- 커런트, Currant
. 학명; Ribes nigrum / rubrum
. 개요; 습한 토양에서 자생하는 수풀
. 효능; 발한제, 이뇨제
. 사용법; 우리거나 주스
1 학명과 약용부위
- 학명; Ribes nigrum / rubrum
- 약용부위
. Fruit, leaves / Fruit.
. 열매, 잎 / 열매
2 통명
- 영어; Black currant, quinsy berry / Red currant, garden currant, garnetberry, raisin tree, wineberry
- 한글; 블랙 / 레드 커런트
3 개요
- 습한 토양에서 자생하는 수풀
. 열매를 위해 재배
- 줄기; 2 / 1미터내외로 성장
. 잎; 어긋나고 손바닥형상
- 꽃; 4월경 황백색 혹은 녹황색으로 개화
. 열매; 갈색으로 형성되고 흑색/적색으로 성숙
Black / red currant is a bush, growing to a height of 6 or 7 / 3 to 6 feet in moist soils and shallow marshes; it is also cultivated. The leaves are alternate, palmately 3- to 5-lobed, doubly serrate, and more or less cordate. Drooping racemes of greenish-white or greenish-yellow flowers appear in April and May. The fruit is a berry that is dark brown at first, turning black when ripe.
4 효능
- 발한제, 이뇨제
. 잎차; 신장개선, 통풍, 류마티스, 동맥경화에 효과
. 감기로 인한 쉰목소리와 기타인후질환완화
- 잎차와 열매주스; 어린이 백일해치료
. 베리주스; 신장개선, 배앓이 치료
. 베리차; 잎과 목의 염증가글, 출혈잇몸세정
- 블랙커런트; 식욕촉진과 위장개선
. 베리씨앗은 장활동개선
Diaphoretic, diuretic. The leaf tea stimulates the kidneys and is good for gouty and rheumatic problems, as well as for arteriosclerosis. Drunk cold, it is also useful for hoarseness and other throat ailments. Both the leaf tea and the expressed juice of the berries can be used for whooping cough in children. The berries or their juice is also beneficial for kidney problems and colic pains. Use an infusion of the dried berries as a gargle for inflammation in the mouth and throat and as a mouthwash for bleeding gums. Red currant is promotes appetite and can also be taken for upset stomach. When the berries are eaten whole, the indigestible seeds provide bulk to help regulate activity of the bowels.
5 사용법
- 개화후 잎채취
- 우리기; 1/2컵의 물에 1티스푼
. 5분후 걸러 하루 1-1.5컵 한모금씩 음용
. 백일해에는 가당하여 1-2티스푼음용
. 1컵의 물로 구강세척제 제조
- 주스; 1스푼씩 복용
Collect the leaves after flowering, the berries when ripe. Do not use leaves that have a fungus on the lower side. Use only the leaf blades, not the petioles.
Infusion; Use 1 tsp. dried leaves to 1/2 cup water. Parboil and steep for 5 minutes. Take 1 to 1.5 cups a day, unsweetended, a mouthful at a time. For whooping cough only, sweeten with honey. Use 1 to 2 tsp. dried berried to 1 cup boiling water to make a gargle or mouthwash.
Berry juice; Take 1 tbsp. several times a day, or as needed.