BILBERRY
(Vaccinium myrtillus)

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Tree of the underwoods up to 2500 m of which one uses leaves and berries.

Bilberry leaves are a natural disinfectant in case of urinary infections, diabetes. Dried fruit helps for diarrhoeas, varixes, heumorroids. The fresh fruit is slightly laxative.
Also : Asthenia, colopathy, colibacillosis, improvement of the vision, diabetes
In external use : Mouth ulcers, blotches, eczema.



Decoction : One spoonful of dried berries for one cup of water, boil 5 minutes, let infuse 15 minutes, filter ; up to 6 cups per day.

Decoction : One handful of leaves for one liter of water, boil 5 minutes, to drink in 24 hours.

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Common Bilberry, Blue Whortleberry, blaeberry, hurtleberry, Huckleberry, winberry, fraughan, Vaccinium myrtillus bilberry", whortleberry, European blueberry