FRAGARIA,— STRAWBERRY.
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FRAGARIA VESCA, Linn,— STRAWBERRY.
Synonimes :— Frasier, Fu. ; Erdbeere,Germ. ; Gahodr, Neb gahodnjk, Bo-HEM.; Jordbœr, Dan.; Friesera, Span.;Cerdbezie, Ddt. ; Fragaria, Ital. ; andPort. ; Poziemki jagodi, Pol. ; Smultron,Swed.
Amst. ; Ant. ; Brüns. ; Hisp. ; Gali.;Ferr. ; Form. Hop. Fr. ; Genev. ;Sax. ;Wirtem. ; Bergius ; Brugnatelli ;Guibourt ; Murray and Gmelin ;Spielmann.
This plant is common throughout Eu-rope. (Icosandria Polygyria, Linn. ; Ro-sacea!, Juss. ; Fig. Flore Medic. III. 169.)
The root, leaves, and fruit are employed.
The root {Radix Fragaria) is cylindri-cal, scaly, blackish, and fibrous. It has astyptic and rather acrid taste. It is classedamong the diuretics.
The herb consists of a slender, hairystem, and of leaves presenting, at the ex-tremity of a long petiole, three oval leaflets,silky underneath, and deeply toothed. Thesame virtues are attributed to them as tothe root, but they are less used.
The fruit, called Strawberries, (BaccœFragorum, Fraga,) are pulpy berries, bear-ing seeds on their surface, of an agreeableodour and taste.
juice op strawberries.Succus Fragorum. (Gall.)
R. Ripe Strawberries, any quantity.
Bruise them with the hands, and leave themass in repose in a cool place till a limpidsupernatant liquor appears ; then strainwith expression.
ROB OF STRAWBERRIES.
Rob Fragaria!. (Hisp.)
R. Sugar, boiled à la grande plume,
two pounds.
Expressed Juice of
Strawberries,Water,
of each,one pound.
Boil to the consistence of jelly, and strain.
SYRUP OF STRAWBERRIES.
Syrupus Fragorum. (Bruns. ; Palat. ;
WlRTEM.)
R. Depurated Juice of Strawberries,
ten ounces.White Sugar, sixteen ounces.
Bring to a single boil.
DISTILLED WATER OF STRAWBERRIES.
Aqua Fragaria; seu Fragorum. (Bruns. ;Ferr. ; Palat. ; Ross. ; Sax.)
R.
Bruised Strawberries,Water,
four parts,ten parts.
Macerate for twelve hours, and distil sixparts. (Ross.)
Bruns, prescribes one part of straw-berries and two parts of water ; one partto be distilled. — Palat. — one of fruit andfour of water ; one to be distilled. — Sax. —one of fruit and six of water ; two to bedistilled. — Ferr. — twenty pounds of fruitand a sufficient quantity of water to preventempyreuma ; twenty pounds to be distilled.
ANTI-HERPETIC AND TONIC APOZEM.(P1ERO.UIN)
R. Root of Strawberry, 1 of each,
---------- Sorrel, J one ounce.
Seeds of Poppy, two drams.
Maidenhair, "I
Pimpernel, V of each, half a handful.
Cichory, J
Flowers of Scabious, two handfuls.
Water, a sufficient quantity.
Boil.
To be taken at twice. To the first doseis to be added one ounce of syrup of peachflowers, and to the second, one ounce ofsyrup of cichory.
ANTI-ICTERIC DECOCTION
R. Root of Strawberry.Root of Madder,
Water,
Male Fern,■ Elicampane,
(PlERttUIN)
two ounces.
of each,
one ounce and
a half.
one ounce.
two pounds.
Boil for three quarters of an hour, andadd
Supertartrate of Potass, two drams.
To be taken warm in the course of theday, for a week or two, adding, at equalintervals, for three times,
Senna, six drams.
Rhubarb, one dram and a half.
Lemon, sliced, one.
ANTI-HERPETIC BROTH. (PiERQUIN)
R. Root of Strawberry, "1 of each,
---------- Patience, J two ounces.
Veal Broth, a sufficient quantity.