Frontier Natural Products - Red Raspberry Leaf Cut & Sifted Organic - 1 lb.
Frontier Natural Products - Raspberry Leaf Cut & Sifted Certified Organic - 1 lb. (453 g) Frontier Natural Products Certified Organic Cut and Sifted Raspberry Leaf contains non-irradiated raspberry leaves that are freshness dated. To ensure fresh flavor that's always pure and natural, Frontier's spices are quality tested and freshness dated. Red raspberry leaf is used to make a tasty tea and is often combined with other tea herbs to give the beverages a more robust flavor. Raspberry contains tannins that give it an astringent flavor and make it a wonderful toning herb. Botanical name: Rubus idaeus L. Botanical Family: Rosaceae Common name: raspberry Synonyms: red raspberry, European raspberry, hoja de frambueso (Spanish) The Plant: Red raspberry, black raspberry, blackberry, boysenberry, cloudberry, dewberry, thimbleberry and loganberry are just a few of the 250-plus members of the genus Rubus. Raspberry is a native of North America, Asia and Europe and is cultivated for its fruits throughout most of the temperate regions around the world. Although the berries have been harvested since prehistory (fruit fragments have been found in archeological digs at ancient village sites), cultivation did not begin until the Middle Ages. Raspberry has since gone through plant selection and hybridization to create numerous named varieties. Red raspberry canes have varying degrees of thorns and grow up to six feet tall. A patch of raspberry can become an impenetrable bramble if not kept in check by pruning. The leaves are toothed and medium green on the upper side; underneath, they are covered in fine hairs that give them a silvery look. (see photo) Constituents of Note: Tannins are responsible for the astringency of raspberry leaves. Also present are several flavonoids and vitamin C. Quality: Raspberry leaves are green with a silver-gray underside.