BLACK CURRANT LEAF (Ribes nigrum L.)

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.

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