
on chemically generated superoxide radicals. The extracts also inhibit xanthine oxidase. 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).BLACK CURRANT LEAF (Ribes nigrum L.) +Synonym — Ribes nigrum var. chlorocarpum Späth.
Activities (Black Currant Leaf) — Analgesic (f; KAB); Antiexudative (1; PH2); Antiinflammatory
(1; APA); Antiprostaglandin (1; PH2); Astringent (f; APA); Diaphoretic (f; EFS); Diuretic (1; EFS;
PH2); Fungicide (1; APA); Hypotensive (1; PH2; PNC); Saluretic (1; PH2).
Indications (Black Currant Leaf) — Arthrosis (f; PHR; PH2); Bite (f; PH2); Bladder Stone (f;
PHR; PH2); Cancer (f; JLH); Cold (f; PHR; PH2); Colic (f; HHB; PHR; PH2); Convulsion (f;
PHR; PH2); Cough (f; HHB; PHR; PH2); Diarrhea (f; PHR; PH2); Dropsy (f; KAB); Dysuria (f;
PHR; PH2); Fever (f; EFS); Fungus (1; APA); Gout (f; KAB; HHB; PHR; PH2); Hepatosis (f;
PHR; PH2); High Blood Pressure (1; PH2; PNC); Hoarseness (f; PNC); Infection (1; APA);
Inflammation (1; APA; KAB; PH2; PNC); Jaundice (f; PH2); Migraine (f; HHB); Mycosis (1;
APA); Nephrosis (f; KAB); Pain (f; KAB); Pertussis (f; PHR; PH2); Pharyngosis (f; PHR; PH2);
Rheumatism (f; HHB; PHR; PH2); Sore Throat (f; PHR; PH2; PNC); Stomatosis (f; PHR); Stone
(f; PH2); Water Retention (1; EFS; HHB; PH2); Wound (f; PH2).
Dosages (Black Currant Leaf) — 1–2 tsp (2-4 g) leaf/150 ml boiling water, strain after 10 minutes,
3–4 ×/day (APA; PHR; PH2).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Black Currant Leaf) — Not covered (CAN).
Leaves not covered (AHP). Not covered by Commission E (KOM). Leaves contraindicated in edema
stemming from reduced cardiac or renal activity (PHR; PH2). “A salidiuretic effect is attributed to
the drug through a ‘diuretic’ factor that is not clearly defined” (HOC). That’s the only place I have
seen it called salidiuretic, but I prefer Tyler’s frequent term, saluretic.BLACK CURRANT SEED OIL (Ribes nigrum L.) +++Synonym — Ribes nigrum var. chlorocarpum Späth.
Activities (Black Currant Seed Oil) — Antiinflammatory (1; APA); Antiseptic (1; PH2); Antis-
pasmodic (1; PH2; PNC); Lipoperoxidase-Inhibitor (1; PH2); Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor (1; PH2).
Indications (Black Currant Seed Oil) — Alcoholism (1; FNF); Arthrosis (1; APA); Cardiopathy
(1; APA); Cramp (1; PH2; PNC); Eczema (1; FNF); High Blood Pressure (1; APA); Infection (1;
PH2); Inflammation (1; APA; FNF); PMS (1; APA; FNF); Stroke (1; FNF); Syndrome-X (1; SYN).