Blueberry

(Vaccinium myrtillus)

Blueberry The blueberry grows in light forests and in the mountains. It is a small bush, up to 50 cm high.

In the summer you can collect sweet blue fruit that are very delicate to eat.

You can just enjoy the blueberries or you can dry them and use them against diarrhea.

Medicinal Uses

  • Diarrhea
  • mouth- and pharyngeal inflammations
  • indigestion
  • eczemas
  • ulcers

Information

Used Parts:Dried fruits, leaves
Substances:Tannic acid, Glykosid Arbutin, Myrtillin, Neomyrtillin, Vacciniin, Hydrochinon, China acid, Vitamin C, organic acid
Time to collect:July and August

Blueberry-Bush

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