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Along with just selling the great tasting fruit of this species for food, the American red raspberry makes a good leaf tea that is great for diarrhea, menstrual cramps, cystitis, or just something nice to drink. It is also good for gargling for a sore throat, or something to use to wash sores, wounds, and skin rashes on the outside of your body. As [http://medicinalherbinfo.org/herbs/RedRaspberry.html] | |||
As for professional medicinal properties, the American red raspberry can be used as an astringent, remedy for cardiac problems, or refrigerant. [http://medicinalherbinfo.org/herbs/RedRaspberry.html] An astringent is a substance or preparation, such as alum, that draws together or constricts body tissues and is effective in stopping the flow of blood or other secretions. [http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/astringent]. A refrigerant would be an agent used to reduce heart fever. [http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/astringent] Also, in the seventeenth century, Europeans thought of raspberries as an antispasmodic and they created a juice from it to help prevent vomiting. [http://www.gardenguides.com/taxonomy/american-red-raspberry-rubus-idaeus/] | |||
In the old days, when natural child birth was the only way to go, women brewed a tea made of the leaf of the red raspberry and drank it at least two months of the pregnancy to tone their uterus for labor. After the child was born, the mother would continue drinking the tea for several weeks to return the uterus to normal. [http://medicinalherbinfo.org/herbs/RedRaspberry.html] | |||
As for wildlife, animals including grouse, birds, raccoons, coyotes, squirrels, skunks, and chipmunks eat the fruit. This plant also provides cover and shelter for many wildlife species and it serves the purpose of a good nesting spot for many birds. [http://www.gardenguides.com/taxonomy/american-red-raspberry-rubus-idaeus/] | |||
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