Botanical Index No. 130

Blackberry

rubus spp.

Medicinal Actions

Antibacterial, Antidote, Antiinflammatory, Antioxidant, Antitumor, Apoptotic, Astringent, Depurative, Detoxicant, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Fungicide, Hypocholesterolemic, Stimulant, Tonic

Primary Conditions Treated

Hemostat Angina Appendicitis Bacteria Bleeding Boil Bronchosis Cancer Catarrh Childbirth Cholera Cold Condyloma Conjunctivosis Cough Dermatosis Diabetes Diarrhea Dropsy Dysentery Dysmenorrhea Dysuria Enterosis Exanthema Fever Fungus Gastrosis Gleet Glossosis Gonorrhea Gout Gravel Headache Hemate-mesis Hemoptysis Hemorrhoid High Cholesterol Infection Inflammation Leukorrhea Lung Problem Menorrhagia Miscarriage Mycosis Nausea Nephrosis Ophthalmia Pharyngosis Phthisis Proctosis Prolapse Pulmonosis Rheumatism Scab Scabies Sore Sore Throat Stomatosis Stone Swelling Tonsilosis Tuberculosis Tumor Uterosis VD Vomiting Wart Water Retention Wound

General Dosage

1–2 tsp chopped leaf/cup water, up to 6 ×/day; 4 tsp leaf in hot tea; 1.5 g leaf/cup tea, 2–3 ×/day; 1–2 tsp powdered bark/cup water; up to 2 tsp tincture/day; 1500 mg root tea up to 3 ×/day; 20–30 grains powdered root bark; 2–4 ml liquid root extract.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 1.

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