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''Rubus rosifolius'', (sometimes spelled ''Rubus rosaefolius''), also known as roseleaf bramble, West Indian raspberry, thimbleberry and ola'a is a prickly subshrub native to rainforest and tall open forest of the Himalayas, East Asia, and eastern Australia.〔( ''Rubus rosaefolius'' plant profile, Plant for the Future database )〕 It is also found abundantly in the Brazilian states Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and to the south as far as Rio Grande do Sul.〔Frutas Brasileiras e Exóticas Cultivadas, Harri Lorenzi et al., Instituto Plantarum de Estudos da Flora, 2006〕 The plant can also be found in a lot of San Francisco neighborhoods. Rose-leaf bramble leaves are compound with toothed margins, with glandular-hairs on both sides of leaflets. Flowers are white in panicles or solitary.〔( PlantNET, ''Rubus rosifolius'' plant profile )〕 Edible fruit are 2 cm long. Leaves stay green and fruits ripen in early autumn in Eastern Australia. ==Uses== Although ''R. rosifolius'' is rarely cultivated, the plant has several uses. The fruit is sweet and pleasant flavoured when grown with good soil moisture. The fruit is also sold at markets in the Himalayas.〔Gamble, J. S., ''A Manual of Indian Timbers'', Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, 1972〕 The leaf is used as a medicinal herbal tea for treating diarrhoea, menstrual pains, morning sickness and labour pains.〔Low, T., ''Bush Medicine - A Pharmacopoeia of Natural Remedies,'' 1990, ISBN 0-207-16462-2〕 The leaf contains essential oils.〔Southwell, I., 'The Constituents of Rubus rosifolius. The Structure of Rosifoliol, a Biogenetically Significant Sesquiterpenoid', ''Australian Journal of Chemistry'', 1978, vol. 31(11), pp2527 - 2538 ()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rubus rosifolius」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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