Mock Strawberry
Mock strawberry, also known as ground bayberry, belongs to the genus Duchesnea in the rose family (Rosaceae) and is a perennial low-growing herb. The whole plant is covered with white hairs, and the stems are slender, creeping, and root at every node. The leaves are alternate and palmately compound. The flowers are yellow and borne on long stalks. The fruit is bright red, with a raised central portion that is soft like a sponge. The whole plant is collected in summer and autumn and dried in the sun. A decoction of the whole plant, 15-50 g, taken as a water decoction, can treat cancer.
Mock Strawberry Also known as ground bayberry, it belongs to the genus Duchesnea in the rose family (Rosaceae) and is a perennial low-growing herb. The whole plant is covered with white hairs, and the stems are slender, creeping, and root at every node. The leaves are alternate and palmately compound. The flowers are yellow and borne on long stalks. The fruit is bright red, with a raised central portion that is soft like a sponge. The whole plant is collected in summer and autumn and dried in the sun. A decoction of the whole plant, 15-50 g, taken as a water decoction, can treat cancer.