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Botanical Names : Vaccinium myrtillus
Parts Used and Where Grown : A close relative of American blueberry , bilberry grows in northern Europe , Canada and the United States. The ripe berries are promarily used in medern herbal extracts.
Traditional Use: The dried berries and leaves of billberry have been recommended for a wide variety of conditions, including scurvy, urinary tract infections, kidney stones, and diabetes. Perhaps the most sound historical applicationn is the use of the dried berries to treat diarrhea. Modern research of bilbery was partly based on its use by British World War II pilots, who noticed that their night vision improved when they ate bilberry jam prior to night bombing raids.
Assay Data : Anthocynosides 25.0% min. by UV INA/DAB 2001
Certificates : Halal, Kosher, non-GMO, non-Irradiation