Black currants

Black currants

Black currants: Description. A shrub with palmately lobed leaves and black berries, gathered in the drooping hand. The height of shrub 60-120 cm
Flowering time. May-June.
Habitats. In the wild in moist forest clearings, in the bushes. Grown in gardens
The applied part. Berries and leaves.
Collection time. The leaves are harvested in May and June, the berries - in July and August.
Black currants: Chemical composition. Berries contain sugars, organic acids (malic, citric, salicylic, succinic, tartaric acid), vitamins C, P, K, B1, B2, carotene, a lot of iron, manganese, iodine, pectin, tannin and dyes, essential oils. The leaves contain vitamin C, essential oils, terpene alcohol.
Black currants: Action. The berries of black currant act as an astringent, diuretic, tonic, polivitaminnos, anti-antitussive. Increase resistance to infection, stimulate the activity of the stomach and intestinal cramps and diarrhea stopped, improve appetite and overall health.
The leaves of black currant and stimulate the adrenal function can be used to treat adisonovoy disease, anti-strong diaphoretic, diuretic. Frees the body of purine compounds and an excess of uric acid.
 Black currants: Application. The berries of black currant are used for various gastrointestinal diseases as protivoponosnoe means. To prepare the broth 20 g of berries to 1 cup of water boiled for 30 min. on low heat. Cool and drink 1 tablespoon 3 times a day. Juice from the berries of black currant treat stomach ulcer and duodenal ulcer, gastritis with low acidity, and various intestinal diseases. 2-3 glasses of juice 3 times a day. Black currant juice, diluted with water - rinsing with angina, inflammation of the pharynx, oral cavity. When beriberi, anemia, diseases of the cardiovascular system. Especially useful in hemorrhagic diathesis (tendency to bleeding and bleeding), hypertension, sclerosis, kidney stones, inflammation of the bladder (cystitis), edema, rheumatism and gout. The leaves of black currant are used for tuberculosis of lymph glands, allergies, gout, rheumatism. Urolithiasis, cystitis, edema, kidney and liver diseases. Skin diseases, scrofula - externally and internally to make the infusion time.