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Wild Strawberries HISTORICAL USES The berries, leaves, and root of the wild or "alpine" strawberry have all been used medicinally in the past. The root was once a popular household remedy for diarrhea, and the stalks were used for wounds. The berries were considered cooling; according to Gerard, they "quench thirst, cooleth heate of the stomicke and inflammation of the liver." However, eating them in winter or on a "cold stomicke" was thought to risk an increase inWild Strawberries phlegmatic humor and digestive upsets.
Wild strawberry leaves are mildly astringent and diuretic. The plant is rarely used medicinally today, but it can be taken to treat diarrhea and dysentery. The leaves were also used as a gargle for sore throats, and in a lotion for minor burns and scrapes. In Europe, the fruit is considered to have cooling and diuretic properties, and has been prescribed as part of a diet in cases of tuberculosis, gout, arthritis, and rheumatism.
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