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Raspberry leaf

14 people describe trying Raspberry leaf (5 with ME/CFS, 8 with long COVID, 1 not stated). Of the 9 who said how it went, 9 say it helped, often with one symptom, and none got worse. 2 credit it as one reason they got better overall.

Everyone · 14 people

All 14 who tried it

How it went for everyone who tried it

Helped means they said it helped with what they took it for, which may be one symptom and not the illness.

100%
helped
9 of 9
0%
no change
0 of 9
0%
got worse
0 of 9

Shares are out of the 9 people who said how it went. 5 more tried it without saying how it went.

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How it wentPeopleShare
Helped a lot111%
Helped889%
No change00%
Worse00%
Much worse00%

Did it last, for everyone it helped?

  • It wore off for 1 of the 9 people it helped, who credits it for their improvement.

Read from what people wrote, and the more someone wrote, the more likely they are to mention it. Some people stop posting before saying, so the real number may be higher.

Everyone · 2 people

2 who credit it

Among the 2 who credit it with their improvement, here’s how they are now

Credit it means they say it’s one reason they got better: 2 say it was one of several things that helped.

50%
recovered or near normal
1 of 2
50%
much or somewhat better
1 of 2
0%
relapsed
0 of 2

Where each person was at the end of their story, or in their latest post that says how they are, compared with their worst point.

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Outcome describedPeopleShare
Recovered00%
Near normal150%
Much better00%
Somewhat better150%
Relapsed00%

Did it last?

  • 1 of the 2 who credit it said its benefit wore off.
  • No one says they still need to keep doing something to stay well.
2 who credit it

By how ill people were

Only the 2 who credit it, so people it didn’t help or made worse aren’t here. How they are now is their outcome overall, not the effect of this one treatment.

Severity at worstHow they are nownRecovered or near normal
Moderate250%
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At worstOutcomePeopleShare
ModerateNear normal1 of 250%
ModerateSomewhat better1 of 250%

Adverse events

None of the 14 people who wrote about taking it described an adverse event they tied to it.

People don’t always write about every problem they had, so harms are likely under-reported.

How often it comes up

Posts that mention Raspberry leaf, per 1,000 posts each month. Hover or tap a point for the count.

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MonthPosts mentioning itAll postsPer 1,000
Oct 200901050
Jan 201001410
Feb 201001130
Jun 201101090
Nov 201101240
Dec 201101990
Jan 201202320
Feb 201201030
Mar 201201900
Apr 201201620
May 201203750
Jun 201202380
Jul 201202400
Aug 201204850
Sep 201205610
Oct 201205260
Nov 201205140
Dec 201206990
Jan 201305330
Feb 201304470
Mar 201304290
Apr 201304990
May 201306060
Jun 201306090
Jul 201306160
Aug 201305770
Sep 201303640
Oct 201305360
Nov 201303850
Dec 201305190
Jan 201409440
Feb 201408210
Mar 201404250
Apr 201403610
May 201406170
Jun 201404890
Jul 201404440
Aug 201406220
Sep 201405070
Oct 201406780
Nov 201405670
Dec 201406290
Jan 201507600
Feb 201508730
Mar 201501,2760
Apr 201509840
May 201501,4960
Jun 201501,0460
Jul 201501,2110
Aug 201509980
Sep 201501,0600
Oct 201501,2550
Nov 201501,2460
Dec 201509240
Jan 201601,2820
Feb 201601,0510
Mar 201601,0020
Apr 201609980
May 201601,0450
Jun 201601,2300
Jul 201601,6190
Aug 201601,7290
Sep 201601,7850
Oct 201601,2200
Nov 201601,0920
Dec 201601,2110
Jan 201701,6600
Feb 201701,9880
Mar 201702,0780
Apr 201702,1330
May 201702,3700
Jun 201702,1940
Jul 201702,1830
Aug 201702,4660
Sep 201702,1890
Oct 201703,0420
Nov 201701,9760
Dec 201702,1120
Jan 201802,6200
Feb 201802,1550
Mar 201802,6130
Apr 201802,2510
May 201802,8280
Jun 201803,8710
Jul 201803,0670
Aug 201803,7570
Sep 201803,5120
Oct 201803,2610
Nov 201802,8610
Dec 201802,7540
Jan 201903,6720
Feb 201902,7150
Mar 201903,3170
Apr 201903,1410
May 201903,8550
Jun 201903,3920
Jul 201903,3120
Aug 201903,9430
Sep 201904,0350
Oct 201903,9220
Nov 201903,5080
Dec 201903,6590
Jan 202004,6500
Feb 202004,3740
Mar 202004,4750
Apr 202003,6900
May 202004,5430
Jun 202005,7010
Jul 202006,1040
Aug 2020010,3330
Sep 2020011,9580
Oct 2020014,5680
Nov 2020016,5460
Dec 2020020,7640
Jan 2021124,5620.04
Feb 2021024,6720
Mar 2021129,4760.03
Apr 2021028,5090
May 2021025,7910
Jun 2021127,8710.04
Jul 2021027,2200
Aug 2021030,8080
Sep 2021030,0740
Oct 2021022,1320
Nov 2021227,7220.07
Dec 2021031,8720
Jan 2022142,3170.02
Feb 2022038,6970
Mar 2022144,3050.02
Apr 2022244,3330.05
May 2022050,5940
Jun 2022049,0580
Jul 2022153,4850.02
Aug 2022054,4550
Sep 2022056,9360
Oct 2022058,5110
Nov 2022059,1980
Dec 2022061,5760
Jan 2023161,0040.02
Feb 2023050,1330
Mar 2023059,9250
Apr 2023054,2510
May 2023057,7680
Jun 2023052,6790
Jul 2023056,4010
Aug 2023165,4350.02
Sep 2023061,8350
Oct 2023058,4190
Nov 2023053,6620
Dec 2023060,6430
Jan 2024071,8180
Feb 2024170,0450.01
Mar 2024268,2610.03
Apr 2024064,3740
May 2024167,6980.01
Jun 2024164,7200.02
Jul 2024165,3350.02
Aug 2024068,5170
Sep 2024070,1680
Oct 2024072,6070
Nov 2024071,8020
Dec 2024074,4010
Jan 2025177,9090.01
Feb 2025065,1100
Mar 2025269,9050.03
Apr 2025161,6060.02
May 2025065,7330
Jun 2025160,5400.02
Jul 2025062,1050
Aug 2025064,5780
Sep 2025061,7040
Oct 2025059,2040
Nov 2025058,9440
Dec 2025262,8300.03
Jan 2026063,3210
Feb 2026053,0850
Mar 2026059,2080
Apr 2026053,9890
May 2026057,5410
Jun 2026055,3010
Jul 2026156,3910.02
Aug 2026056,8250
Sep 2026157,1430.02

Forum and Reddit posts, 4,007,898 in all, counted per month. A mention means the post names the treatment, not that the writer took it. All trends

Everyone · 14 people

All 14 people who tried it

  • In bed many days for six years, now somewhat better with bitters and herbal teas

    Somewhat better Creek 11745 Condition not stated Moderate at worstIll 40 years before improving or writing reddit.com Jul 2024

    Creek 11745 has struggled since childhood, likely starting with a Lyme infection that went systemic, and for six years an intractable EBV flare has kept them in bed many days, out only for the bathroom and food. A dietician's bitters, herbal teas and broth…

  • Daily air hunger with long COVID, breathlessness subsided, credits prayer

    Near normal Glade 43132 Long COVID Moderate at worstIll 2.5 years before improving or writing reddit.com Apr 2024

    A person with long COVID had debilitating air hunger almost daily, with nights spent fighting for each breath. They credit prayer with pulling them through; breathlessness became less frequent after about 1.75 years, returned in October 2022, and subsided…

  • Bedbound with ME/CFS and chronic EBV, now mild and much better

    Much better Doesn’t credit it · HelpedCove 98054 ME/CFS Severe at worstIll 9 years before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2026

    A car crash 8 days after their wedding caused a brain injury, aphasia and pelvic fractures; they have been bedbound, and ME/CFS with chronic EBV followed. Neurofeedback helped restore their speech. By late 2025 they were mild, using Visible for pacing and…

  • Profound ME/CFS, bedbound in constant pain, now somewhat better with sensory protection

    Somewhat better Doesn’t credit it · HelpedCanyon 52123 ME/CFS Very severe at worstIll 5.5 years before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2026

    He fell ill in 2017 at 19, declining from mild-moderate to severe in 2020, very severe in late 2021 and profound by mid-2022, bedbound in a dark room in constant pain. Hyperbaric therapy worsened him, and he credits extreme sensory protection, minimal…

  • Bedbound some days and housebound for ten months, much better after LDN and HRT

    Much better Doesn’t credit it · Not saidDove 17246 ME/CFS Severe at worstIll 10 months before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2026

    Bedbound some days and housebound for about ten months, they improved rapidly after a hysterectomy, LDN and HRT in the same month, returning to work within two months. They stayed mild by pacing, crashed after gardening in February 2025, and later improved…

  • ME/CFS, barely reaching the front door, somewhat better after nasal surgery and supplements

    Somewhat better Doesn’t credit it · Not saidBluebell 85289 ME/CFS Severe at worst reddit.com Oct 2026

    Bluebell 85289, who posts in an ME/CFS forum, took low-dose pregabalin for 10 days and went from walking a mile a day to barely reaching the front door from the car, with neck spasms; a year later they were still not back to that level. Surgery for a…

  • Bedridden with long COVID, now nearly back to normal after steroids and antihistamines

    Near normal Doesn’t credit it · HelpedCove 97470 Long COVID Severe at worstIll 18 months before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2026

    Cove 97470 caught COVID in March 2020 and was still bedridden at three months with breathlessness, severe asthma and chest pressure; these respiratory symptoms mostly resolved by about five to six months, when vertigo, brain fog, headaches, tinnitus and eye…

  • ME/CFS at higher end of mild, somewhat better with craniosacral and hyperbaric oxygen

    Somewhat better Doesn’t credit it · HelpedSwan 31948 ME/CFS Mild at worst reddit.com Sep 2026

    Swan 31948 described their ME/CFS as the higher end of mild, able to do only one or two physical things a day and crashing after days without long solitude. Craniosacral therapy, paid for by their father, left them slightly less fatigued, and hyperbaric…

  • Long COVID brain fog and dizziness somewhat better with rest and motion-sickness tablets

    Somewhat better Doesn’t credit it · HelpedMeadow 52418 Long COVID Mild at worstIll 4 years before improving or writing reddit.com Jul 2026

    After catching COVID, they developed what they called light long COVID, with bad brain fog, fatigue, dizziness, migraines and allergies. More rest slowly eased the brain fog, and motion-sickness tablets helped the dizziness. By 2026 they could still only do…

  • Long COVID with gastritis; cat's claw and lemon balm for insomnia

    Outcome unclear Doesn’t credit it · HelpedBirch 31977 Long COVID reddit.com Jun 2025

    They said it worked along with cat's claw, but it made their nervous system extra sensitive and caused a week of horrible insomnia. They treated that with lemon balm and raspberry leaf tea, then had a deep sleep and found their gastritis gone. They were…

  • Constant long COVID symptom, worse after exertion, a bit better now

    Somewhat better Doesn’t credit it · Not saidKestrel 50724 Long COVID reddit.com Jan 2025

    A person with long COVID described a symptom they used to feel constantly, especially after exertion, and said it had gotten a bit better by early 2025. They also said their periods came every two weeks after vaccinations, with heavier bleeding and more…

  • Bedridden with long COVID, now much better with a low-histamine diet and rest

    Much better Doesn’t credit it · Not saidOtter 91396 Long COVID Severe at worstIll 3 years before improving or writing reddit.com Aug 2024

    Otter 91396, a woman in her mid-20s, developed long COVID after a January 2022 infection. Palpitations, breathlessness, insomnia and brain fog were at their worst around month four; she was bedridden at one point. She credits a low-histamine diet free of…

  • Long COVID neuropathy, brain fog and air hunger, somewhat better with iron and B vitamins

    Somewhat better Doesn’t credit it · HelpedStarling 10164 Long COVID Moderate at worst reddit.com Mar 2023

    A Reddit user who developed long COVID after a third COVID infection, with horrendous neuropathy, buzzing and tingling, burning pain, brain fog and air hunger; they had to quit work as a med scribe. Iron, B12, folate and a B complex eased the numbness, nerve…

  • Long COVID fatigue worse around periods, PMS mood drops, tried remedies

    Outcome unclear Doesn’t credit it · Not saidAlpine 70106 Long COVID reddit.com Apr 2022

    Alpine 70106 described fatigue that was far worse in the days before and during their period, and PMS that had always heavily lowered their mood. They relied on Pamprin, heating pads, Epsom salt soaks, raspberry leaf tea and switching from tampons to pads,…

The first 2 credit Raspberry leaf for their improvement; the other 12 tried it without crediting it.

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