Botanical Index No. 986

Strawberry

fragaria vesca

Medicinal Actions

Alterative, Antinitrosaminic, Antioxidant, Antipyretic, Antiseptic, Antitumor, Astringent, Catabolic, Depurative, Diuretic, Laxative, Tonic

Primary Conditions Treated

Aphrodisiac Discutient Nervine Anemia Arthrosis Blennorrhagia Bronchosis Calculus Cancer larynx Carcinoma Catarrh Cerebrosis Chilblain Constipation Cystosis Dementia Dermatosis Diabetes Diarrhea Dysentery Dysuria Enterosis Fever Gastrosis Gingivosis Gout Gravel Hepatosis High Blood Pressure Hyperuricemia Impotence Inflammation Jaundice Nephrosis Neurosis Night Sweats Obesity Odontosis Rash Respirosis Rheumatism Sore Sore Throat Stomatosis Stone Tartar Tuberculosis Tumor Urogenitosis Water Retention

General Dosage

Fruits food farmacy; 1 g leaf/cup tea.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 1. The Herbal Desk Reference is astute and kind enough to tell us not to take strawberry if one is allergic to strawberry. Shall we make that a universal template and advise allergic people not to take their allergens? Shall we take the McDonald McCopout and remind people not to drink boiling or over-hot beverages, telling our readers to let their hot teas and boiling decoctions cool to a safe temperature before drinking? Ah, this litigious society of ours! Commission E reports leaf not approved for therapeutic use. “A therapeutic application cannot be recommended”. This is the same Commission E that approves dangerous bittersweet and not-so-dangerous cola and guarana.. Hypersensitivity reactions are possible, but there is no objection to the use as an admixture to herbal teas. Has many of the same tannins in the leaf as does tea; is tea really healthier than blackberry, raspberry, and strawberry leaf tea, or just better promoted and hyped?

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