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[[File:Indian Wild Strawberry.jpg|thumb|right|''Indian Wild strawberry'', ''Potentilla indica'']]
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[[File:Indian Wild Strawberry Flower.jpg|thumb|right|''Indian Wild Strawberry flower'', ''Potentilla indica'']]
 
[[File:Fragaria vesca - metsmaasikas.jpg|thumb|right|''Wild strawberry'', ''Fragaria vesca'']]
 
[[File:Fragaria vesca - metsmaasikas.jpg|thumb|right|''Wild strawberry'', ''Fragaria vesca'']]
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'''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.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Gastroenteritis}}, {{Uses|Hemorrhoids}}, {{Uses|Sore throat}}, {{Uses|Mouth ulcers}}, {{Uses|Minor burns}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Scrapes}}.
  
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'''Wild strawberry''', commonly called '''Fragaria vesca, woodland strawberry, Alpine strawberry, European strawberry, or fraise des bois''', is a perennial herbaceous plant in the rose family that grows naturally throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere, and that produces edible fruits.<ref name="common names"/>
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}.
  
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== Description ==
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==Chemical Composition==
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Fatty acids are the most important precursors for most fruit aroma volatiles, including straight-chain aldehydes, alcohols, esters, lactones and ketones<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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Five to eleven soft-hairy white flowers are borne on a green, soft-hairy 3–15 centimetres (1.2–5.9 in) stalk that usually lifts them above the leaves. The light-green leaves are trifoliate (in threes) with toothed margins. The plant spreads by means of runners (stolons).<ref name="description/>
 
  
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== Uses ==
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Wild strawberry}}
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*Woodland strawberry fruit is strongly flavored, and is still collected and grown for domestic use and on a small scale commercially for the use of gourmets and as an ingredient for commercial jam, sauces, liqueurs, cosmetics and alternative medicine.
 
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*It is used for the treatment of burns and sores.<ref name="uses"/>
 
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*The roots were frequently chewed in order to help clean teeth and to treat gum inflammations.<ref name="uses"/>
 
  
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==Common name==
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
  
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* '''English''' -  wild strawberry
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===Rasa===
  
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== References ==  
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===Guna===
  
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<references>
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===Veerya===
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<ref name="common names">[http://www.wildflowersearch.com/search?&PlantName=Fragaria+vesca "Fragaria vesca"]</ref>
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<ref name="description">[http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Fragaria%20vesca "Fragaria vesca"]</ref>
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===Vipaka===
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<ref name="uses">[http://www.goodfoodworld.com/2012/11/the-wild-strawberry-a-sacred-purifier/ "Wild strawberry"]</ref>
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</references>
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===Karma===
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Herb}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|Basal rosette|Quite long-stalked. Blade palmate, with 3 leaflets}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|12–18 mm |White|5|Flowers Season is May–July}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Juicy, shiny|0.5–1 cm|Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|1}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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==Where to get the saplings==
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* FRLHT, Bengaluru
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Wild plants are easily started from seed, or can be bought as transplants<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|At Pastures}}, {{Commonly seen|At riverbanks}}, {{Commonly seen|Forest margins}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Fragaria vesca LC0389.jpg|Buds
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File:20130617Walderdbeere Schwetzinger Hardt1.jpg|Fruits
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File:20130618Walderdbeere Schwetzinger Hardt3.jpg|Riped fruit
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File:20130618Walderdbeere Schwetzinger Hardt4.jpg|Matured leaves
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File:Wald-Erdbeeren HD.jpg|Young leaves
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File:Wald-Erdbeere (Fragaria vesca).jpg|Whole herb
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S098194281730342X Genetic analysis]</ref>
  
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== External Links ==
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/kukkakasvit/wild-strawberry Flower description]</ref>
  
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fragaria_vesca Fragaria_vesca -Wikipedia]
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://garden.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Wild_Strawberries Strawberries Cultivation]</ref>
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</references>
  
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==External Links==
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* [http://plantwatch.naturealberta.ca/choose-your-plants/wild-strawberry/ Wild strawberry on nature alberta plant information]
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* [https://www.lakeforest.edu/academics/programs/environmental/courses/es203/fragaria_virginiana.php Wild strawberry-cherecteristics]
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* [http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/wld_strawberryx.htm Wild strawberry on wild flowers information]
 
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[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Rosaceae]]

Latest revision as of 20:37, 1 July 2020

Indian Wild strawberry, Potentilla indica
Indian Wild Strawberry flower, Potentilla indica
Wild strawberry, Fragaria vesca

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.

Uses

Diarrhea, Gastroenteritis, Hemorrhoids, Sore throat, Mouth ulcers, Minor burns, Cuts, Scrapes.

Parts Used

Leaves, Roots.

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

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Basal rosette Quite long-stalked. Blade palmate, with 3 leaflets

[2]

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

Where to get the saplings

  • FRLHT, Bengaluru

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

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

References

  1. ↑ Genetic analysis
  2. ↑ Flower description
  3. ↑ Strawberries Cultivation

External Links

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