Such berry as wild strawberry, is famous not only the tastes, but also a set of useful properties. Leaves, backs and berries are applied to preparation of drugs, curative infusions and tea in all its variations. Let's get acquainted with this useful berry closer.
As looks and where grows
Wild strawberry — a perennial plant from family Pink which is known under many names, for example, a sunichnik, a wild strawberry fragrant, a drifting snow, a sunitsa and others. At berry standing and direct stalks, usually they are covered with small fibers.
Root system small, it comes out long escapes which are called short moustaches. Usually they take roots in those places where adjoin to the earth, creating all new and new bushes. Thus the wild strawberry breeds. On this berry during blossoming beautiful white fragrant flowers appear. They quite large are also located on long legs.
Right after blossoming it is possible to wait for emergence of small berries. Usually it falls on May or June, and from June to July the wild strawberry fructifies. Leaves of bright green color, dense also grow on three pieces on one stalk. It, by the way, belongs to distinctive features of berry. Extends everywhere, most often in wild territories and in forests why received one of the names. Often meets in birchwoods or pine forests as prefers the neighbourhood with these trees. It is also possible to meet and on edges of other woods, on meadows or fields, places of cutting, in bushes, etc.
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Wild and garden strawberry: main differences
Practically all grades of strawberry which grows on a kitchen garden are considered as grades of a garden wild strawberry therefore to notice differences quite easily. The first is that the garden type of berry intends for cultivation in a garden or a kitchen garden, is grown up also in the industrial purposes. It has much more berry, than at wild strawberry though bushes in a form coincide, however, a little more. One of the main differences presence of oboyepoly plants at a garden wild strawberry is also considered, that is they are impregnated independently. In general, these plants are quite similar, but at the same time different. Strawberry belongs to a species of a musky wild strawberry which passed a long story of modifications and transformations.
Whether you know? Strawberry was called strawberry because of a form of berries which remind tubers or balls.
Caloric content and chemical composition
Useful substances are not only in berries, but also in leaves and even roots therefore it is possible to make any part of a plant. It is possible to find a large amount of useful acids, tannins and vitamins in structure:
- ascorbic (up to 50 mg), apple and salicylic acids;
- carotene which makes about 0.5 mg;
- vitamin B (about 10%);
- iron in high concentrations;
- tannins (about 0.5%) and pectins (1.5%);
- leaves contain alkaloids, carotene and polysaccharides, there are also ashes (about 8%).
In leaves the content of ascorbic acid is higher — to 300 mg. In seeds of iron it is much more, than in leaves or rhizomes. In backs tannins also more concentrate. At foliage there is a large number of macrocells (potassium, calcium, manganese and others) and minerals (magnesium, cobalt, copper, zinc, chrome, aluminum, barium, strontium, nickel, lead). Caloric content of a product is 34 kcal on 100 g. Contents I WATCH: 0.8 g of proteins, 0.4 g of fats and 7.5 g of carbohydrates.
Whether you know? In a wild strawberry there is twice more iron, than in plums, and in 40 times more, than in grapes! And still this berry has championship among other berries and fruit in concentration of calcium.
Medicinal properties
Wild strawberry has the mass of useful properties. It is used as means of clarification of all organism from nitrates, at the same time cleans not only blood, but also transfers it useful substances, for example, iron. Works as sudorific and diuretic, helps to stimulate a metabolism, well influences heart and normalizes pressure.
Berries
Berries are often used as the medical and supporting means for a cardiovascular system. They not only regulate muscle work of heart, but also increase their endurance. At a hypertension recommend to use fruits in large numbers, also they well act at atherosclerosis.
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Fruits of a drifting snow improve digestion and promote emergence of appetite. They improve work of intestines and stomach. Often they are used at ulcers, locks, worms, gastritises and colitis. Berries are often used in the cosmetology purposes and for treatment of skin diseases.
Leaves
Leaves are used for preparation of the broths and infusions promoting clarification of a body. They act also as sudorific and diuretic, cleaning a liver and kidneys. Help at violation of salt balance, cystitis and even gout. Tinctures from leaves are widely used for fight against pains and inflammations in joints.
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Roots
Backs also have a big range of influence. They are used for clarification of an organism, help to restore salt balance, are used at mochekisly diathesis. They are used in broths for stimulation of work of a stomach and intestines, they promote its clarification. The tannins which are in backs are widely used for treatment of the vascular system.
Recipes of traditional medicine
In traditional medicine the fruits and leaves are used for treatment of a leukemia. The wild strawberry cleans kidneys, a liver and lungs therefore it is often used in treatment of tuberculosis and at treatment for colds.
Dry berries infusion
The easiest way to prepare infusion, it to take 50 g of dry berries and to fill in them with boiled water, about 200 ml. It is necessary to infuse mix not less, than 2 hours then to filter and merge. Accept on a quarter of a glass in day, it is possible at any time. Such infusion helps at problems with digestion, treats ulcers, stimulates work of intestines, cleans internals and blood. Here one more recipe of tincture from dried fruits: 2 big spoons of berries are filled in with a glass of boiled water and infuse 1 hour. It is necessary to drink such infusion on a half of a glass 3 or 4 times a day before meal. Works as diuretic, antibacterial means.
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Spirit fresh berries tincture
It is easy to make spirit tincture. For this purpose it is necessary to take fresh berries, sugar, vodka or alcohol (it is desirable diluted). Sugar and berries undertake in equal proportions and fray. Vodka or alcohol is added at the rate of 300 ml on 1 kg of mix. It is necessary to insist week then to decant and pour on bottles.
It is also possible to prepare spirit infusion not from the ground, and cut fruits. Everything mixes up in the same proportions with sugar and about an hour infuses or two, juice will not appear yet. Only after that mix is shifted in capacity and filled in with alcohol. 5 days in the fridge infuse. Can be accepted as drink, and it can be used for treatment on 1 tsp together with meal.
For external application at skin diseases tincture is cooked as follows: the glass of fresh fruits is filled in with 300 ml of vodka and month infuses. After that tincture is filtered and applied as lotion. It returns elasticity and rejuvenates skin.
Before use of such lotion for skin wiping, it is necessary to part it with water 1:1. Be careful since burns, reddenings and inflammations after use of lotion are possible.
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Deciduous tea
In leaves of a wild strawberry there is a high concentration of useful substances therefore they can be added also to any infusion described above and to cook from them useful drink — deciduous tea. That to prepare it, it is necessary to take 1 tablespoon of the crushed leaves, to fill in them with a glass of water and to boil on slow fire of 15 minutes then to merge. Take tea throughout the day.
Here one more recipe of tea from strawberry leaves: 1 tablespoons of leaves fill in 200 ml of boiled water and insist not less than 8 hours. After that decant and merge, drink as tea.
Such drink from leaves of a wild strawberry promotes treatment of an anemia, tuberculosis, diseases of a liver and kidneys. Also diuretic works as sudorific.
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Broth from leaves
Preparation of broth from leaves is similar to preparation of tea. It is necessary to take 20 g of leaves of wild strawberry and to fill in them 200 ml of hot water which already prokipet. After that all together once again boil 10 minutes and cool to room temperature. Accept such broth on 1 tablespoon before food, up to 4 times a day. It is necessary to store in the dark and cool place no more than 3 days. Broth helps at a leukemia, promotes clarification of an organism, works as demulcent.
Broth from rhizomes
It is necessary to take 1 tsp of the crushed backs and to fill in them with a glass of boiled water. Broth half an hour infuses then it can be accepted. Helps at rheumatism, has diuretic and laxative effects. It is also useful to drink broth from roots at painful periods and uterine bleedings, uterus fibroma.
It is also possible to prepare broth from roots, having added to it strawberry leaves. He will be useful at bronchitis as he acts as the good expectorant and softening means, and still broth helps to be purified from stones in kidneys and a gall bladder.
Important! Roots, fruits and leaves only of wild strawberry are medicinal. Raw materials of a garden wild strawberry are not considered medicine, moreover, they can get poisoned! It is necessary to consult surely with the doctor before reception and prescribing of any broth or infusion prepared from wild strawberry.
Masks for health and beauty of face skin
Strawberry masks approach all-type skin and clarifications, moistening and nutrition of face skin can be applied to rejuvenescence, smoothing of wrinkles. There are many recipes of masks which can be prepared, here a little from them:
- Mask for dry type of skin. Several berries need to be mashed in gruel and to add 1 tsp of sour cream and as much honey. It is applied to face skin and necks for 20 minutes then acts the tampon moistened in warm water or a cotton pad. Helps at irritation and peeling of skin.
- Mask all-type skin. The egg yolk is mixed with 1 tsp of strawberry juice, applied to skin for 10-15 minutes then wash away at first warm, then cold water. The mask nourishes and enriches skin with useful substances.
- Mask for sensitive skin. Take 1 tsp of cottage cheese and honey, add 2 tsps of strawberry juice, mix and put on a face, for about 10 minutes. Such mask rejuvenates, smoothes skin, calms and feeds.
The wild strawberry juice mixed with glycerin is applied and rubbed in skin at acne rash. Fresh juice of berry is rubbed in skin for fight against excessive pigmentation. It is possible to prepare tonic for wiping and clarification of face skin or a breast, or to use ice from juice of berries that will allow to tone up and refresh skin.
Whether you know? Women of quality in Ancient Rome and Greece did not stint on purchase of expensive berries as then it was accepted to take medical baths with strawberry juice. Women believed that the wild strawberry returns to skin youth, beauty and elasticity. At that time berry was considered practically as a panacea from all known diseases!
Preparation
There are certain rules by which berry is picked and dried. At the same time some of them are rather important as allow to keep nutritious and useful substances in fruits or leaves. Rules of collecting different parts of a plant — different.
Berries
Fruits in June-July ripen therefore collecting them is carried out at the same time. It is better to carry out it in the morning after drying of dew or in the evening, but it is obligatory on sunny days. It is also important to keep integrity of berries that they were not rumpled or wet.
Drying is carried out to shadows, berries display a thin layer on wooden or other surface where they will not be able to be oxidized. To check whether drying is correctly carried out, it is very simple — berries are easily scattered. They can be stored no more than two years in the deep freeze or fabric sacks.
Leaves
And here leaves need to be collected during blossoming, that is in May or at the beginning of June. Leaves need to be dried a thin layer in a shadow and with good circulation of fresh air. When drying time from time to stir leaflets is recommended. They are stored in fabric sacks no more than a year.
Roots
It is better to collect backs during blossoming of a plant. They are dug out, cleaned from the earth, washed out, divided into parts and dried a thin layer in the place where there are no direct sunshine and which is well aired. Backs are stored no more than a year.
Contraindications
Wild strawberry — one of natural allergens therefore to people with an allergy or intolerance of berries, it is forbidden to use them. Categorically pregnant women as means raises a tone of a uterus should not drink infusion from leaves and strengthens its reductions that can provoke an abortion. It is not recommended to eat berries to the people having an intestines ulcer, gastritis with increase in acidity at exacerbation of appendicitis.
Important! Many people badly transfer wild strawberry berries on an empty stomach therefore it is desirable to mix fresh fruits with sour cream, cream or yogurt.
If at the use of a wild strawberry there are an itch or a rash, then it is necessary to stop its use and to see a doctor.
Video: useful properties of wild strawberry
Wild strawberry — the real well of vitamins. It not only increases immunity, helps to clean an organism, nourishes and rejuvenates skin, but also helps to deal with the problems of intestines, stomach, a cardiovascular system. And still this excellent demulcent. But nevertheless do not forget about rules of its use and also preparation and storage of medicines on its basis. Following them, it is possible to benefit at most from small red tasty berries.