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Wild Raspberry
Rubus Rosifolius Mauritius raspberry, roseleaf raspberry, thimbleberry

Family: ROSACEAE


This "weed" grows profusely on our land and we have heard tales of it "taking over" underutilised pasture very rapidly. The plant is listed by PIER (Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk) as a plant species which is threatening Pacific island ecosystems.

However our experience is that after about 5 years in an area the plants seem to have done their work and they become sparse and weak, making way for different species to thrive.

We have enjoyed many mornings gathering its wild fruit for breakfast. What a delight to enjoy these natural abundant delights and to benefit from the nuitrients therein.

A friend came to our place 2 days before her baby was due and we made her up 2 large bottles of tea made from the leaves and she drank the tea often before and during her labour. With her first child she had a 6 hour labour and lots of pain during the delivery, with this one she had an hour and a half labour and experienced a drug-free labour and relatively pain-free delivery.

Red Raspberry is well known for making birthing easier and safer. It strengthens the uterus and entire reproductive system therefore it is great to take throughout the entire pregnancy.
Wild Raspberry Rubus Rosifolius at Middle Path
Wild Raspberry



Wild Raspberry is well known to be useful in
 
  • Childbirth
  • Painful Menstruation
  • Diarrhea
  • Flu
  • Morning Sickness
Taken as a tea dried or fresh. The fruit is a rich source of Vitamin C.

Other names for Wild RaspberryRubus Rosifolius

  • Mauritius raspberry
  • Roseleaf raspberry
  • Thimbleberry
Our Wild Raspberry is clearly related to the better-knownand sweeter raspberry which can be found in season in fruiterers.



from the Encyclopedia of Herbs and Herbalism:
Wild Raspberry Rubus Rosifolius ROSACEAE

Rubus idaeus L ROSACEA
Raspberry

Like so many wild fruits the Raspberry has been known and used since pre-history in Europe, fragments of the berry being found in archaeological excavations of Swiss villages. Cultivation began in the Middle Ages, and the many European raspberry cultivars are all developed from this wild species. Prior to 1866 (at which time over 4I varieties were known in the United States of America) all American types were also from R. idaeus. They are now also developed from R. ulmifolius Schott, R. ursinus Cham and Schlechtend, R, occidentalis L. Rubus is from the Latin for red, and idaeus means 'of Mount lea', after its abundance on Mount lda.

Description Upright or bent perennial 90-I50 cm tall, with varying degrees of prickles or sometimes entirely lacking them. Leaves: glabrous above, grey tomentose beneath, comprising 3 or 5 ovate leaflets. Flowers small, 1 -6 in drooping panicles in terminal axils, appearing early to mid-summer, followed by aromatic fleshy cone-shaped red to yellow fruit.

Distribution Eurasian native, introduced and widespread. In woodland clearings and edges, especially deciduous woodlands. On light soil, moist and rich in nutrients, to 2000 m in altitude.

Cultivation Wild. Numerous cultivars propagated by suckers or root cuttings. Canes should be removed after fruiting to allow new ones (primocanes) to develop. Tolerates most soils.

Constituents (leaves) Fragarine and other substances, acting in isolation as both uterine muscle stimulants and relaxants. (fruit) Citric acid; vitamin C; pectin.

Uses (fresh or dried leaves, fruit) Astringent; oxytocie; nutritive; laxative. The leaf is of proven value during confinement, if taken regularly and in small doses as an infusion - it eases and speeds parturition. In larger doses the leaf is of benefit in painful menstruation and also in diarrhoea. In large amounts the fruit is mildly laxative. The fruit was formerly employed in a variety of pharmaceutical and herbal products as a flavouring and colouring. Edible fruit is of economic importance.

Used in wines, liqueurs, vinegars, syrups, and for other confectionery, culinary and some cosmetic purposes.





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