The plant around us. Volume 1 The plant around us. Volume I | Page 15

GASTRONOMIC USE
The fruit is edible. The meat is
MEDICINAL USE
All parts of the plant contain ethyl gallate, a
substance that possesses strong antibiotic activity
against the Mycobacterium bacteria.
sweet and juicy, yellow. It contains
numerous seeds.
The most popular way to use
The leaves, bark and root are astringent and diuretic.
strawberry tree is to prepare jams
and aromatic fruit liqueurs.
They are also a renal antiseptic and so are of use in
the treatment of affections of the urinary system such
as cystitis and urethritis.