Raspberry Leaf - Rubus idaeus
Raspberry leaf
Botanical name: Rubus idaeus
CHILD & INFANT SAFE
Common name:
(Wild) Red raspberry, reapberry
Family:
The Rosaceae (Rose) family
Parts used:
Leaves: antiemetic, astringent, purgative, stomachic, parturient, tonic, stimulant, alternative
Fruit:laxative, esculent, antacid, parturient
Native region:
Native to Asia and Europe
Cultivated in temperate regions
leaves are picked in early summer, fruit ripens mid-late summer
Constituents:
Volatile oils
Tannins
Flavonoids
Pectin
Vitamins: A,B,C,& E
Minerals: Calcium, Zinc, Magnesseum, Iron, Manganese, Copper, & Potassium
Elegiac acid
Citric acid
Actions:
Antioxidant
Antiseptic
Astringent
Uterine tonic
Stimulant
Antispasmodic
Nutritive
Energetics:
cool
dry
Dosage and safety:
As a tea 1 cup of water and 2 tsps dried herb steeped for 10-15 minutes
as a tincture 2-4 ml 3x daily
Traditional use:
Relief nausea
Sore throats
Topical skin rashes
Nervous disorders
Canker sores in mucus membranes: take 1 cup of tea every hour until sores dissolve, drink only juice and eat no food
Dysentery, diarrhea
Decreases menstrual flow (combines well with cinnamon, wild yam, blue cohosh, prickly ash)
Intestine problems in children
Strengthen reproductive system
Pregnancy
Decreases chance of miscarriage & premature birth
Decreases contractions in 2nd trimester
Speed up delivery
Ease labor pain
Morning sickness
Afterbirth, miscarriage and abortion: infusion for 15-20 minutes 2 teaspoons per 1 cup of water
Hemorrhoid relief- create compress or sitz bath Paired with plantain leaf, allow to sit for at least 20 minutes daily until symptoms subside
References:
Medical Herbalism, David Hoffman
Botanical Medicine for Women’s health, Avila Romm
The Herbal Doula, Marie White
Back to Eden, Jethro Kloss
Herbally Yours, Penny C. Royal
