Kalinów, near Bratoszewice

Native to temperate Eurasia. Edible plant - fruits raw or cooked, succulent but insipid; the young leaves are a substitute for tea. Herbal plant - fruits are positive for alimentary canal, acting as a sedative are advisable in women's menopause treatment; the juice from fruits can be used for treatment of eczema; a decoction of leaves is diaphoretic, thus used in cold and strep throat. Useful plant - most, if not all, thicket-forming species of Rubus have good erosion control value; they usually grow satisfactorily on barren and infertile soils and invade and occupy eroded areas.