Rubus idaeus
Actions:
Astringent, Nutritive, Uterine Tonic
Therapeutic Categories:
balance hormones, relieve menstrual cramps, prepare the womb for childbirth during pregnancy, tone and tighten tissue, diarrhea
Safety:
no noted precautions
Magical Uses:
Balancing, great to use in addition to cleansing
Plant Parts Used: Leaves, berries
Preparations: Tea, balms/salves
Energetics: dry
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Plant Identifiers: Broad, ridged leaves with a silvery underside, and tiny thorns along the stems. Red fruit.
Etymology: Greek Olympian Gods could be found collecting the ripe berries around Mount Ida, hence the name Rubus idaeus which means “bramble of Ida” in Latin.
Chemical Constituents: phenolic acids: chlorogenic, gallic, ferulic, caffeic acids, as well as flavonoids, including quercetin and kaempferol-3-O-glucosiden, ellagic and salicylic acids