Red Raspberry

🌿 Red Raspberry Leaf (Rubus idaeus L.)

Also known as: Raspberry Leaf • Woman’s Herb
Family: Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Origin: Albania & Bulgaria
Parts Used: Leaf
Primary Use: Reproductive Health • Uterine Tonic • Digestive & Skin Support

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✨ Description

Organic Red Raspberry Leaf is one of nature’s most beloved herbs for women’s wellness — a gentle yet powerful uterine tonic and nutrient-rich leaf long used to support reproductive balance, pregnancy preparation, and overall vitality.

Though it shares its name with the sweet summer fruit, raspberry leaf doesn’t taste like berries. Instead, it offers a smooth, earthy flavor similar to black tea with light tannic notes, making it a delightful caffeine-free base for herbal blends.

Our Bulgarian and Albanian raspberry leaves are hand-harvested at peak freshness, then air-dried to preserve their deep green color, flavor, and mineral content. The result is a high-quality herb rich in iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and vitamins B & C, providing nourishment for the blood, muscles, and nerves.

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🍵 Internal Uses & Benefits

• Women’s Health: Tones and strengthens the uterus; supports menstrual balance and reproductive health.
• Pregnancy Support: Traditionally used in the second and third trimesters to prepare the body for labor by promoting uterine tone and easing delivery.
• Postpartum Recovery: Helps the uterus return to normal size, supports milk production, and replenishes minerals lost during childbirth.
• Digestive Aid: Calms cramping and soothes diarrhea due to its natural tannin content.
• Everyday Nourishment: Provides plant-based minerals that support overall vitality and balanced hormones.

How to Use:

• Tea: Steep 1–2 tsp of dried leaves per cup of hot water for 10–15 minutes. Drink 1–3 cups daily.
• Tincture: 30–40 drops in water up to twice daily for hormonal or menstrual support.
• Blends Well With: Nettle Leaf, Oatstraw, Rose Petals, Lemon Balm, and Spearmint.

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💧 External Uses

Red Raspberry Leaf can be added to herbal baths or compresses for postpartum healing or minor skin irritation. The astringent tannins make it excellent for toning the skin, soothing rashes, and calming inflammation.

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🌬️ Smoking & Aromatic Use

Raspberry Leaf is one of the most popular base herbs for herbal smoking blends.
It burns smoothly with a mild, neutral flavor and blends beautifully with Mullein, Damiana, Lavender, or Blue Lotus to enhance relaxation and balance. Its feminine energy and grounding aroma make it a favorite for spiritual or meditative smoke rituals.

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🐾 For Pets

Under professional guidance, raspberry leaf tea can be given to dogs to support reproductive health, digestion, and muscle tone. Always consult a holistic veterinarian before use, especially for pregnant animals.

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🔮 Metaphysical & Energetic Uses

Element: Water & Earth
Chakra Alignment: Sacral & Heart

Energetically, Raspberry Leaf carries nurturing, protective, and harmonizing energy.
It is the herb of divine feminine balance, promoting emotional calm, fertility, and gentle strength. In spiritual work, it is used to bless new beginnings, protect the womb space, and align the physical and emotional body with cycles of renewal.

Affirmation:

“I honor my body’s wisdom — I am strong, balanced, and deeply nourished.”

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🌾 Harvest & Sourcing

Our organic raspberry leaves are handpicked in Albania and Bulgaria, sourced from sustainable family farms that prioritize soil health and clean air-drying methods. The young spring leaves are chosen for their high nutrient content, vibrant green hue, and clean, crisp aroma.

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⚖️ Energetics & Taste

• Taste: Smooth, earthy, slightly tannic; reminiscent of black tea.
• Energetic Profile: Cooling, toning, strengthening, harmonizing.

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⚠️ Warnings

• Not recommended during the first trimester of pregnancy.
• Always consult your healthcare provider or herbalist before using during pregnancy or while nursing.
• May cause mild tightening sensations as the uterus tones — this is normal.

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🌻 A Note from the Herbalist

Red Raspberry Leaf is one of the most beautiful gifts nature offers to women. It teaches strength through softness — toning, balancing, and nourishing the body without depleting it.
In my practice, I call it “the herbal midwife” — a companion that supports every phase of womanhood, from the first moon cycle to motherhood and beyond.

“Grounded in grace, I bloom with strength.”