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Black currant oil is extracted from the black seeds in the berries from the Ribes nigrum shrub that’s native to Northern and Central Asia and Europe really close to the Arctic Circle. For much of the twentieth century, cultivation of this shrub inside the United states was illegal mainly because the plants can carry white pine blister rust which could infect pine trees and would badly affect the logging market. The national ban was raised in 1966 right after 55 years, but some states do not permit the cultivation of black currants due to the potential hazard to pine trees. Continue reading →