Raspberry leaf tea: ef­fect, do­sage and ap­p­li­ca­tion 

Tea made from the dried leaves of the raspberry plant has been con­si­dered a me­di­cinal plant for cen­tu­ries. Mid­wives to this day use it on pregnant women to pro­mote labor and fa­ci­li­tate child­birth. In ad­di­tion, raspberry leaf tea is also said to help women who want to have children to fi­nally get pregnant. Alt­hough there are no proven sci­en­tific stu­dies, the ef­fec­ti­ve­ness of the in­fu­sion has often been proven in prac­tice. [1]

Raspberry leaf tea to sta­bi­lize the cycle

The leafs of the plant con­tain phy­to­hor­mones, which has a si­milar ef­fect as es­t­ro­gens. Es­t­ro­gens have a po­si­tive ef­fect on the ma­tu­ra­tion of the egg and can also pro­mote the de­ve­lo­p­ment of the ute­rine mu­cosa. If fer­ti­liz­a­tion of the egg oc­curs, it can im­plant better. The­re­fore, the in­fu­sion is re­com­mended espe­cially in the first half of the cycle until ovu­la­tion. In ad­di­tion, re­gular con­sump­tion of the tea can sta­bi­lize an ir­re­gular cycle.

Raspberry leaf tea and lady’s mantle tea for those who wish to have children

Raspberry leaf tea is often re­com­mended in com­bi­na­tion with lady’s mantle tea. While raspberry leafs create the best con­di­tions for ovu­la­tion in the first half of the cycle, lady’s mantle tea has been shown to have a po­si­tive ef­fect on lu­teal pro­duc­tion in the se­cond half of the cycle.

Raspberry leafs are said to pro­mote blood flow to the uterus

A tea in­fu­sion of raspberry leafs can have a re­la­xing ef­fect on the uterus and in­crease blood flow. This in­cre­ases the chance of im­plan­ta­tion of a fer­ti­lized egg. The tea re­laxes the mus­cles and can the­re­fore also have a po­si­tive ef­fect on mens­trual pain.

Pu­ri­fi­ca­tion and de­to­xi­fi­ca­tion of in­ternal or­gans

Raspberry leaf tea is said to have a clean­sing and de­to­xi­fying ef­fect on in­ternal or­gans. This is also said to in­crease the chance of ful­fil­ling the de­sire to have children. Mo­reover, the leafs con­tain vit­amin C, iron and cal­cium, in ad­di­tion to the de­co­n­gestant tan­nins.

Raspberry leaf tea is con­si­dered a na­tural re­medy that has a ra­ther long-term ef­fect. So, it may take some time be­fore a cycle-re­gu­la­ting ef­fect oc­curs. You should al­ways brew the tea fresh and then drink it warm in small sips.

How to pre­pare the raspberry leaf tea

1. For about 300 ml of tea you need one he­aped teas­poon of dried raspberry leaves.
2. Brew the tea mix­ture with boi­ling water.
3. The tea should steep for about 10 to 15 mi­nutes.

How does raspberry leaf tea taste?

The tea made from the dried raspberry leafs cannot be com­pared to a fruit or herbal tea. Women with an unful­filled de­sire to have children drink raspberry leaf tea more for its ef­fect ra­ther than for its taste. Raspberry leaf tea has a bitter, slightly straw-like taste.

Tip: You can sweeten it with honey to en­hance the taste.

At Fer­tilly, we have made it our mis­sion to ac­com­pany cou­ples (ho­mo­se­xual and he­te­ro­se­xual) and sin­gles on the way to ful­fil­ling their child wish. In doing so, it is im­portant to us to create trans­pa­rency in the area of fer­ti­lity ser­vices, to pro­vide in­for­ma­tion and know­ledge on the to­pics of pregnancy and fer­ti­lity and to help you to find the most sui­table Fer­ti­lity Center. Through coope­ra­tion with first-class Fer­ti­lity Cen­tres and cli­nics in Eu­rope, en­qui­ries about Fer­tilly are given pre­fe­ren­tial tre­at­ment. This means that our pa­ti­ents avoid the usually long wai­ting times and get ap­point­ments more quickly.

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Sources: 

[1] Wal­raff, D. et al.: Kin­der­wunsch. Der Rat­geber des Be­ra­tungs­netz­werkes Kin­der­wunsch Deutsch­land (BKiD), Kohl­hammer Verlag, 2014