Black Currant
Ribes nigrum
Properties and Uses:
Diaphoretic, diuretic, sudorific, refrigerant, detergent, used as a substitute for tea. Also contains tannins. The leaf tea stimulates the kidneys and is good for gouty and rheumatic problems, as well as for arteriosclerosis. Drunk cold, it is also useful for hoarseness and other throat ailments. Both the leaf tea and the expressed juice of the berries can be used for whooping cough in children. The berries or their juice is also beneficial for kidney problems and colic pains. Use an Infusion of the dried berries as a gargle for Inflammation In the mouth and throat and as a mouthwash for bleeding gums.
Medicinal Parts: Leaves, fruit
Black Currant BARK
POWDER
$13.11 CAD
Quarter Pound - Wild Crafted
$21.85 CAD
Half Pound - Wild Crafted
$43.70 CAD
One Pound - Wild Crafted
Black Currant LEAF
C/S
$13.28 CAD
Quarter Pound *
$13.69 CAD
Quarter Pound
$22.14 CAD
Half Pound *
$24.96 CAD
Half Pound
$44.28 CAD
One Pound *
$45.31 CAD
One Pound
POWDER
$10.35 CAD
Quarter Pound
$17.25 CAD
Half Pound
$34.50 CAD
One Pound
Black Currant FRUIT
WHOLE
$18.29 CAD
Quarter Pound - Wild Crafted
$33.24 CAD
Half Pound - Wild Crafted
$60.38 CAD