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Wild Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Herb with a low growth rate that spreads by runners. It has leaves with three lobes, white blooms, and tiny red berries. The leaves of wild strawberries are somewhat diuretic and astringent. The herb can be used to cure digestive problems and dysentery, however it is rarely utilized as a medicine nowadays. The leaves were used topically to minor burns and cuts as well as gargled for sore throats. The fruit has been recommended as part of a diet in instances of TB, gout, arthritis, and rheumatism throughout Europe due to its cooling and diuretic characteristics.

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Up to the Middle Ages, there seems to have been little medical usage of wild strawberry. Nicholas Culpeper outlined its advantages in a letter from 1652, saying that the berries are "very good to soothe the liver, the blood, and the spleen, or a hot choleric stomach." Additionally useful for healing spongy, bad gums, and fastening loose teeth are the plant's leaves and roots.

The wild strawberry is indigenous to Europe and Asia's temperate areas. At the beginning of summer, the fruit and leaves are collected.

Parts used

Leaves

Fruit

Constituents

The leaves contain flavonoids, tannins and volatile oil.

The fruit contains fruit acids and a volatile oil with methyl salicylate and borneol.

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References

  • Chevallier, Andrew, FNIMH; Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine - 550 Herbs and Remedies for Common Ailments; 3. Edition 2016; ISBN: 978-0-2412-2944-6; Page 212.
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