Stem plant
Rosaceae, wild strawberry.
Medicinal drug
- Fragariae folium – strawberry leaves
- Fragariae herba – strawberry herb
- Fragariae fructus recens – Fresh strawberries
Ingredients
- Tannins
- Flavonoids
Effects
Antidiarrheal
Indications for use
- Diarrheal diseases
- Alternative medicine: in anthroposophic medicine in combination with vine leaves to stimulate liver and intestinal activity in cases of loss of appetite, constipation, flatulence, fatigue and mood disorders, see under Hepatodoron.
Dosage
As an infusion, little used in finished medicines.
Adverse effects
Strawberry allergy: the leaves may also cause the allergy
