Botanical Index No. 849

Raspberry

rubus idaeus

Medicinal Actions

Anticancer, Anticholinesterase, Antiinflammatory, Antipyretic, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Antiviral, Astringent, Choleretic, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Laxative, Myostimulant, Stimulant, Tonic, Uterorelaxant, Uterotonic

Primary Conditions Treated

Hemostat Postparturient Biliousness Bleeding Boil Cancer colon mouth stomach throat Canker Cardiopathy Cataract Childbirth Cholera Cold Condyloma Conjunctivosis Constipation Cough Cramp Dementia Dentition Dermatosis Diabetes Diarrhea Dysentery Dysmenorrhea Dysuria Enterosis Fever Fever Blister Flu Gastrosis Gonorrhea Gravel Heartburn Hematuria Hemoptysis Hemorrhoid High Blood Pressure Inflammation Lethargy Low Blood Pressure Measles Metrorrhagia Morning Sickness Nausea Nephrosis Ophthalmia Parturition Pharyngosis Phthisis Pregnancy Prostatosis Pulmonosis Respirosis Rheumatism Sore Sore Throat Stomach Stomachache Stomatosis Tonsilosis Toothache Ulcer Uterosis VD Virus Wart Water Retention Wound

General Dosage

1–2 tsp crushed leaf/cup water to 6 ×/day; 1.5 g finely cut leaf; 0.25–0.5 cup fresh leaf; 6–12 g dry leaf; 4–8 g dry leaf, or in tea, 3 ×/day; 9 g dry leaf:45 ml alcohol/45 ml water; 2–10 ml liquid leaf extract; 4–8 ml liquid leaf extract 3 ×/day; 1–3 leaf capsules 3 ×/day.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 1. Should not be used during pregnancy, and, if taken during labor, should only be done under medical supervision. Still, raspberry leaf is widely recommended to be taken during pregnancy to help facilitate easier parturition. Unsuitable to use as an herbal remedy to treat eye infections such as conjunctivitis. While I thought of raspberry as astringent and maybe even binding, Lininger et al. say it may cause mild loosening of stools and nausea.

!