Botanical Name – Vaccinium Myrtillus
Parts Used – Entire Plant
Active Constituents – Bioflavonoids (anthocyanosides), beta-carotene, quercitin, quercitrin
So what is Bilberry good for?
Therapeutic Properties – antioxidant, diuretic, blood vessel tonic, anti-inflammatory
Bilberry can help to keep the blood vessels flexible which helps to increase blood flow
Bilberry can be helpful to diabetic by helping to control insulin levels
Bilberry may be useful as a urinary tract antiseptic
Bilberry may be useful to try and treat allergies as an anti-histamine
Dosage
Dry extract – 240-480 mg per day
Tincture – 15-40 drops three times a day
Berries – one teaspoon dried berries per day
Contraindications
None
Research articles with links
Isolation of high quality RNA from bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) fruit
Induction of apoptosis in cancer cells by bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) and the anthocyanins
One of the famous stories of bilberry is that of the British fighter pilots during World War 2. They said that they could see better during their night time raids when they would eat bilberry jam before going out.
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