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Raspberry
(Rubus species)
 Description:
A biennial upright shrub with creeping perennial roots.
The stems are smooth, bristly, with or without hooked
prickles. Leaves are alternate, pinnate with 3-7 oval
leaflets. The white flowers are cup-shaped. The fruit
is red, made up of cohering drupelets. Found throughout
North America in thickets, untended fields and is widely
cultivated.
EDIBLE,
Medicinal: The berries make a delicious food, high
in Vit. C, and minerals . They are used as a flavoring,
and a red dye. It is a anti-nausea, astringent, and laxative.
It is a remedy for diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, headaches,
to prevent miscarriage, increase milk in nursing mothers,
reduce labor pains, a mild laxative, soothing to the kidneys
and urinary tract. Steep 1-2 tablespoons of the leaves
in 1/2 cup water. Take 1 cup a day. A tea of the leaves,
simmered 10 minutes, is used for washing sores, ulcers
and raw surfaces.
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