Raspberry (Rubus spp.) are starting to flower right now. The leaves are the main part used medicinally, but the flowering process beginning is how you know that the leaves are mature. . . . I harvest raspberry leaves four times a year, and yesterday was the first one. The next one will be after the first flush of berries have finished, the last one will be after the first frost, and the third one will be in the fall after the canes do a small second fruiting. The raspberry leaf tincture and tea i use in my practice combine all of these. . . . Because harvesting at theis stage will decrease fruit yields for the can being harvested from, i limit it to plants that are growing somewhere that i don’t want them to. If you grow raspberries or have a stand of them that you manage, there will likely be no shortage of these. . . . #herbalmedicine #raspberryleaf #herbalist #naturalhealth #naturalmedicine #biodynamic #spagyric #permaculture #agroecologia #urbanhomestead
