herb data, Red Raspberry, Rubus wallichii, Gauriphal, wild red raspberry, reapberry, holisticonline.com

**Herb Information**
Name: Red Raspberry
Biological Name: Rubus wallichii
Other Names: Red Raspberry, Gauriphal, wild red raspberry, reapberry
Description Raspberry grows wild in UK. It is also plentiful in the North-West parts of India. It is cultivated in other parts of the world.
Constitution Raspberry contains a volatile oil, sugar, pectin, citric and malic acids, mineral and coloring matter, some mineral salts and water.
Parts Used: Leaves, fruit
Medicinal Properties Action Alterative, anti-emetic, astringent, hemostatic, parturient, purgative, stimulant, stomachic, tonic. Fruit: antacid, esculent, laxative, parturient Uses Raspberry is cooling in all feverish conditions. Fresh fruit allays thirst better than any fruit, except strawberry. Infusion of raspberry leaves is a remedy for severe laxity of bowels, dysentery, cholera, summer complaints and passive hemorrhage from stomach etc.
Safety: Caution: Most varieties promote abortion except American red raspberry. This herb also may promote constipation. Do not take if you are pregnant. No other information is available. Do not take without the supervision of a qualified professional.