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| Common Noun: Wild Strawberry | ||
| Scientific Noun: Fragaria Vesca L. | ||
| Family: Rose | ||
| Habitat: At the shade of the oaks and beeches and also by the side of the calcareous grassy paths. Sometimes near the hedges. | ||
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| Characteristics: It is a perennial plant which sprouts every year. Leaves and flowers spring from almost the ground ,both with a similar length .Flowering stems with no leaves holding flowers with five petals , five sepals and numerous stamens. At the end of each hairy leaf-stalk we find the leaf divided in three toothed oval leaflets. They are bright green above, more pale and hairy below.It produces long rooting stolons where new plants may grow.The fruit , which is commonly known as the "strawberry", it is a red small berry. The cultivated bigger ones come from a cross between the wild European and the American ones. |
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. | Properties: a)medicinal: -Diuretic and antirheumatic: By drinking three or four cups of leaf and root infusion, we will feel relieved from uric acid and arthritis. -Anti-inflammatory: We will take a leaf infusion for intestine swelling .Boiling some roots will help us to diminish arthritic swellings. -Astringent: We will drink 3 or 4 cups every day of boiled leaves against diarrhea. -Mineralizing: Its fruits, very reach on vitamin C, have antianaemic and reconstituent properties. They are very suitable for growing children. b)Cookery: -Its fruits are very suitable on diet periods since they contain little sugar , therefore they are recommended to diabetic people. They are also very useful for making cakes and marmalades. -The fresh leaves can be taken as vegetables. c)Cosmetic: -Crushing the leaves and applying them to your face can be a good remedy to avoid face wrinkles. |
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| Picking and storing: The leaves must be picked when the plant is at its complete bloom. Roots when the plant is almost withering. Fruits must be ripe. We must keep it at the shade in a dry and cool place.
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