Ribes rubrum

Ribes rubrum
Family:Ribes rubrum; Antirheumatic; Antiscorbutic; Aperient; Poultice; Refrigerant; Sialagogue.
Common name:Red currant
The fruit is antiscorbutic aperient depurative digestive diuretic laxative refrigerant and sialagogue. The leaves contain the toxin hydrogen cyanide. A concoction of them is used externally to relieve rheumatic symptoms. They are also used in poultices to relieve sprains or reduce the pain of dislocations.

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