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Red Raspberry

Also indexed as:Rubus idaeus

Parts Used & Where Grown

Raspberry bushes are native to North America and are cultivated in Canada. Although most well known for its delicious berries, raspberry’s leaves are used in medicine.

How It Works

Raspberry leaves are high in tannins and like its relative, blackberry, may relieve acute diarrhea.1 The constituents that affect the smooth muscles, such as in the uterus, have not yet been clearly identified. The German Commission E monograph has concluded there is insufficient proof to recommend red raspberry in modern herbal medicine.2

References

1. Tyler VE. Herbs of Choice: The Therapeutic Use of Phytomedicinals. Binghamton, NY: Pharmaceutical Products Press, 1994, 52, 139.

2. Blumenthal M, Busse WR, Goldberg A, et al. (eds). The Complete Commission E Monographs: Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicines. Boston, MA: Integrative Medicine Communications, 1998, 366.

3. Schilcher H. Phytotherapy in Paediatrics. Stuttgart, Germany: Medpharm Scientific Publishers, 1997, 126-7.

4. Gladstar R. Herbal Healing for Women. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1993, 176.

5. Gladstar R. Herbal Healing for Women. New York, Simon and Schuster, 1993, 177.

6. Gladstar R. Herbal Healing for Women. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1993, 176.

7. Gladstar R. Herbal Healing for Women. New York, Simon and Schuster, 1993, 177.

8. Tyler VE. Herbs of Choice: The Therapeutic Use of Phytomedicinals. New York: Pharmaceutical Products Press, 1994, 51-4.

9. Weiss RF. Herbal Medicine. Gothenburg, Sweden: Ab Arcanum and Beaconsfield, UK: Beaconsfield Publishers Ltd, 1988, 101-2.

10. Duke JA. CRC Handbook of Medicinal Plants. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1985, 209.

11. Lust JB. The Herb Book. New York: Bantam Books, 1974, 328-9.

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