Who has not ever had “bone pain“? Of course, the bones do not hurt, what hurts, a lot is the inflammation of the surrounding structures (muscles, tendons, tissues, etc.). And that force us to go to the doctor to resolve it.
Phytotherapy level using a scientific name bush, Ribes nigrum, although everyone knows him as black currant. Spontaneous growth in several areas, is grown in European countries for its fruit (currants).
Although the cuisine uses the fruit, more interested in phytoremediation leaves, rich in flavonoids with anti-inflammatory properties and are used since ancient times by simply rubbing the painful area or where a mosquito has bitten to reduce pain and inflammation.
The chemical composition varies according to the bush analyzed. The sheet contains, among others, amino acids, ascorbic acid, phenolic acids, essential oil, anthocyanins, tannins and flavonoids (rutoside, hiperósido, etc.). In the result, in addition, there are many minerals and vitamin C, because seeds are rich in y-linolenic acid. (more…)
