Arkochim / Arkocápsulas black Currant 50 capsules. Ribes nigrum L. Relieve joint pain. Description: Lush and fragrant shrub whose origin is in the Northern and Eastern Europe. Their cultivation has spread rapidly throughout the temperate northern hemisphere. In France, especially in Burgundy, are grown to harvest their fruit, which are delicious black berries that is produced with the famous French liqueur called cassis. In traditional medicine, rubbed the leaves on insect bites to relieve pain and inflammation. Properties: The leaves of black currants are rich in flavonoids (rutoside and hyper), the catechol tannin and vitamins C and P. Thanks to its anti-rheumatic and anti-inflammatory properties, operating effectively in case of joint manifestations acute or chronic pain (called rheumatic), specifically in their own pain of osteoarthritis of the knee joint. The leaves of black currants are also diuretic and therefore encourage the elimination of waste products (uric acid and toxins). All these properties can advise black currant leaves in the background treatment of gout. Manifestations of painful joints. Rheumatism, gout. Diuretic. Composition: Each capsule contains 260 mg of leaf powder criomolido black currant with a rating higher than 0.7% of flavonoids expressed in quercetol.