Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.12-05-2020

Redcurrant

Plant

English

Redcurrant, Common currant, Cultivated currant, Northern red currant, White currant

Latin

Ribes rubrum L., Ribes sativum (Reichenb.) Syme., Ribes rubrum L. sensu lato

Plantparts

Fruit

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

anorexia, Anorexy, Anti-Rheumatic, Anti-scorbutic, Aperient, Appetite stimulant, Appetizer, Appetizing, arthritis, Cataplasm, catharic, Cathartic, compress, Coolant, Cooling, cosmetic, fomentation, improves appetite, inappetence, Increases the appetite, lack of appetite, laxative, Loss of appetite, movements of the bowel, Poor appetite, poultice, Ptyalagogue, Ptysmagogue, Purgative, Refrigerant, Refrigerent, Rheumatic disorder, Rheumatism, scorbutus, scurvy, Sialagogue, Sialogogue, Stimulant to increase appetite, stimulate the appetite

Foods

Vegetable, Vegetables

Other uses

colouring, Dye, Dyeing, Used to dye different types of fibres

Ingredients

 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid, acetic acid, Alpha-Linolenic acid, Alpha-Tocopherol, aluminium, Arsenic, ascorbic acid, ash, boric acid, Boron, bromine, Cadmium, Calcium, Carbohydrates, chlorine, Chromium, citric acid, cobalt, Copper, Cyanin, fat, Fibres, fluorine, fructose, glucose, Hydrogen cyanide, iron, Isocitric acid, Lead, linoleic acid, lutein, magnesium, malic acid, manganese, Mercury, methyl salicylate, Molybdenum, Niacin, Nickel, Nitrogen, Oleic acid, oxalic acid, Palmitic acid, Palmitoleic acid, Pantothenic acid, pectin, Pectin substances, phosphorus, potassium, protein, Pyridoxine, Rubidium, salicylic acid, Selenium, silicon, sodium, Stearic acid, succinic acid, Sucrose, sugars, Sulfur, tartaric acid, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin C, water, zinc, Β-Carotene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0432

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