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Raspberry Rubus idaeus

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Common Names
Raspberry , Raspberry Leaf
Botanical Name
Rubus idaeus
Family
ROSACEAE Rose Family
Raspberry Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Common Uses: Childbirth * Diarrhea * Female Tonics * Menorrhagia * Pregnancy *
Properties: Astringent* Parturient* Uterine Tonic* Diuretic* EFA*
Parts Used: fruit, leaves, bark
Constituents:Leaves: fragarine, tannin. Fruit: sugars, citric and malic acid, vitamins A, B, C and E, pectin, volatile oil, iron, calcium, phosphorus


Raspberry tea is safe to use in pregnancy

The wild tangle of thorny trailing vines yield a tasty fruit, but it is the leaves that are of interest to the herbalist. Raspberry leaf is a mild and safe medicinal food, and the toothy leaves are commonly used to treat diarrhea, colds, and stomach complaints.

The traditional, and most widely known use of raspberry leaf tea is as a female tonic to alleviate menstrual cycle discomfort and facilitate childbirth. Raspberry-leaf tea appears to tone the uterine and pelvic muscles, and can be taken freely during the last three months of pregnancy. This infusion also enriches and encourages the flow of mother's milk.

Related Species North American wild raspberry, Rubus strigostts one of the most common indigenous species found throughout North America along roadsides and pastures. All species of raspberry are medicinally useful, red or black.
The blackberries (singular, blackberry; genus Rubus, subgenus Eubatus; also called bramble or occasionally "bramble raspberry")
Side Effects:
Do not use in the early stages of pregnancy, it can cause uterine contractions. Never use raspberry leaves that are not completely dry, they temporarily develop toxins that can cause nausea. The little research conducted on the plant in these regards is itself inconclusive, yet it's real value as been established by the actual experience of thousands of women over hundreds of years.
How to Use: Raspberry
Preparation Methods :leaf tea infusions, poultice, tincture.

remedyRemedies using : Raspberry

Raspberry for :Cramps/heavy bleeding
Cramps/heavy bleeding Astringent properties stop excessive bleeding and calm cramps during heavy periods.
Raspberry for :Uterine tonic
Uterine tonic raspberry leaf is a safe, nutritive, uterine tonic. It is generally recommended for use during the entire nine months of pregnancy

Rosemary Gladstar, Herbal Healing for Women (1993)

Raspberry leaf tea for :Childbirth/Galactagogue
Childbirth/Galactagogue This herb's most famous application, however, is in pre­paring mothers-to-be for childbirth. Raspberry-leaf tea appears to tone the uterine and pelvic muscles. Dr. Violet Russel in a letter to The Lancet said of raspberry-leaf tea: "somewhat shamefacedly I have encouraged expec­tant mothers to drink this infusion. In a great many cases labour has been free and easy from muscular spasm.

Richard Mabey, The New Age Herbalist (1988)

Raspberry tea for :Diarrhea, child
Diarrhea, child An effective and safe remedy for children, raspberry tea is given to reduce fever and calm diarrhea. A good tonic herb with a rich supply of vitamins and minerals that help build strong bones and general good health. Generally considered safe, with no unwanted side effects.

Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Volume 2 (1931)


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referencesRaspberry Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Childbirth * Diarrhea * Female Tonics * Menorrhagia * Pregnancy *
Plant Description

Koehler's Medicinal-Plants 1887
Koehler's Medicinal-Plants 1887

  • Flowers: Royal purple or bluish pink, showy, fragrant, 1 to 2 in. broad, loosely clustered at top of stem. Calyx sticky-hairy, deeply 5-parted, with long, pointed tips; corolla of 5 rounded petals; stamens and pistils very numerous.
  • Stem: 8 to 5 ft. high, erect, branched, shrubby, bristly, not prickly.
  • Leaves: Alternate, peti-oled, 3 to 5 lobed, middle lobe largest, and all pointed; saw-edged lower leaves immense.
  • Fruit: A depressed red berry, scarcely edible.
  • Preferred Habitat: Rocky woods, dells, shady roadsides.
  • Flowering Season: June - August.
  • Distribution: Northern Canada south to Georgia, westward to Michigan and Tennessee.

Purple flowering Virginia Raspberry, Rubus odoratus. To be an unappreciated, unloved relative of the exquisite wild rose, with which this flower is so often likened, must be a similar misfortune to being the untalented son of a great man, or the unhappy author of a successful first book never equalled in later attempts. But where the bright blossoms of the Virginia raspberry burst forth above the roadside tangle and shady woodland dells, even those who despise magenta see beauty in them where abundant green tones all discordant notes into harmony. Purple, as we of to-day understand the color, the flower is not; but rather the purple of ancient Orientals. On cool, cloudy days the petals are a deep rose that fades into bluish pink when the sun is hot.

Netje Blanchan Wild Flowers worth Knowing(1917)

Traditional Chinese Medicine
tradional chinese medicine The fruit is rich in nutrients and helps to combat anaemia. In Chinese medicine, Chinese raspberries (the fruit) are used to strengthen the kidneys and to treat enuresis. The New Age Herbalist(1988)Richard Mabey
Folklore, Myths and Legends
Astrology:
folkloreVenus owns this shrub. The fruit which has a pleasant grateful smell and taste is cordial and strengthens the stomach, stays vomiting, is somewhat astringent and good to prevent miscarriage. Nicholas Culpeper

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