✦ Raspberry · in one breath ✦
Cottony texture, neutral taste — a plant of tissue, without dependence.
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What is raspberry leaf?
Raspberry leaf is the leaf of Rubus idaeus, the thorny Rosaceae shrub that gives the red raspberry. Far beyond her fruit, her leaf has been known since Greek Antiquity as "the women's herb" — companion of the feminine cycle from first menstruation to menopause. INFUSE offers her as whole organic leaves from France, as tea or as non-tobacco smoking base.
What are the traditional uses of raspberry leaf?
Across ancient Greece, European midwives, Cherokee and Algonquin women, Slavic tradition and French folk medicine, raspberry leaf is the plant of the feminine cycle and bodily transitions — menstruation, end of pregnancy, postpartum, menopause. She is one of the rare plants that tradition accompanies throughout a woman's life.
How do I prepare a raspberry leaf tea?
Place about a teaspoon of whole leaves in 250 ml of simmering water (around 80°C, never boiling), cover and let infuse 5 to 10 minutes, then strain. Feminine tradition also knows the long infusion — a large handful of leaves in one litre, left several hours, for a nourishing drink to sip during the day.
Can pregnant women drink raspberry leaf?
The tradition of European midwives reserves this use for the last trimester, never in early pregnancy, and always under the watch of a midwife or healthcare professional. INFUSE gives no medical advice — we transmit an ancient transcultural use and invite each woman to be accompanied.
Can raspberry leaf be smoked?
Yes — in Europe, raspberry leaf has served for centuries as a non-tobacco smoking blend base. Her cottony texture and her neutral, lightly fruity taste make her a soft base, without nicotine or addictive substance. Any smoke remains smoke however — vaporisation is gentler for regular use.
What's the difference between short and long raspberry infusion?
The short infusion (5 to 10 minutes) gives a light, fruity, everyday tea. The long infusion (several hours, sometimes overnight) extracts more of the leaf's minerals and gives a denser drink — it is the herbalists' "nutritive" way, to drink fresh or warm during the day.
Why is raspberry called the women's herb?
Because cultures separated by oceans and centuries — ancient Greeks, English midwives, Cherokee women, Slavic grandmothers — arrived independently at the same conclusion: raspberry leaf accompanies the feminine cycle at all her ages. This transcultural convergence is one of the strongest signatures of a traditional plant.
Does raspberry leaf have contraindications?
She counts among the gentlest plants of European pharmacopoeias. Caution applies mostly to early pregnancy (to avoid before the last trimester), history of miscarriage, and Rosaceae allergy, rare. In case of medical treatment, signal her use to your practitioner. Do your own research (DYOR).
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