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Fragaria vesca complex - Strawberry Forest Cem. Rosaceae - Rosaceae Perennial herb with horizontal or obliquely positioned rhizome scaly, with long, above ground, rooting shoots (mustache). Leaves radical, on long petioles, ternate. Peduncles 5-30 cm tall, erect leafless, hairy. Flowers in racemes thyroid, a small number of flowers. Petals white (rarely yellow). Fruits - Small 'Nuts', located in pits enlarged, fleshy, juicy, sweet, bright red, pink, white or yellow receptacle (false fruit).

It flowers in May - August (October). Distribution. Among the sparse forests and shrubs, forest clearings and debris slopes. In addition to Fragaria vesca grow and other closely related species: F. moschata Duchesne - Strawberry cantaloupe (BN - Gradinskaya berry, F. - Caperonnier, H. - Moschous Erdbeere, A.

- Hautbois strawberry) and F. viridis Duchesne - Strawberry green (B - Planica, F. - Breslinge, H. - Knackelbeere, VA - Alpin strawberry, green pins strawberry). Found throughout Europe. Raw materials. Use fruit (Fructus Fragariae) and leaves (Folia Fragariae). The fruits are beginning to be collected only when the weather is dry separated fleshy part. The collected berries consumed fresh or dried in a drying at a temperature 25-30 . Dried fruits have no flavor, dark red and sour taste. Leaves with petioles harvested and dried in a ventilated room or in a drying at a temperature of 50 C. Content. The fruits contain pectin, sugar, vitamin C, flavonoids, anthocyanins, tannins and organic acids. The leaves contain tannins, vitamin C, flavonoids, volatile oil, etc. The main action. Diuretic, astringent, anti-inflammatory, anti-atherosclerotic (The effects of wild strawberries and strawberry garden are the same). Experimental and clinical data. Reasons to use a decoction of leaves as wild strawberries and strawberry garden, provides a rich content of tannins and flavones (quercetin and aglucones kvartsitin identical citral substance having anti-inflammatory activity). In addition to the leaves as medicine and use the fruits of strawberries, which are a valuable dietary product. Nutritional value of strawberry rich content is determined in its sugars, vitamins and mineral salts. Along with the valuable qualities as a dietary product, fruit and strawberries have a diuretic effect. In experiments on animals revealed that a decoction of the leaves of strawberry musk (strawberries) may reduce blood pressure, increase the amplitude of heart rate, stimulate muscle contractions of the uterus wall, causing some (though not statistically significant) increase of peripheral blood vessels. In carrying out extensive studies have shown that strawberry fruit have a good choleretic and hepatoprotective effect, as well as therapeutic effects in chronic colitis. The results of these experiments and clinical studies have led to the inclusion of an extract of strawberries in the combined drug biliregulin (Farmahim) used to treat liver diseases and biliary tract. Empirical data. In folk medicine recommend the use of a decoction of the leaves of strawberries as an external agent for the treatment of inflamed and bleeding hemorrhoids (astringent), and rash, with stones in the biliary and urinary tract (spasmolytic flavonoid component). In addition, we recommend acceptance of strawberry juice with anemic states (due to the rich content of vitamins - up to 280 mg% ascorbic acid). Undesirable effects. It must be remembered that very often in young children and, rarely, in adult individuals there is intolerance to fruit zemleniki - strawberries, expressed allergic eruptions on the skin accompanied by severe itching. Method of application. 20 g of crushed leaves of strawberry pour 200 ml boiling water and cook Within 10 minutes, then remove from heat and leave for 2 hours. Cooled broth strain and drink a tablespoon 4 times a day. - Traditional medicine and medicinal plants