strawberry

Latin name: Fragaria vesca
Genus: Rose plants

Plant parts used medicinally

Leaves and roots are obtained from the wild strawberry, but have no medicinal effect worth mentioning. The leaves have a pleasant smell and taste and are therefore often used as house tea, often mixed with blackberry leaves or woodruff.

ingredients

Tannins (mainly in the roots), little essential oil, vitamin C, flavonoids.

Medicinal effect and application

No healing effect worth mentioning. Application as House tea. At Pastor Kneipp, strawberry leaf tea is recommended as a drink for ailing children and should promote their health.

preparation

Tea: 2 heaped teaspoons of strawberry leaves are poured over ¼ l of boiling water, let stand for 15 minutes, then strain.

side effect

not known.