Herb latin name: Rubus xanthocarpus


Family: Rosaceae (Rose Family)



Medicinal use of Rubus xanthocarpus:

The entire young plant is used in medicine. No more details are given.

Description of the plant:



Plant:
Perennial


Height:
10 cm
(4 inches)

Flowering:
June

Habitat of the herb:

Stony places. Roadsides, slopes, forests and rocky ravines at elevations of 600 - 3200 metres in Anhui, Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces.

Edible parts of Rubus xanthocarpus:

Fruit - raw or cooked. It is also used for making jams, jelly and wine. Raspberry flavoured. The orange-yellow fruit is about 15mm in diameter.

Other uses of the herb:

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

Propagation of Rubus xanthocarpus:

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:

Stony places. Roadsides, slopes, forests and rocky ravines at elevations of 600 - 3200 metres in Anhui, Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces.

Known hazards of Rubus xanthocarpus:

None known

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.