Starwest Botanicals Organic Raspberry Leaf - Herbal Loose Leaf Tea, Caffeine Free Natural Herbs, Pure Dried Raspberry Leaf, Cut & Sifted, Certified Kosher, Non-GMO - Bulk 1 lb Bag

If you want raspberry tea for the flavor this is not for you but if you are looking for medicinal grade raspberry leaf this is the best! Raspberry leaf tea doesn't taste like raspberries at all! This has a mild herb flavor that I wouldn't fool with if I only drank it for the taste. Red raspberry is especially good for the female system and helpful during pregnancy for a number of reasons but it is safe for everyone. (unless you happen to be allergic, which I've never heard of before but who knows?) The first time I harvested my own raspberry leaves I through them out after they were dried because I thought they looked moldy. I have since learned that this is just the look of dried raspberry leaves! When it is dried it is still somewhat soft instead of crunchy like most dried herbs and it clumps together. This is a very mild tea and should be steeped like white or green tea: heat water to 175 degrees F and use 1 1/2 teaspoons for every 8oz of water. Steep for 2-4 minutes according to taste. I like to sweeten mine with a little honey. As with most herbal teas, it doesn't cream well.

Absolutely love that I purchased this! I am seven months pregnant and it has really helped so far with swelling and improving my sleep. I'm also looking forward to the benefits during labor and after for breastfeeding. I will definitely come back to my review in a few months to update. I usually drink 2 cups a day one in the morning then again in the evening. The only draw back that I can think of is that my stool is a bit more loose than normal (Sorry for too much info), but that might bother some people. Anyways its a great loose leaf tea and it comes with plenty in it, though I might have to purchase again to last me throughout the whole third trimester and beyond, but I'm more than happy to! If you'd like to start during the first or second trimester my midwife said 1 cup a day is suitable then change to 2-3 cups during the third. I will probably start 3 cups once I reach 32 weeks.

I bought this tea on a whim after seeing a few tiktoks that it's supposed to help with period pain. I drank this stuff about 5 days a week for 6 weeks. My last period was the first time since I was 12 years old I didn't need Midol. I'm 35. I was blown away. I was at a level 2 pain for a few hours and then done. I also bled less. I mostly just shed the tissue of the lining. Hardly any blood. I was changing my pad for hygiene, not because it was saturated. I cannot believe what a life changer this has been. $20 bucks worth of tea has saved me money in pads and drugs. And this tea is going to last for a LONG time. There's so much of it. Chef's kiss. Who cares what it tastes like?

I got this when I was about 35 weeks pregnant with my second baby, I'm now almost 39 weeks. The tea tastes great. It doesn't really even need sugar. I love to add a little bit of sugar and lemon to mine though. I don't know if it will make my labor shorter (I'm really hoping it will =]). However my midwife says most of the women that she's taken care of had pretty short labors and quicker recoveries drinking Red Raspberry Leaf tea after birth as well. I do notice I get some braxton hicks for an hour or so after I drink a mug, nothing serious, just cramp-ish feelings. But that's normal, I'm sure my uterus is much more toned and prepared to give birth this time around. Even if it doesn't give me the 5 hour labor I'm hoping for, it tastes great, it's healthy and it's relaxing. I may very well order more from this company for future pregnancies.

I originally bought this tea to help with menstrual cramps. And I still have it since it’s such a large container. But it was very helpful in the menstrual cramps and also had decent flavor.

i value the purchase... interesting though some of the branches are long and brittle so can cause injury if not handled with care i put in small individual tea bags to use at my convenience

was recommended by my birthing class. the bag i received was so large that I was able to share it with another pregnant friend. Honestly I can't attest to whether it really did anything for my uterus or birth experience, but I liked the flavor anyway. I would prepare a big stock pot of tea and honey and then refrigerate. it would last me 3-4 days and then I would repeat. yummy.

I use this in place of mare magic and there isn’t a difference I can tell. It has the same effect without the price tag. Her mare was a brood mare at some point and this definitely helps keep her cycle in check. She is no longer as messy as she was. Definitely will continue to use. It’s better quality than some others I have tried and I have not found anything in it that doesn’t belong