9.25.2011

Raspberries (Rubus idaeus)

Raspberries (Rubus idaeus)



Description
The Raspberry is the Bushy shrubcrawling with springsstraight stemsarched towards the tipwith straight and thick thornssharp like needles, often placed on the lower part onlyThe leaves are composed of 3-7 leafletstoothed on the edges, green on the upper side, white on the bottomThe flowers are whitecomposed from five sepalsfive petals, several stamensThe fruit is reddish in colorwith a pleasant smell and flavored sour taste.  It blooms starting in May, until July. It grows in rocky places, forest clearings in hill and mountain regions.


Harvest
From the raspberry bush young leaves, without the main petiole, can be harvested, before and during blooming.

Drying Mode
The leaves are dried in thin layers, naturally or artificially, at a temperature of 40-50 degrees C. From 3-4 kg of fresh leaves you can get 1 kg of dried ones.



Uses
It is used as an astringent in diarrhea.






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