Blackcurrant (Smorodina)
Ribes nigrum
About Blackcurrant (Smorodina)
Blackcurrant (Smorodina) (Ribes nigrum) is a herb used in the Russian & Siberian Folk Medicine tradition to help with Immune Support, Inflammation, Sore Throat, and Antioxidant. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
The blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum) is a woody shrub in the family Grossulariaceae grown for its piquant berries. It is native to temperate parts of central and northern Europe and northern Asia where it prefers damp fertile soils and is widely cultivated both commercially and domestically. It is winterhardy, but cold weather at flowering time during the spring reduces the size of the crop. Bunches of small, glossy black fruit develop along the stems in the summer...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist