🪶Indigenous / Native American
Black Raspberry
Rubus occidentalis
About Black Raspberry
Black Raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) is a herb used in the Indigenous / Native American tradition to help with Immune Support, Digestive Issues, Gut Health, and Skin Health. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Rubus occidentalis is a species of Rubus native to eastern North America. Its common name black raspberry is shared with the closely related western American species Rubus leucodermis. Other names occasionally used include wild black raspberry, black caps, black cap raspberry, thimbleberry, and scotch cap.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Aerial Parts · bothLeaves · both