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Accepted name: 
Vaccinium myrtillus L. [Ericaceae]
More about this plant: 
Non-scientific name: Class of name: Medicinal source:
adara Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
aiges Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
airadech Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
airelle myrtille Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
aires Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
airolle myrtille Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
arandano Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
arandano commun Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
arándano Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
arándano azul, fruto fresco Other Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013)
arándano azul, fruto seco Other Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013)
baceri mirtillo Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
baggiole Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
bagolo Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
bickbeere Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
bilberry Other Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Food & Med., Rural Sweden, Ukraine & NW Russia (Stryamets et al., 2015)
Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
WHODrug Herbal Substances 2019 (WHO-UMC, 2019)
WHODrug Herbal Substances 2024 (WHO-UMC, 2024)
bilberry fruit, dried Other European Pharmacop., 6th edn. (2007)
European Pharmacop., 7th edn. (2012)
bilberry fruit, fresh Other European Pharmacop., 6th edn. (2007)
European Pharmacop., 7th edn. (2012)
bimbelas Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
blacberries Other Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
blackberry Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
blaeberry Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
blaubeere Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
blaubessen Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
blue berry Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
blueberry Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
WHODrug Herbal Substances 2019 (WHO-UMC, 2019)
WHODrug Herbal Substances 2024 (WHO-UMC, 2024)
bog bilberry Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
bogberry Other Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
brimbelle Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
burren myrtle Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
cayuzumu Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
dried bilberry Other British Pharmacop. 2009, Vol. 4 (2008)
British Pharmacop. 2012, Vol. 4 (2011)
British Pharmacop. 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
european blueberry Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
fresh bilberry Other British Pharmacop. 2009, Vol. 4 (2008)
British Pharmacop. 2012, Vol. 4 (2011)
British Pharmacop. 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
fructus myrtilli Pharmaceutical Med. Pl. of the Russian Pharm. (Shikov, 2014)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
harilik Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
hei guo yue ju Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
heidelbeerblätter Other E-Kommission: Unapproved Status (1984-1994)
heidelbeere Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
heidelbeeren Other E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
heidelbeerfruchten Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
huckleberry Other Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
ivanavyja jahady Other Wild Pl. for Food & Healing in Liubań, Belarus (Sõukand et al., 2017)
iвaнaвыя ягaды Other Wild Pl. for Food & Healing in Liubań, Belarus (Sõukand et al., 2017)
jahady Other Wild Pl. for Food & Healing in Liubań, Belarus (Sõukand et al., 2017)
jahodnik Other Wild Pl. for Food & Healing in Liubań, Belarus (Sõukand et al., 2017)
maurettes Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
mirtillo Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
mirtillo nero Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
myrtille Other Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacop.: Liste A (2000)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 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 Pharmacop., 6th edn. (2007)
European Pharmacop., 7th edn. (2012)
myrtilli fructus siccus Pharmaceutical European Pharmacop., 6th edn. (2007)
European Pharmacop., 7th edn. (2012)
myrtillus Other WHODrug Herbal Substances 2019 (WHO-UMC, 2019)
WHODrug Herbal Substances 2024 (WHO-UMC, 2024)
myrtle blueberry Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
myrtle whortleberry Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
petit myrtle Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
powdered bilberry extract Other U.S. Pharmacop. USP 32 (2008)
U.S. Pharmacop. USP 37 (2013)
U.S. Pharmacop. USP 39 (2016)
U.S. Pharmacop. USP 43 (2020)
qareh-qāt Other Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
qarātāt Other Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
uva del boschi Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
uva orsina Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
vaccinium myrtillus Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
waldbeere Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
whortleberries Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
whortleberry Other Herbal Meds., 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 Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
wineberry Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
yaban mersini Other Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997)
čarnicy Other Wild Pl. for Food & Healing in Liubań, Belarus (Sõukand et al., 2017)
čarnika Other Wild Pl. for Food & Healing in Liubań, Belarus (Sõukand et al., 2017)
čarničnik Other Wild Pl. for Food & Healing in Liubań, Belarus (Sõukand et al., 2017)
čornyja jahady Other Wild Pl. for Food & Healing in Liubań, Belarus (Sõukand et al., 2017)
чapнiкa Other Wild Pl. for Food & Healing in Liubań, Belarus (Sõukand et al., 2017)
чapнiчнiк Other Wild Pl. for Food & Healing in Liubań, Belarus (Sõukand et al., 2017)
чopныя ягaды Other Wild Pl. for Food & Healing in Liubań, Belarus (Sõukand et al., 2017)
черника Other Food & Med., Rural Sweden, Ukraine & NW Russia (Stryamets et al., 2015)
чорниця Other Food & Med., Rural Sweden, Ukraine & NW Russia (Stryamets et al., 2015)
ягaды Other Wild Pl. for Food & Healing in Liubań, Belarus (Sõukand et al., 2017)
ягoднiк Other Wild Pl. for Food & Healing in Liubań, Belarus (Sõukand et al., 2017)
قراطاط Other Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
قره قاط Other Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)