botanical record · discovered

False Strawberry

Duchesnea indica

False Strawberry · Indian Strawberry · Mock Strawberry · Duchesnée d'Inde, Fraise crapaud, Potentille d'Inde · Fragola matta · Fraisier de Duchesne · Fraisier des Indes · Fraisier à fleurs jaunes · India mockstrawberry · Indian strawberry · Indische Erdbeere · Indische Scheinerdbeere

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China, AM, AR, AT, AU, BE, BG, BR

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Abscess, Bite(Snake), Cancer(Digestive), Decoagulant

Science studied: AGRIMONIIN, ASCORBIC-ACID, DAUCOSTEROL, DUCHESIDE-A

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Rosaceae

Scientific name: Duchesnea indica

Common names: False Strawberry, Indian Strawberry, Mock Strawberry, Duchesnée d'Inde, Fraise crapaud, Potentille d'Inde, Fragola matta, Fraisier de Duchesne, Fraisier des Indes, Fraisier à fleurs jaunes, India mockstrawberry, Indian strawberry, Indische Erdbeere, Indische Scheinerdbeere

History

The source record documents this plant in China, AM, AR, AT, AU, BE, BG, BR and 4 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

Abscess
Bite(Snake)
Cancer(Digestive)
Decoagulant
Eczema
Poison
Refrigerant
Ringworm

show 6 more documented entries

Swelling
Tonsillitis
Bite(Bug)
Boil
Laryngitis
Stomatitis

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

China
AM
AR
AT
AU
BE
BG
BR
CA
CH
CL
CO

Documented cultural uses

Abscess
Bite(Snake)
Cancer(Digestive)
Decoagulant
Eczema
Poison
Refrigerant
Ringworm
Swelling
Tonsillitis
Bite(Bug)
Boil

show 2 more documented entries

Laryngitis
Stomatitis

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

Abscess · China · "
Bite(Snake) · China · "
Cancer(Digestive) · China · "
Decoagulant · China · "
Eczema · China · "
Poison · China · "
Refrigerant · China · "
Ringworm · China · "
Swelling · China · "
Tonsillitis · China · "
Bite(Bug) · China · "
Boil · China · "
Laryngitis · China · "
Stomatitis · China · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

Broad Habitat Tolerance of the Alien Duchesnea indica (Andrews) Teschem. Across Urban Vegetation Communities in a Central European City · 2026 source ↗
Broad Habitat Tolerance of the Alien <i>Duchesnea indica</i> (Andrews) Teschem. Across Urban Vegetation Communities in a Central European City. · 2026 source ↗
Diversity, Isolation and Bioactive Secondary Metabolites of Endophytic Fungi in Duchesnea indica (Andr.) Focke. · 2025 source ↗