View photos of the edible and medicinal plant, Ribes aureum var. aureum (Golden currant), profiled in Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States and the Wild Edible Series: Arizona, California: Vol 1, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico: Vol 1, and Utah.

A passage from Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States:

The same tea preparation is ingested to remedy mild gastric irritation and as a similar astringent for diarrhea. Moreover, most will find the plant soothing to inflamed urinary tract tissues.

A passage from Wild Edible Plants of Colorado:

Golden currant and Wax currant produce semi–sweet to neutral–tasting berries.

A passage from Wild Edible Plants of Utah:

Currant fruit contains fair amounts of vitamin C and health–promoting antioxidant flavonoids.