Blackberry
₡2,550.00
Scientific name: Rubus fruticosus
Family: Moreae
Origin: Europe
Medicinal use: Used as a tinctorial plant. Green branches, leaves and roots can be used. They color from blackish to yellowish, going through brown and beige. The fruits provide anticyan pigment such as cyanidin, malvidin and chrysanthemum, which are sensitive to pH. The different colors that it adopts determine the degree of ripening (green, red and black, respectively).
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