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Rubus saxatilis, the stone bramble or roebuck berry, is a species of Rubus widespread across much of Eurasia.
The inflorescence is a few-flowered corymb. The calyx of each flower has five sepals and the corolla is composed of five narrow white petals. There is a bunch of and there are several pistils. The fruit is an aggregate of several red, fleshy . It is red, in diameter, and contains large pips. Its fruit persists for an average of 17.6 days, and bears an average of 2.0 seeds per fruit. Fruits average 94.0% water (possibly the highest among European fleshy fruits), and their dry matter includes 29.8% and 1.4% .
The stone bramble can form dense clumps, spreading by means of its runners. It can also spread by seed as its edible fruit are eaten by birds which deposit the seeds elsewhere in their droppings. It flourishes in damp woods and rough places and can grow vigorously in clearings created by felling trees.
Uses
Culinary
The berries are edible raw or cooked, and have an acid flavor, but are agreeable to the palate. In Russian cuisine, they are eaten plain with sugar, honey, or milk, and can be used in preparation of kissel, kompot, juice, syrup, jams and jellies, and kvass.
Medicinal
Many parts of the plant are astringent, owing largely to the presence of . A decoction of the root was once used in India for the treatment of relaxed bowels and dysentery, and also in treating the spasmodic stage of whooping cough. A decoction of the leaves was used to treat dysentery and some types of bleeding.Chopra, Ram Nath. "Rubus saxatilis". Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants, pp 216. Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (India), 1956.
Other
A purple to dull blue dye can be obtained from the fruit.
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