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Fragaria vesca - Wild strawberry
Wild strawberry is a perennial herbaceous plant in the rose family. It can grows naturally throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere and that produces edible fruits.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Diarrhea, Gastroenteritis, Hemorrhoids, Sore throat, Mouth ulcers, Minor burns, Cuts, Scrapes.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Fatty acids are the most important precursors for most fruit aroma volatiles, including straight-chain aldehydes, alcohols, esters, lactones and ketones[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | |
| Hindi | |
| Malayalam | |
| Tamil | |
| Telugu | |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | |
| English | Wild strawberry |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Guna
Veerya
Vipaka
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | Basal rosette | Quite long-stalked. Blade palmate, with 3 leaflets |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | 12–18 mm | White | 5 | Flowers Season is May–July |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juicy, shiny | 0.5–1 cm | Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown | With hooked hairs | 1 | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract
Where to get the saplings
- FRLHT, Bengaluru
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Wild plants are easily started from seed, or can be bought as transplants[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
At Pastures, At riverbanks, Forest margins.
Photo Gallery
Buds
Fruits
Riped fruit
Matured leaves
Young leaves
Whole herb
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References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diarrhea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Gastroenteritis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Hemorrhoids
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Sore throat
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Mouth ulcers
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Minor burns
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cuts
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Scrapes
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Roots used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Herb
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of At Pastures
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of At riverbanks
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Forest margins
- Herbs
- Rosaceae
