Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) is a small, perennial shrub native to Europe and parts of Asia. It is also known as European blueberry, whortleberry, or huckleberry. 

The fruits of the bilberry plant are small, dark blue berries that resemble blueberries. 

Bilberries have been traditionally used in herbal medicine for centuries, and they are known for their various health benefits, properties, and uses.

1. Antioxidant properties: Bilberries are rich in antioxidants, particularly anthocyanins. These compounds help protect cells from oxidative stress and free radical damage, which can contribute to aging and various health issues.
2. Eye health: Bilberries have been traditionally used to support eye health. The anthocyanins found in bilberries may help improve night vision, protect against macular degeneration, and reduce the risk of cataracts.
3. Anti-inflammatory properties: Bilberries contain anti-inflammatory compounds that may help reduce inflammation in the body, which can be beneficial for managing chronic conditions like arthritis, heart disease, and diabetes.
4. Digestive health: Traditionally, bilberries have been used to treat digestive problems like diarrhea and dysentery. The tannins in bilberries can have an astringent effect, helping to reduce inflammation and control diarrhea.
5. Cardiovascular health: Bilberries may support heart health by improving blood circulation, reducing inflammation, and preventing blood clots. The anthocyanins in bilberries have been shown to help lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart disease.
6. Diabetes management: Bilberries may help improve blood sugar control in people with diabetes, as they can help increase insulin sensitivity and reduce blood sugar levels.
7. Cancer prevention: Some research suggests that the antioxidants in bilberries may help protect against certain types of cancer, such as colon cancer, by inhibiting tumor growth and preventing the spread of cancer cells.
8. Skin health: The antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of bilberries can promote skin health by protecting against oxidative stress, reducing inflammation, and promoting collagen production.

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plant name

Bilberry, Brimbelle , Cranberry , Bluet , Wild Grape

• English name(s): blueberry (blueberry), bilberry ( myrtille )

International Latin denomination

Vaccinium myrtillus L.

botanical family

Ericaceae

Description and habitat

• Common undershrub on siliceous soils, humus forests and drying peatlands, Europe and western Asia
• Stems erect, angular, 30 to 60 cm high
• Oval, flat, finely toothed leaves

History and tradition

• Bilberry is sometimes called blueberry in North America.
• While the bilberry ( Vaccinium myrtillus ) comes mostly from Europe, the blueberry is the fruit of various species native to northeastern North America, the main ones being Vaccinium myrtilloides and Vaccinium angustifolium . The state of Maine and the province of Quebec are the main producers.

Parts used

• Fruit ++
• Sheets

Dosage forms available

• Herbal teas
• Fruit tincture
• Dry extract
• Fluid extract
• Fruit jellies and preserves, dried fruit

Usual dosages

Composition

Main components of the plant

• fruit  :
  • Catechic tannins (10%)
  • Anthocyanosides (0.5% of fresh fruit) glycosides of delphinidol ( delphinidin ), malvidol ( malvidin ) and cyanidin ( cyanidin ), pelargonidin , peonidin , hirsutidine , petunidin
  • Proanthocyanidols (dimers of catechol and epicatechol )
  • Flavonoids ( hyperoside ), quercetol and kaempferol glycosides ( astragaloside )
  • Phenol acids ( malic acid , citric acid , quinic acid ), chlorogenic acid , p-coumaric acid , ferulic acid , hydroxycinnamic acid
  • Oligosaccharides (sugars, 3-7%) and pectins
• Carotenoids
• Trans-resveratrol [1]
• Leaves  :
  • Catechic tannins (1 - 7%) and catechols ( epicatechol , gallocatechol , epigallocatechol )
  • Proanthocyanidols (dimers of catechol and epicatechol )
  • Flavonoids  : quercetol and kaempferol glycosides ( astragaloside )
  • Iridoids
  • Mainly chlorogenic phenolic acids
  • Quinolizidine alkaloids : myrtine and epimyrtine
• Traces of arbutoside and hydroquinone in the plant and its buds [2]
  • High manganese and chromium content (9 ppm)

Main components of buds or young shoots

Main components of essential oil

• Not applicable

Properties

Plant properties

• fruit  :
  • Antidiarrheal
  • Vaso-protective, the anthocyanosides of Vacinium myrtillus are more active than rutin in tests measuring capillary permeability and vascular resistance [3] , with a long duration of action [4] , anti-edematous ( tannins , anthocyanosides ), improves capillary resistance [5] , [6]
  • Inhibition of platelet aggregation ( flavonoids , anthocyanosides ) [7]
  • Stimulation of the PGI2 activity of the vascular walls, “vitamin P” properties, scavenger of free radicals, vasomotor activity ( anthocyanosides improve vasomotion and the redistribution of microvascular blood flow) [8] , preservation of the vascular endothelium, s' opposes damage due to the ischemia-reperfusion process ( anthocyanosides ) [9]
  • Anti-hypertensive by inhibiting effect of the angiotensin converting enzyme (IEC), the total extract is active while the anthocyanidins alone ( cyanidin , delphinidin , malvidin ) are not [10]
  • Anti-inflammatory activity, improves joint function, reduces clinical signs, bone resorption, tissue swelling and osteophyte formation [11]
  • Quercetin inhibits LDL oxidation
  • Improvement of night vision (regeneration of rhodopsin), retinal protector by antioxidant effect ( anthocyanosides and anthocyanidins  : cyanidin , delphinidin , malvidin ) [12] , but clinical studies are lacking [13]
  • Memory Enhancement [14]
  • Intestinal and urinary antibacterial: inhibition of adhesion of coli bacteria in the bladder and intestine (probably identical properties to those of Vaccinium vitis idæa and Vaccinium macrocarpon or Vaccinium oxycoccos ), antibacterial effect against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli , anti-biofilm effect [15] , E. coli and Proteus mirabilis [16] , but much less clinical evidence than Vaccinium macrocarpon [17]
  • Reduced pain in spastic colitis
  • Protection of keratinocytes against UVA and UVB rays [18]
  • Protection against radiotherapy, blueberries seem to allow both an in vitro radio-sensitizing effect on human cervical cancer cell lines, and a reduction in cell growth [19]
  • Inhibition of angiogenesis ( anthocyanidins  : delphinidin , cyanidin , malvidin ) [20] , action on retinal neo-angiogenesis in retinopathies, potential activity in AMD, prevents diabetic retinopathy [21] , reduces neovascularization in glaucoma [22 ] , decreases oxidative stress in ocular pathologies induced by oxidative stress [23] , [24] , [25] , [26]
  • Neuroprotection of dopaminergic neurons [27]
  • A regular and moderate intake of blueberries or anthocyanins is associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and with helping to maintain weight, neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, beneficial effects on the vascular function and regulation of glycemic balance, favorable action on the gastrointestinal microflora, with implications in degenerative conditions and in the aging process [28]
  • Photoprotective against UV-B [29]
  • Antioxidant properties [30] , prevents liver and kidney damage caused by oxidative stress [31] , [32]
  • All berries of small fruits ( blueberry , cranberry , elderberry , raspberry , strawberry ) possess antioxidant properties by their anthocyanosides measured by ORAC (oxygen radical absorbance capacity) evaluation, antiangiogenic and antiatherosclerotic properties [33] , [34 ] , action on VEGF (Vascular endothelial growth factor) [35]
  • Prevention of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) by limiting the production of autofluorescent pigments which accumulate in the epithelial cells of the retina [36] , prevention of cataracts [37]
  • Cancer prevention ( anthocyanins ) [38] , inhibition of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs), preferentially VEGFR-2 and EGFR [39]
  • Prevention of carcinomatous transformation of adenomatous colonic polyps ( anthocyanosides ) [40]
  • Tropism for the liver (more than 50% of anthocyanosides are found in this organ after oral absorption) [41]
  • Tannins bind to anthocyanosides to form copolymers that interact with taste receptors in the mouth [1] , [42]
• Leaf  :
  • Hypoglycemic, in other by a high chromium content (9 ppm), glucose tolerance factor, and by inhibition of alpha-amylase [43] , the effects seem modest [44]
  • Hypolipidemic [45]
  • Improvement of vascular disorders by flavonoids (therapeutic use not recommended given the risks in chronic use)

Bud properties

• Close to those of lingonberry on the urinary tree (antibacterial derivatives of arbutin ), hypoglycemic, astringent in diarrhea ( polyphenols , anthocyanins )

Properties of essential oil

Directions

Indications of the whole plant (phytotherapy)

• Colitis, functional colopathies, urinary tract infections
• Venous and capillary circulatory disorders
• Raynaud's syndrome [46]
• The leaves are antidiarrheal, like the dry berry (in the fresh berry, irritating effect of ballast and acids)
• Intestine-bladder relationship, it has thus been demonstrated that bacteria could have a route from the intestine to the bladder by a mechanism called "bacterial translocation", after diapedesis then migration by the lymphatic route
• Prevention and treatment of metabolic syndrome (diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure) due to the presence of anthocyanosides [47]
• Prevention of phlebitis, even in pregnant women [46]
• It can be used in the same indications as those of the cowberry or canche Vaccinium vitis idæa L., and especially the cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos L. and Vaccinium macrocarpon (large-fruited variety), Ericaceae too (300 ml per day of juice containing at least 30% pure Cranberry would be effective in inhibiting the adhesion of bacteria to the walls of the bladder.This property seems to be due to proanthocyanidins.These molecules attach themselves to the bacteria on specific sites called "pilis" which are used by the micro-organism to anchor itself to the bladder mucosa)

Indications of the bud (gemmotherapy)

Specific indications of essential oil (aromatherapy)

Known or suspected mode of action

• Action of polyphenols on capillary permeability and resistance of vessels, favorable on varicosities (which are, like externalized varicose veins, alterations of the vascular wall but finer and superficial, at the interface between arterial and venous network, often red or bluish)

Usual formulations

Regulations

• French Pharmacopoeia list A (leaf, fruit)
• Activity recognized by the German Commission E

Possible side effects and precautions for use

• Prolonged therapeutic use of the leaf is not recommended given the risks of chronic use:
  • Cachexia, anemia, jaundice and tone disorders in animals (but with very high doses of 1.5 g/kg/day)
• Theoretical additive effect with antidiabetic drugs
• Potential interaction with antiplatelet agents [42]
• No contraindication of fruit during pregnancy according to the EMA European Medicines Agency European Union herbal monograph on Vaccinium myrtillus L., fructus siccus

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