From nature a plant from the silmile action to cortisone to counteract spring allergies. Let's find out more about the black currant.
Ribes nigrum
May is the month of allergies: sneezing, coughing, watery eyes. eczema, asthma are the most common symptoms. A valid help can come from nature thanks to the glyceric macerate ribes nigrum, the antiallergic par excellence.
Ribes nigrum is a shrubby plant of the saxifrass family.
The parts used are the leaves, the buds, the berries, the seeds. The main constituents of the leaves are polyphenols, antioxidant triterpenes; those of the anthocyanins protective of blood vessels, flavonoids and revitalizing vitamins; the gems contain anticianosides, flavonoids, picnogenols; the seeds, anti-inflammatory gamma-linolenic acid.
You can learn more about the properties and contraindications of blackcurrant
The parts of the ribes nigrum
The fruits act at the circulatory level and are active in the venous insufficiency of the lower limbs, against hemorrhoids and capillary fragility. The seeds are used in people with allergic manifestations.
The gems stimulate the adrenal cortex and have an action similar to that of cortisone. Their action would therefore be anti-inflammatory, antiallergic and useful in case of joint pain, without the side effects of cortisone which in the long run compromise the adrenal function.
