The efficacy and function of root-knotting strawberry

There are so many medicinal herbs in the world, and it is inevitable that there are some that we are not familiar with. But as long as we have the spirit of learning throughout our lives, I believe we can slowly learn more medical herbs. So do you know about the medicinal herb called root-knotted strawberry?

[Source] The whole herb of Fragaria serrata, a plant of the Rosaceae family. Harvest in June and July, the stems are best, remove dead branches, leaves and fibrous roots, and dry them.

[Original form] Perennial herb, 8 to 12 cm high. The rhizome is creeping, the roots are filamentous, and there are lumps in the middle or at the top. Leaves are basal; petioles are slender, 4 to 6 cm long, densely covered with white soft hairs; stipules are ovate to lanceolate; 3-palmate compound leaves, leaflets are obovate or ovate-rhombus, 1.5 to 3 cm long, 1 to 2 cm wide, rounded at the apex, cuneate at the base, with coarse serrations above the middle of the margin, and both sides are covered with white soft hairs. 1 to 3 flowers grow at the top of the peduncle, with long soft hairs on the receptacle; 5 sepals, lanceolate, soft hairs; 5 epicalyxes, narrowly lanceolate; 5 petals, obovate or nearly round, white; many stamens; many carpels; the receptacle enlarges when fruiting, is fleshy, and red when ripe. There are many achenes, clustered on the receptacle. Flowering period is from May to June. The fruiting period is from June to July.

[Habitat distribution] Grown in valleys and forest edges. Distributed in Qinghai, Hubei and other places.

【Nature and flavor】Light, neutral.

【Functions and indications】Stop bleeding and discharge pus. Treat diseases such as lung congestion and uterine bleeding.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral administration; decocted in water, 3 to 5 qian.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

Above, we introduced what knotty strawberries are, and their effects and functions. We know that knotty strawberries can not only improve immunity, but also play an indispensable role in treating certain diseases.