Fragaria, Strawberry
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Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578
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Medicinal Plants, Millspaugh, 1892
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Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886
Botanical name:
Fragaria vesca
Parts used:
Herb; rarely the Flower, Fruit or Root
Temperature & Taste:
Leaf is Cool and dry.
Classifications:
2T. GLUTINATE
4e. STOMACHIC
Fragaria vesca
Parts used:
Herb; rarely the Flower, Fruit or Root
Temperature & Taste:
Leaf is Cool and dry.
Classifications:
2T. GLUTINATE
4e. STOMACHIC
Uses:
LEAF
-Promote Urine
-Jaundice
-excess sweating, night sweats
-Decoction or Distilled water of the whole plant was used externally for Spots and Dandruff
-Used in Gargles, Baths, Cataplasms etc.
FRUIT:
-Splenetic, Nephritic
-Distilled water of the fruit resists Poison and clears the Heat of Fever
Main Combinations:
1. Headache, Migraine, and to promote Menstruation, Strawberry leaf with Betony, Rue, Lovage, Pennyroyal, Rosemary, Oregano, Sage (as in Syrup of Betony)
2. Kneipps Blood Purification Tea: Strawberry leaf with Dwarf Elder root, Elder flower, Sandalwood, Mistletoe, Nettle, Sloe flowers, Juniper shoots
3. Excess sweating, Strawberry leaf with Hops, Nettle, Walnut leaf
4. Night Sweats, Strawberry leaf, Walnut leaf, Sage, Nettle
Major Formula:
Syrup of Betony (Bononiense)
Cautions:
The Fruit are 'not so good, because they easily corrupt and putrefy’. (Schroder)
Hildegard called Strawberries one of the 'Kitchen Poisons' because they easily putrefy.
Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water of the Whole Plant, Syrup of the Juice of the Fruit, Spirit of the fermented Fruit Juice, Tincture of the Berries
The Fruit are 'not so good, because they easily corrupt and putrefy’. (Schroder)
Hildegard called Strawberries one of the 'Kitchen Poisons' because they easily putrefy.
Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water of the Whole Plant, Syrup of the Juice of the Fruit, Spirit of the fermented Fruit Juice, Tincture of the Berries