Raspberry leaves for easy labor?

xoxoGOATSxoxo · #1 10/12/07, 08:54 PM

Somebody told me feeding raspberry leaves a few weeks before the due date makes the labor easier. True or false? Because if it is, I think now would be the time to gather and dry them.

How to feed them? Just dried as they are? Ground up and in the grain? Or should I make her some tea?

deafgoatlady · #2 10/12/07, 09:00 PM

Yes it is true that it helps have easier labor..

MaggieJ · #3 10/12/07, 09:18 PM

I know it works with rabbits.

coryy · #4 10/12/07, 09:48 PM

I drink it as tea in MY last trimester! It's supposed to help uterine contractions be more efficient. It's worth having around to drink when you're on your period, too (apologies if you're a guy, i can't tell from your name!). It certainly won't hurt.

AtHomeDaughter · #5 10/12/07, 10:53 PM

Red Raspberry tea is not just for us girls (goats and humans!)

Guys benefit from red rasp. intake too!

We enjoy drinking Mama's Red Raspberry Brew offered by Bulk herb store

http://www.bulkherbstore.com/MRRB

Also, if your not a tea drinker, you can take capsules. They have inexpensive ones that work wonderfully at vitacost.com

Jessica

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oceanmist · #6 10/12/07, 11:39 PM

yep I've used it many times with my Holland Lop bunnies and it really does help...

i'd feed them dried/ fresh and if you can get a large batch of tea and she'll drink that all the better...

good stuff those natural plants for use on our animals

Misty

hoofinitnorth · #7 10/13/07, 12:06 AM

Many people up here SWEAR by it for themselves and for their goats. A couple gals told me that they had a goat that had a C-section and the uterus looked AMAZING and shrank right back up like it was supposed to - right before their eyes, which they attributed to the red raspberry leaves.

I used to take red raspberry leaves in capsule or tea form for cramps.

southerngurl · #8 10/13/07, 09:15 AM

For those who don't have any raspberry plants, blackberries are supposed to help to a lesser degree as well.

xoxoGOATSxoxo · #9 10/13/07, 04:16 PM

Okay, thanks!
I'll pick some today. Any recomedations on drying them? Lay them out? Hang them up? Sun or shade?

Im a girl.

Lizzieag · #10 10/14/07, 02:37 AM

I buy Red Raspberry Tea from my local health food store and make a tincture. Then all I need is to give my does (or myself in the last trimester) 1 dropper ful a day. It is easy to add to a 1 tablespoon of molasses and they don't even notice.

To make a tincture (and this is the same for any herb) take a 1 pint mason jar and pack as much of the herb into it as you can, then cover with Apple Cider Vinegar (don't use white) Shake twice a day for 4 -6 weeks. After 4-6 weeks, strain out the herbs, cap and store in the refrigerator. Stays good for 1 year to 18 months, as long as you don't contaminate the jar.

HazyDay · #11 10/14/07, 08:18 PM

Wow! I read this and went out and started picking leaves! We have TONS of them and they are still maiking berries! But I have filled my rack! Now I have to wait or make more!

christij · #12 10/14/07, 08:22 PM

What do you do if you don't have a rasberry plant.....

southerngurl · #13 10/14/07, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by christij

What do you do if you don't have a rasberry plant.....

http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/bulkherb/r.html

deafgoatlady · #14 10/14/07, 10:15 PM

Christi... There is a health food store in Farmington. They have bunch of stuff.. That what I always go.