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Small berries hide a quantity of vitamins and minerals beneficial to health. Do you only like the red and white ones? However you should know one important thing – it is the black ones that are the healthiest. And not only among currants, but among all berries in general. Their effects should especially be known by people over 50, who are most at risk of developing serious diseases and the gradual weakening of mental abilities.
Blackcurrants are very rich in vitamin C
Besides that they are a great source of vitamin E, B vitamins and iron. Just 100 g of the fruit helps with diarrhea and relieves digestive problems. They act as a diuretic on the body and are often used in the treatment of urinary tract inflammation. Thanks to rutin and citrine, the dark berries are suitable for people with varicose veins. Drink tea from the dried fruits and leaves for sore throat or fever.
A miracle for our body that people over 50 should especially know
Blackcurrants are very important in older age for cancer prevention and are guardians of cardiovascular health. They keep blood vessels elastic and improve their patency.
After 50, mental abilities gradually deteriorate and there is a risk of the onset of dementia or other diseases. Blackcurrant protects you from that as well. Older people are strongly recommended to eat larger amounts of fresh blackcurrants.
The fruits of blackcurrant are absolute number one in the number of rare vitamins and minerals. No other berry can compare to them in this.
Blackcurrants prevent the development of diabetes and maintain stable blood sugar levels.
Blackcurrants can help in the treatment of chronic bronchial and upper respiratory tract diseases.
Overall they strengthen immunity.
Berries and leaves of blackcurrant help fight kidney stones, regenerate the liver and respiratory tract, and help prevent atherosclerosis.
Decoctions from blackcurrant have anti-inflammatory and disinfectant effects; if you apply the juice from the berries, it is very effective in the treatment of angina pectoris.
Those who regularly consume blackcurrant fruits do not have to fear infectious diseases at all.
It has been found that all the useful properties of blackcurrant are perfectly preserved even when processing the fruits (as jam, compotes, dried). If you regularly consume blackcurrant products, you fight anemia, hypertension and stomach ulcers.
You should also consume them in problems with varicose veins, because they improve their patency.
Currants can act as a mild laxative. If you have a calcium deficiency in the body, it can be found in the berries of black currants. Currants can be black or red, white or golden. All these different varieties are the same type of shrub growth and medicinal functions, which are approximately the same.
They heal and you don’t have to eat them at all: this is what currant leaves can do
If rashes appear on your skin, itching starts for no apparent reason and you don’t know what to do – first boil currant leaves and then wash your face with the decoction or add it to the bath. Do this several times and you will get rid of the itching and rashes on the skin. But that is by no means all:
For sore knees I use a compress of currant leaves. I boil about 30 leaves of blackcurrant in 500 ml of water and let it steep for 15 minutes covered with a lid. I soak a cloth in the decoction, put the leaves on it, fold it and apply the still hot compress to the knee. I cover with foil and bandage with a warm towel. Leave the compress on overnight and repeat as needed.
What blackcurrant leaves contain:
- Leaves contain more vitamin C than the berries, they actively fight golden staphylococcus, bacteria and inflammations.
- They reduce blood cholesterol levels, cleanse blood vessels, thereby lowering the risk of heart attack and stroke.
- They support the health of bones, nails and tooth enamel.
- They positively affect the nervous system and increase resilience to stressful situations.
- They positively affect metabolism and remove fatigue and feelings of heaviness and weakness.
- They are used as a supportive treatment for kidney stone problems.
- They remove toxic substances from the body.
- They have a positive effect on the reproductive system. Help during menopause and relieve symptoms of painful menstruation.
- They regulate muscle activity.
- They accelerate healing in diseases of the bronchi and upper respiratory tract.
- They participate in the formation of bones and connective tissues.
- They speed up the digestion of carbohydrates.
- They normalize the functioning of the central nervous system.
- Decoction from blackcurrant leaves helps remove excess uric acid from the body.
- Why dry currant leaves annually? Yes, because they cure many diseases
Healing water from currant leaves
Pour fresh currant leaves, pour boiling water over them and let steep for 1 hour. Strain and drink during the day.
Water from blackcurrant leaves removes excess amounts of purines and uric acid from the body, it is also used as a mild laxative and for digestive problems.
It helps alleviate symptoms of tuberculosis and colds.
Decoction of currant leaves
Pour 300 ml of boiling water over 50 g of dried leaves and simmer for 20 minutes on low heat. Strain and drink.
Decoction of blackcurrant leaves is an excellent remedy for kidney inflammation, bladder inflammation and swelling. It helps destroy harmful microorganisms in the digestive tract.
Tea from blackcurrant leaves
1 teaspoon of crushed dried leaves is poured with 2 cups of boiling water.
Let steep for about 20 minutes. You can drink this tea with honey or sugar.
It is useful for women’s diseases, weakness and fatigue.
Preparing blackcurrant leaves
Why dry currant leaves annually? Yes, because they cure many diseases
The time for collecting leaves for tea, water and decoctions is the period from flowering to fruit. This usually falls in June.
Only the middle leaves are harvested. Dry them in a single layer in a well-ventilated room, then store in a linen or paper bag.
The best way to process currants: Juice full of vitamins
For preparing the juice we need:
- 1-1.5 kg of blackcurrant
- 10 g of citric acid
- about 1 liter of boiled cooled water (max 1.5 l)
- cane sugar
Procedure:
- Wash and clean the fruit well.
- Then transfer to a bowl and puree with an immersion blender.
- Add water, mix and transfer to sealable jars.
- Place in the refrigerator and let stand 1-2 days in the fridge.
After this time add sugar – the original recipe states 1 kg of sugar per 1 liter of juice, but that seemed too much to me – I used about 600 g of cane sugar for the whole batch and it seems just right – taste to your liking. Mix well so that the sugar dissolves. Then fill into clean jars (I disinfected them with a little alcohol – especially the lids.
Store in the fridge and use as needed. If you want your cold-pressed juice to last several months, add a preservative that is added cold.
