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For anyone considering strawberries as a supplement within their daily diet, this fruit can be prepared in many ways each of which may produce different effects. Various cultures use strawberries to treat a range of health conditions. Within Native American cultures and European folk medicine, the root of the strawberry is boiled to make a tea for treating indigestion, kidney stones and as a diuretic.
Teas can also be made from the root and leaves of the strawberry plant. In this form, strawberry can be used to treat diarrhea as well as urinary tract infections, night sweats and fatigue.
Strawberry extracts are also available in tincture form, which can be added to water in droplets. Extracts may also come in capsule form of up to 500 milligrams per capsule. *
How administered:
Plasma strawberry anthocyanins were characterized in overweight (BMI: 26 ± 2 kg/m(2)) adults (n = 14) on the basis of meal timing. At each visit, subjects ingested three study drinks: two control and one strawberry drink. A strawberry drink was given at either 2 h before the breakfast meal (BM), with the meal (WM), or 2 h after the meal (AM), and control drinks were given at the alternative time points. Plasma anthocyanins and their metabolic conjugates were assessed hourly for 10 h using a triple-quadrupole liquid chromatography mass spectrometer. Maximum concentrations (Cmax), area under the curve (AUC), and bioavailability of pelargonidin-based anthocyanins determined from the main conjugated metabolite (pelargonidin glucuronide) were greater when a strawberry drink was consumed 2 h before the meal (BM) compared to consumption WM or AM (p < 0.05). Our results indicate that the timing of strawberry consumption relative to a meal impacts anthocyanin pharmacokinetic variables. *
