Raspberry
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) is a semi-shrub of the Rosaceae family that grows wild in forests across the USSR and Central Europe and is cultivated in gardens. In medicine, ripe dried fruits and fresh raspberries are used, containing various nutrients and acids, and are prepared into syrup or consumed as tea for their diaphoretic properties.
Encyclopedia article (1928–1936)
RASPBERRY (Fructus, s. Baccae Rubi idaei Ph. VII), fruit of R. The plant producing it is also called R. (Rubus idaeus L.) - a semi-shrub of the rose family (Rosaceae);
Raspberry: 1 - branch with flowers and fruits; 2 - longitudinal section of a flower; 3 - longitudinal section of a fruit.
grows wild in the forests of the USSR, in Central Europe; cultivated in gardens. In medicine, ripe dried fruits and fresh raspberries (fruits) are used, containing 70-90% juice, consisting of 0.4% nitrogenous substances, 1.4% free acids (malic, citric, formic, salicylic), 4% sugars (inverted, traces of cane sugar), 0.7% non-nitrogenous substances, 7.5% wood fiber and grains, pectin substances, traces of essential oil, 0.5% ash. According to the latest data, only citric and formic acids are present among the acids. From raspberry fruits, raspberry syrup (Sirupus Rubi idaei) is prepared, added to mixtures as a flavoring agent; R. is also drunk, brewing it with boiling water like tea - a favorite folk and domestic remedy to which diaphoretic action is attributed. The action of R. as a diaphoretic is usually explained by the action of large amounts of hot water drunk with raspberry, followed by wrapping the patient.
Related articles
Mentioned in
Cite this page
“Raspberry.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/raspberry/