Native to Eurasia and North America, blackberries have been used as early as the Greek and Roman times as well as by Native Americans as food, medicine and dye.
Njengomdabu wase-Eurasia naseNyakatho Melika, amajikijolo asetshenziswa ekuqaleni kwezikhathi zamaGrikhi nezamaRoma kanye namaNdiya aseMelika njengokudla, umuthi nodayi.