The blackcurrant bush is grown in gardens and smallholdings all over the world for its tasty berries. It is a deciduous shrub with aromatic leaves and woody stems.
The blackcurrant bush can grow up to one metre high and flowers from May to August, the flowers hang in sparse bunches and are small and green in colour.
These flowers are followed by small, round, shiny, purple-black berries.
How To Gather And Store Black Currant
Gather the leaves of the bush in spring before it goes into flower, use fresh or dry and store in an air tight jar. Gather berries in late summer when ripe, berries can be frozen for future use, as they are hard to dry with out rotting occurring.
Black Currant Leaf For Teas And Home Remedies
Dried Black Currants For Natural Remedies
Black Currant Benefits
Blackcurrant benefits: Blackcurrants are extremely tasty little berries and have had their use in the kitchen for hundreds of years, they contain high levels of vitamin C in fact weight for weight, they have four times the amount of vitamin C found in oranges!
The blackcurrant bush has anti-inflammatory properties and is good for helping combat a sore throat or sore gums, symptoms of flu and colds. It is also beneficial in the treatment of rheumatic pain and improving the circulation of blood. Certain pigments in the skins of blackcurrants have been observed to inhibit the growth of bacteria in the stomach, which make blackcurrants good for calming diarrhoea, wind and upset stomachs
Black Currant Remedies
Cleansing blackcurrant leaf tea: Take a level teaspoon of fragmented blackcurrant leaves, place in a small pan and pour on a pint of boiling water, cover pan and leave to infuse for up to ten minutes, strain and drink in the mornings and evenings to combat a urine infection.
Blackcurrant syrup: take a cup of blackcurrants, place in a pan with just enough water to cover the berries, heat until blackcurrants are soft, add half a cup of sugar or honey and stir until mixed and dissolved. Pour mixture into a jar label and when cool store in the fridge for up to three months.
Take a tablespoonful or dissolve it in some hot water and drink, to sooth sore throats, sore gums and cold and flu symptoms and also symptoms of an upset stomach.
Warnings For Using Black Currant Home Plant Remedies
Use sparingly if pregnant or breastfeeding.
Blackcurrant Bush Facts
The blackcurrent bush was banned throughout the USA during the 20th centuary.
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