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Wild Strawberry
Wild strawberry's fame for its medical powers goes all the way back to Antiquity, when the Romans recommended it for its purifying and refreshing qualities. Its fame grew when the famous botanist LinnZ healed himself with a wild strawberry cure from an obstinate goutiness.
Pretty hard to pick but with a special taste and flavour, the herb represents an excellent remedy in natural treatments.
Description
Wild strawberry is a perennial herb with a short stalk and roundly-placed leaves. Its flowers are small and white, its fruits have a conic shape and their color is either red or white. It can be found in forest glades. From this herb, its leaves and fruits are usable. The harvesting period starts in June and lasts till October.
Properties
The herb represents a great remedy and its usage is situated somewhere between food and medicine, but it can also cause serious allergic reactions. The small yellow dots that cover the fruit (the herbs’ seeds) are the ones that give the herb its therapeutical power.
Treatment
Strawberry juice is recommended in treating liver disorders such as hepatitis, chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis. It is best if the juice is consumed on an empty stomach, 3 cups a day. The juice stimulates liver activity and encourages the renewal of hepatic cells and tissue.
Diabetes, goutiness, high cholesterol levels and arteriosclerosis can be prevented and alleviated after a 12-day cure with wild strawberry. If a vegetarian diet is associated, the cure’s effect is remarkable.
Rheumatism symptoms can be alleviated by following a 12-day cure with wild strawberries. During that period it is recommended to take sun baths and expose the afflicted zones to sunlight for an hour.
If there is no allergic reaction, the strawberry cure has an excellent effect in the treatment of skin diseases such as acne, dermatosis and psoriasis, catalyzing the healing processes. The treatment has a positive side-effect, by detoxifying the body, owing to the fact that strawberries help eliminate toxins through three paths: diuresis, sweat and faeces.
The intestinal transit can be adjusted if 150-200g of strawberries are consumed before each meal. If a chronic constipation occurs, then the strawberries can be mixed with honey and half an hour after their consumption it is recommended to drink a glass of plain water.
In cases of oxiuris it is best to consume 500g of strawberries in the morning (7:00 AM) and nothing else until noon. This diet must be followed for 10 days.
Strawberry cure is recommended also during summer in order to increase the resistance to high temperatures. It has a cooling effect and it stimulates the nervous system, acting against fatigue and asthenia that appear during hot periods.
Wild strawberry represents an elixir that prevents wrinkles and refreshes complexions. Mashed strawberries used for face treatments have an excellent effect even in the cases of people who have faded complexions.
Strawberries are also a good remedy against chilblains. The mixture is prepared during the summer season from 250g of strawberries left to macerate in one liter of water enclosed in a hermetic bowl. This mixture can then be used by those who feel the consequences of old chilblains by applying it over the painful area.
Wild strawberry cure
150-300g of wild strawberries must be consumed on an empty stomach leaving a distance of four hours between primary meals. It is recommended to consume in the morning the largest quantity of wild strawberries because the detoxifying effect is stronger. It is best that this cure lasts for 7 - 10 days. During this period it is recommended to reduce the consumption of meat and aliments with synthetic additives.
Mixed up with honey, wild strawberries have a laxative effect healing constipation.
Mixtures
Strawberry juice is prepared out of 200g of thoroughly washed fruits which are then mashed with a fork until they get a paste-like appearance, after which a gauze is placed over the mixture and is squeezed by using hands. The result is a reddish juice that can be sweetened with 5g of sugar and consumed immediately. It must be administrated before each meal, on an empty stomach, one cup for adults and half a cup for children.
The strawberry tea is obtained from fruits and leaves that were laid out to dry in a hot place. Tea is obtained by boiling one spoon of fruits and leaves for 20 minutes in one cup of water. It is then consumed 2 or 3 times a day.
The lotion for cleaning the complexion can be made by mixing 3 spoons of strawberry juice with two glairs, 10 spoons of myhr tincture and 20 drops of rose water. This lotion is then applied on the face with a cotton wad. After an hour, it is then washed away with one litre of water in which two spoons of bicarbonate were dissolved.
Caution
Special attention must be directed at those who suffer form allergies, because in those cases it is best to consume small quantities of wild strawberries. The consumed quantity can be increased gradually only if there are no digestive, dermatological or respiratory problems.
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