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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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'''Wild strawberry''' is a perennial herbaceous plant in the rose family that 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|bad throat}}, {{Uses|mouth ulcers}}, {{Uses|minor burns}}, {{Uses|cuts}}, {{Uses|scrapes}}
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}.
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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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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
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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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===Rasa===
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===Guna===
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===Veerya===
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===Vipaka===
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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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== Description ==
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===Other features===
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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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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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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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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
  
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* '''English''' -  wild strawberry
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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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== References ==  
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Pastures}}, {{Commonly seen|banks}}, {{Commonly seen|forest margins}}, {{Commonly seen|rocky outcrops}}
  
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==Photo Gallery==
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<ref name="common names">[http://www.wildflowersearch.com/search?&PlantName=Fragaria+vesca "Fragaria vesca"]</ref>
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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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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File:Fragaria vesca LC0389.jpg
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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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File:20130617Walderdbeere Schwetzinger Hardt1.jpg|Schwetzinger Hardt, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Germany
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File:20130617Walderdbeere Schwetzinger Hardt2.jpg|Schwetzinger Hardt, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Germany
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File:20130618Walderdbeere Schwetzinger Hardt3.jpg|Schwetzinger Hardt, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Germany
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File:20130618Walderdbeere Schwetzinger Hardt4.jpg|Schwetzinger Hardt, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Germany
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File:2009-06-30-niederfinow-by-RalfR-15.jpg|Niederfinow, Brandenburg, Germany
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File:2009-06-30-niederfinow-by-RalfR-16.jpg|Niederfinow, Brandenburg, Germany
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File:Wald-Erdbeeren HD.jpg|Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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File:Wald-Erdbeere (Fragaria vesca).jpg|Schmallenberg, Hochsauerland, Germany
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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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Wild strawberry, Fragaria vesca

Wild strawberry is a perennial herbaceous plant in the rose family that grows naturally throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere, and that produces edible fruits.

Uses

diarrhea, gastroenteritis, hemorrhoids, bad 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 Agrimony


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

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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

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

Pastures, banks, forest margins, rocky outcrops

Photo Gallery

  • Fragaria vesca LC0389.jpg

  • Schwetzinger Hardt, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Germany

  • Schwetzinger Hardt, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Germany

  • Schwetzinger Hardt, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Germany

  • Schwetzinger Hardt, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Germany

  • Niederfinow, Brandenburg, Germany

  • Niederfinow, Brandenburg, Germany

  • Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

  • Schmallenberg, Hochsauerland, Germany

References

  1. ↑ "Genetic analysis"
  2. ↑ "flower description"
  3. ↑ "Strawberries Cultivation"

External Links

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