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Never use this or any other herb without first consulting your Doctor!
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BLACKBERRY Rubus fruticosus and
other species
Rosaceae
Parts Used: berries, leaves and root bark.
Energy and Flavors: Berries are sweet, the leaves
and barks are astringent, cool energy
Systems Affected: Liver, Kidneys
Biochemical constituents: Berries contain
isocitric and malic acids;sugars,pectin,
monoglycoside of cyanidin, vitamin C and A. The
root and leaves contain tannins.
Properties: Berries are a cooling, Yin tonic; the
leaves and root bark are antipyretic,astringent
and hemostatic.
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Blackberries are a Yin, blood nourishing tonic. The leaves are used for mucus discharges, fevers, colds and sore throughts. The root bark is one of the best remedies for diarrhea, dysentery and bleeding.
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Description: Tall, thorny, arching cane with palmate-compound leaves, white, 5-petaled flowers and familiar fruit; flowers white to pinkish, 5-petaled, radially-symmetrical 3/4 inch across, with many bushy stamens, in loose clusters; fruit aggregate, black, elliptical, faceted, 1/2 to 1-1/2 inches long; leaves palmate-compound, up to 7 inches long, 3 to 7-parted, leaflets sharply toothed, up to 2 inches long; stem biennial cane trailing or up to 9 feet tall, arching, reddish-brown, sharply thorny; roots perennial.
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Pick berries that come off the bush easily. These are the ripest and tastiest. Eat as is, add to cereals, drinks, pies, cakes, fruit sauces, fruit salads, make jelly or wine.
Dose: standard infussion of the leaves or decoction of the root bark; The berries can be eaten to one's content.
Blackberries are used for: anemia
The leaves are used for: fevers,colds,sore throats,
vaginal discharge.
The root bark is used for: diarrhea, dysentery
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