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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, 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

Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

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

At Pastures, At riverbanks, Forest margins.

Photo Gallery

Buds
Fruits
Riped fruit
Matured leaves
Young leaves
Whole herb

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] "Genetic analysis"

[Leaf-2] "Flower description"

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-3] "Strawberries Cultivation"

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