BLACK CURRANT FRUIT (Ribes nigrum L.)

BLACK CURRANT FRUIT (Ribes nigrum L.)

Synonym — Ribes nigrum var. chlorocarpum Späth.
Entries are for fruits rather than seeds; seed oil is a by-product! For leaves, see next entry. Leaves
not generally considered food.
Activities (Black Currant Fruit) — Analgesic (f; SKJ); Angioprotective (1; X3635653); Antialzheimeran
(1; COX; FNF); Antiarthritic (1; COX; FNF); Antibacterial (1; PNC); Anticancer (1; COX; FNF);
Anticholera (1; PNC); Antiinflammatory (1; COX; PNC); Antipyretic (f; PNC); Antisecretory (1; PNC);
Antiseptic (1; PH2); Antispasmodic (1; PH2; PNC); Astringent (1; APA); Depurative (f; EFS); Diaphoretic
(f; EFS; FEL); Digestive (f; EFS); Diuretic (f; EFS; PNC); Hypotensive (1; PH2; PNC);
Lipoperoxidase-Inhibitor (1; PH2); Vasoprotective (1; PNC); Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor (1; PH2).
Indications (Black Currant Fruit) — Alzheimer’s (1; COX; FNF); Angina (f; HHB); Arthrosis (1;
COX; FNF); Bacteria (1; FNF; PNC); Bruise (f; PH2); Calculus (f; FEL); Cancer (1; COX; FEL;
FNF); Cardiopathy (f; PNC); Chill (1; APA); Cholecystosis (f; PHR); Cholera (1; FNF; PNC); Cold
(1; APA; PHR; PH2); Colic (f; HHB); Cough (f; HHB; PHR; PH2); Cramp (1; PH2; PNC); CVI (f;
PH2); Cystosis (f; PH2); Diarrhea (1; APA; HHB; PH2; PNC); Dropsy (f; FEL); Dysuria (f; HHB);
Felon (f; JLH); Fever (f; EFS; FEL; PNC); Flu (1; APA); Gastrosis (f; PH2); Gout (f; HHB);
Hemorrhoid (f; FEL; PH2); High Blood Pressure (1; PH2; PNC); Hoarseness (f; FEL; PH2; PNC);

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).

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