Plant Details

Accepted name:

Vaccinium myrtillus L. [Ericaceae]

Source of taxonomy and confidence:

World Checklist: unpublished records ( )

Information about this plant:

Plants of the World Online

Infraspecies:

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Vaccinium myrtillus subsp. compactum Timoschok

Vaccinium myrtillus subsp. myrtillus

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
adara	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
aiges	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
airadech	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
airelle myrtille	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
airelle-myrtille	Other	Dizionario Delle Erbe Med. (Suozzi, 1995)
aires	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
airolle myrtille	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
arandano commun	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
arándano	Other	Archivos de Flora Iberica (Morales et al., 1996) Dizionario Delle Erbe Med. (Suozzi, 1995) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
arándano azul, fruto fresco	Other	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013)
arándano azul, fruto seco	Other	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013)
baceri mirtillo	Other	Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
baggiole	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
bagolo	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
bickbeere	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
bilberry	Other	Dizionario Delle Erbe Med. (Suozzi, 1995) Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995) Food & Med. in Rural Sweden, Ukraine & NW Russia (Stryamets et al., 2015) Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
bilberry fruit, dried	Other	European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
bilberry fruit, fresh	Other	European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
bimbelas	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
blackberry	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
blaeberry	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
blaubeere	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
blaubessen	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
blue berry	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
blueberry	Other	Dizionario Delle Erbe Med. (Suozzi, 1995) Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
bog bilberry	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
bogberry	Other	Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
brimbelle	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
burren myrtle	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
dried bilberry	Other	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
european blueberry	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
fresh bilberry	Other	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
fructus myrtilli	Pharmaceutical	Med. Pl. of the Russian Pharm. (Shikov, 2014) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
harilik	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
hei guo yue ju	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
heidelbeerblätter	Other	E-Kommission: Unapproved Status (1984-1994)
heidelbeere	Other	Dizionario Delle Erbe Med. (Suozzi, 1995) Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
heidelbeeren	Other	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
heidelbeerfruchten	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
huckleberry	Other	Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995) Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
maurettes	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
mirtillo	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
mirtillo nero	Other	Dizionario Delle Erbe Med. (Suozzi, 1995) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
mirtilo	Other	Archivos de Flora Iberica (Morales et al., 1996) Dizionario Delle Erbe Med. (Suozzi, 1995) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983)
myrtille	Other	Les Plantes Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
myrtilli folium	Pharmaceutical	E-Kommission: Unapproved Status (1984-1994) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
myrtilli fructus	Pharmaceutical	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
myrtilli fructus recens	Pharmaceutical	European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
myrtilli fructus siccus	Pharmaceutical	European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
myrtillus	Other	WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
myrtle blueberry	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
myrtle whortleberry	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
petit myrtle	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
powdered bilberry extract	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
qareh-qāt	Other	Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
qarātāt	Other	Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
uva del boschi	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
uva orsina	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
vaccinium myrtillus	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
waldbeere	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
whortleberry	Other	Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
wineberry	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
yaban mersini	Other	Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997)
черника	Other	Food & Med. in Rural Sweden, Ukraine & NW Russia (Stryamets et al., 2015)
чорниця	Other	Food & Med. in Rural Sweden, Ukraine & NW Russia (Stryamets et al., 2015)
قراطاط	Other	Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
قره قاط	Other	Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
fruit		British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
fresh fruit:leaf:fruit		Les Plantes Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
fruit	prepared from the ripe fruits	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
Fruit (berries), leaves		Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Fruit		Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Bud, Fruit, Sprout, Leaf	Oil, Dry fruit	WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
fruit		Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997)
fruit, leaf		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
fruit	dried fruit	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008)
fruit	extract	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008)
fruit	dried ripe fruit	European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
fruit	dried ripe fruit	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
fruit	Fresh or frozen, ripe fruit	European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
fruit	powdered extract	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013)
fruto maduro, fresco o congelado		Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 1 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

synonym
Vitis-idaea myrtillus (L.) Moench Methodus: 47 (1794).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Vaccinium myrtillus	Europe's Med. Pl. (Lange, 1998) Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997) Med. Pl. and Extracts Market News Service (Brinkmann, 2009) Substances in Medicines, Australia (TGA, 2007) Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Vaccinium myrtillus L.	Archivos de Flora Iberica (Morales et al., 1996) British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) Dizionario Delle Erbe Med. (Suozzi, 1995) Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013) Food & Med. in Rural Sweden, Ukraine & NW Russia (Stryamets et al., 2015) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Les Plantes Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000) Med. Pl. in the Mediterranean: Project Rubia (Gonzalez-Tejero et al., 2008) Med. Pl. of the Russian Pharm. (Shikov, 2014) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
Vaccinium myrtillus Linné	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) E-Kommission: Unapproved Status (1984-1994)

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