Witnessed by: Western · Unani
Raspberry (Rubus idaeus), of the Rosaceae family. Prickly shrub of erect biennial canes; native range: Europe and northern Asia; widely cultivated in temperate lands. Globally recognized as toot al-ullaiq (توت العليق) in Arabic, and raspberry leaf, red raspberry in English. The part used is leaf (chiefly) and ripe fruit. Astringent, tannic green leaves; sweet, aromatic, soft red fruit.
In this cross-tradition database, we analyze how this substance operates across world medicine systems — tracking its traditional tastes, temperatures, tissue affinities, post-digestive effects, and planetary correspondences across Ayurveda, Unani, and Western herbalism.
RASPBERRY
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- Raspberry
- Scientific name
- Rubus idaeus L.
- Family
- Rosaceae
Form
- Part used
- leaf (chiefly) and ripe fruit
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- Western
- astringent · sour
- Unani
- astringent (qabiz) · sour
Temperature
Western: cool
Unani: cold & dry (2nd degree)
convergence: both {witness_count} witnesses reckon it cooling and drying
Affinity
where in the body it travels
Organs / channels
- Western
- uterus · intestines · mucous membranes
- Unani
- uterus · intestines · stomach
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- Western
- astringent, uterine tonic, partus praeparator and antidiarrhoeal; the classic leaf tea to tone the womb in the last trimester and ease childbirth, and a gargle for sore mouth and throat
- Unani
- qabiz (astringent) and muqawwi-e-rahm (uterine tonic); the leaf to check diarrhoea and strengthen the womb, the fruit cooling and thirst-quenching
Cautions
- Contraindications
- leaf traditionally reserved for the later stages of pregnancy, not the first trimester
- Toxicity
- non-toxic in tea and food doses
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