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Names

Common Names

• bilberry
• common-blueberry
• dwarf bilberry
• dwarf whortleberry
• low bilberry
• myrtle blueberry
• myrtle whortleberry
• whortleberry
• Blaeberry
• European blueberry
• whinberry

Regional and Traditional Names

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Vitis-idaea myrtillus

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae within the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. It is further classified under the subclass Magnoliidae in the order Ericales and the family Ericaceae. Finally, it is identified by its genus, Vaccinium.

Distribution

This plant, known scientifically as Vaccinium myrtillus, exhibits a widespread distribution across several regions of Northern Europe. It can be found growing naturally throughout the landscapes of Denmark and Finland. The species also extends its reach to the islands of Føroyaar and Iceland. Furthermore, its habitat encompasses various parts of Great Britain. Together, these locations highlight the plant's preference for the northernmost territories of the continent.

Plant Parts

Chemicals

Vaccinium myrtillus has 211 reported phytochemicals identified across 3 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Anthocyanins, Flavonoids, Hyperoside, CHLOROGENIC ACID, RUTIN.

Anthocyanins

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis
3. Nutrients
4. Journal of microencapsulation
5. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Flavonoids

1. Nutrients
2. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
4. Acta poloniae pharmaceutica
5. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Hyperoside

1. Dr. Duke
2. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
4. Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
5. Journal of ethnopharmacology

CHLOROGENIC ACID

1. Dr. Duke
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
4. Foods (Basel, Switzerland)

RUTIN

1. Dr. Duke
2. Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Natural product research
4. Journal of ethnopharmacology

polyphenols

1. Methods (San Diego, Calif.)
2. Journal of microencapsulation
3. Acta pharmaceutica Hungarica
4. Foods (Basel, Switzerland)

Isoquercetin

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Journal of ethnopharmacology

ascorbic acid

1. Dr. Duke
2. Nutrients
3. Acta poloniae pharmaceutica

ANTHOCYANIN

1. Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening
2. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Astragalin

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Activities

Vaccinium myrtillus has 769 reported activities identified across 3 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Antiaging, Antiallergenic, Antibacterial.

Most Reported Activities

Medicinal Uses

Vaccinium myrtillus has 22 reported medicinal uses identified across 3 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include oxidative stress, cancer, type 2 diabetes, Cryptosporidium parvum, Giardia duodenalis.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations