Herb latin name: Rubus paniculatus


Family: Rosaceae (Rose Family)



Medicinal use of Rubus paniculatus:

A paste of the bark is used in the treatment of scabies. A paste of the leaves is used as a poultice on sprains.

Description of the plant:



Plant:
Deciduous
Shrub

Height:
3 m
(9 3/4 foot)

Flowering:
July to
August

Habitat of the herb:

Shrubberies, 1500 - 2900 metres from Pakistan to Bhutan. Damp shady ravines to 1800 metres in Jaunsar and Tehri-Garhwal. Mixed forests on slopes, ravines, streamsides, 1500 - 3200 m.

Edible parts of Rubus paniculatus:

Fruit - raw or cooked. A blackberry.

Other uses of the herb:

A purple to dull blue dye is obtained from the fruit.

Propagation of Rubus paniculatus:

Seed - requires stratification and is best sown in early autumn in a cold frame. Stored seed requires one month stratification at about 3°C and is best sown as early as possible in the year. Prick out the seedlings when they are large enough to handle and grow on in a cold frame. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring of the following year. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame. Tip layering in July. Plant out in autumn. Division in early spring or just before leaf-fall in the autumn.

Cultivation of the herb:

Shrubberies, 1500 - 2900 metres from Pakistan to Bhutan. Damp shady ravines to 1800 metres in Jaunsar and Tehri-Garhwal. Mixed forests on slopes, ravines, streamsides, 1500 - 3200 m.

Known hazards of Rubus paniculatus:

None known

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.