Traveling from Europe to the scenic Pacific coast to Eastern North America, the lovely blackberry leaves have been leveraged in traditional medicine for hundreds of documented years – and for good reasons.
Between the high potency of phenolic acids, triterpenes, mineral salts, flavonoids (quercetin and kaempferol), and vitamin C, it stands to reason why blackberry leaves have withstood the tests of time as a holistic health agent.
But even more amazing, blackberry leaves can benefit the suppleness and smoothness of skin as well as boost the production of elastin and collagen.
This is because the leaves are derived from numerous functional ingredients that have been able to inhibit enzymes in the skin called matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs).
In simple terms, MMPs are youthful skin’s worst enemy as it breaks down collagen and elastin, and blackberry leaves help stop that from happening.