Fragaria nubicola Lindl. is a plant in the Rosaceae family, order Rosales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Fragaria nubicola Lindl. (Fragaria nubicola Lindl.)
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Fragaria nubicola Lindl.

Fragaria nubicola Lindl.

Fragaria nubicola is a Himalayan wild strawberry with no commercial value, whose leaf extracts are studied for potential anti-inflammatory arthritis treatment in animals.

Family
Genus
Fragaria
Order
Rosales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Fragaria nubicola Lindl.

Fragaria nubicola Lindl. is a wild strawberry species that is native to the Himalayas. It has no commercial value. Leaf extracts of Fragaria nubicola have produced promising but limited results for reducing joint inflammation, suggesting it could potentially be developed as a treatment for arthritis. All studies so far have only been conducted on animals, and the species has not yet undergone human testing. Despite this, historical anecdotal accounts and the results from completed animal studies are promising.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Rosales Rosaceae Fragaria

More from Rosaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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