Bilberry Leaf
Botanical name: (Vaccinium myrtillus)
Also Known As: Whortleberry, European blueberry, common bilberry, or blue whortleberry
Bilberry is a low—growing plant, it is widespread, but prefers the acid soils of marsh lands, bogs, and coniferous forests to more alkaline ground. The branches are green and angular. The leaves are oval shaped, slightly dentate, and bright green. The flowers are bell—shaped and greenish—pink. The fruit that is used for medicinal and eating purposes looks black and blue all over.
They support normal formation of connective tissue and strengthen capillaries in the body. Bilberry is used for improving eyesight. Bilberry is also used for treating eye conditions such as cataracts and disorders of the retina. There is some evidence that bilberry may help retinal disorders.
Some uses of bilberry for conditions of the heart and blood vessels including hardening of the arteries, varicose veins, decreased blood flow in the veins, and chest pain. Bilberry is also used for chronic fatigue syndrome, hemorrhoids, diabetes, osteoarthritis, gout, skin infections, gastrointestinal disorders, kidney disease, and urinary tract infections.
A paste is sometimes applied directly to the inside of the mouth for mild mouth and throat soreness.
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