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Alpine Strawberry | | Name : | Alpine Strawberry | | Synonyms : | Alpinestrawberry
Commonstrawberry
Mountainstrawberry
Pineapplestrawberry
Wildstrawberry
| | Parts Used : | Leaves, berries and root | | Habitat : | Woods, embankments, along the edges of forest paths, in clearings,in sunny glades, and meadows. Canada to Virginia; Missouri to NorthDakota, Iowa, and in the Rockies from Alaska to New Mexico. Nativeto Europe. | | Description : | A small, perennial plant, with long runners; 3-6 inches high. Theserunners root at the nodes to form tufts of long-stalked, hairy leaves,each with 3 toothed leaflets. Leaves pointed, not rounded, at thetip. Small, flat clusters of white 5 petaled flowers grow on longstalks, the sepals are joined together behind each flower; calyx lobesspreading or recurved. Flowers in May to August. Fruits with seedson surface (small strawberries).
This wild strawberry differs from the cultivated species (F. virginiana)in that its leaves are more pointed and the fruits have seeds on thesurface, rather than embedded in the fruits. | | Constituents : | Vitamin C, tannin
Diuretic, tonic, stomachic, mild astringent | | Uses : | Native Americans used root tea for stomachailments, jaundice, profusemenses. In European folk medicine, leaf tea used as a bloodpurifier, for indigestion,and as a diuretic for gravel in the kidney. Tea also used as an externalwash on sunburn. Root tea isa diuretic. Root can be used as a chewed stick for a substitute fora toothbrush. Teeth that have become discolored or encrusted withtartar can be cleaned with strawberry juice.
Strawberry leaves are used for eczema,the outward appearance of acute or chronic bloodcontamination, as a bloodpurifier, and blood building agents. Poultices of leaves can beused to treat ulcers and infectedwounds. Use a strongtea or decoction of leaves or roots sweetened with honey and use freelyfor children and adults for intestinal malfunctions of diarrhea,dysentery, weakness of theintestines, affections of the urinary tract. Will prevent night sweatsor, a strong tea used as a gargle will strengthenthe gums. Berries said to be effective in reducing fever.Fresh juice can be used to clean the skin. | | Dosage : | Use dried young leaves and roots; garden strawberries less effective.
Decoction: 1 tsp. fresh or dried herb to 1 cup of boilingwater, steep 15 minutes. Take 4-5 cups a day; children wineglassfulamounts.
Tincture: 5-15 drops in water 3 times a day. | | Safety : | Juice of berries can cause dermatitis in sensitive or allergic conditions. | | Nutrient : | Berries have high vitamin C content |
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