Steinmetz:Vaccinium

Vaccinium myrtillus

Also known as (or relevant to) Vaccinium myrtillus Family Ericaceae English Names Bilberry Wortleberry Huckleberry (in America) Natural Habitat Europe (including Great Britain) especially Russia Northern Asia Minor North America Part(s) Used Folia Myrtilli Fructus Myrtilli

Constituent(s) leaf: reomyrtillin arbutin quinic acid tannin ericinol ericolin (glucosidic bitter principle); berry: idaein (blue cololuring matter) sugar anthrocyane pectin myrtillin acids vitamin C tannin inosit Action leaf: astringent anti-diabetic anti-inflammatory tonic antiseptic; berry: astringent haemostatic antidysenteric antiscorbutic diuretic refrigerant tonic nutritive; they antidote the typhoid bacillus

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book

Vaccinium oxycoccus

Also known as (or relevant to) Vaccinium oxycoccus Oxycoccus Palustris Family Ericaceae English Names Cranberry Mossberry Natural Habitat Central Europe Part(s) Used Fructus Oxycocci

Constituent(s) fruit: arbutin benzoic-acid citric acid sugar ericolin Action the leaves are used as a substitute for tea The fruits resemble those of Vaccinium vitis ideas but are bigger. They are refrigerant

Vaccinium uliginosum

Also known as (or relevant to) Vaccinium uliginosum Family Ericaceae English Names Bog-Bilberry Blueberry Bog-Whortleberry Natural Habitat Europe Part(s) Used Fructus Uliginosi

Constituent(s) tannin Action narcotic used in cystitis gastritis enteritis

Vaccinium vitis idaea

Also known as (or relevant to) Vaccinium vitis idaea Family Ericaceae English Names Cowberry Red Whortleberry Natural Habitat Northern- Central- and Eastern Europe Balkan Asia North America Part(s) Used Flores Vitis idaeae Folia Vitis idaeae Fructus Vitis idaeae

Constituent(s) berry: tannin invert-sugar aromatic acids colouring matter; leaf: arbutin vaccinin methyl-arbutin tannin hydroquinone ursone acids sugar Action flower: anti-diabetic anti-rheumatic; leaf: urine-disinfectant anti-diabetic anti-rheumatic depurative nervine styptic antiseptic; berry: anti-rheumatic appetising strengthening diuretic astringent styptic