Plant Details

Accepted name:: Vaccinium myrtillus L. [Ericaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants
Infraspecies:: 2

Vaccinium myrtillus subsp. compactum Timoschok

Vaccinium myrtillus subsp. myrtillus

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)
aojiku-sunoki	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
arandano	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 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) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) 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 (WHO-UMC, 2019) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2024) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2025)
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	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) 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	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 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 (WHO-UMC, 2019) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2024) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2025)
blåbär	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 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	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
dried bilberry	Other	British Pharmacop. 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacop. 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacop. 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
dwarf bilberry	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
european blueberry	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) 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	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) 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)
hime-usunoki	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
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)
mirtilo	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
myrtille	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) 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 (WHO-UMC, 2019) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2024) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2025)
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)
uva-do-monte	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
vaccinium myrtillus	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
vaccinium myrtillus whole	Other	Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024)
waldbeere	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
whinberry	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
whortleberries	Other	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
whortleberry	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) 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)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
fruit		British Pharmacop. 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
leaf, fruit	fresh fruit	Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacop.: Liste A (2000)
fruit	ripe fruits	U.S. Pharmacop. USP 39 (2016)
Fruit, berries, leaves		Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Fruit		Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Bud, Fruit, Sprout, Leaf	Oil, Dry fruit	WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
aerial parts, fruits		Wild Pl. for Food & Healing in Liubań, Belarus (Sõukand et al., 2017)
fruit, leaf, sprout, bud	dry fruit	WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2024)
bud, fruit, leaf, sprout	dry fruit	WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2025)
fruits	ripe fruits	U.S. Pharmacop. USP 43 (2020)
fruit		Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997)
fruit, leaf		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
fruit	dried fruit	British Pharmacop. 2009, Vol. 4 (2008)
fruit		U.S. Pharmacop. USP 32 (2008)
fruit	dried ripe fruit	European Pharmacop., 6th edn. (2007)
fruit	dried ripe fruit	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009)
fruit	Fresh or frozen, ripe fruit	European Pharmacop., 7th edn. (2012)
fruit		U.S. Pharmacop. USP 37 (2013)
fruto	fruto maduro fresco, fruto maduro congelado	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013)

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

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	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) Europe's Med. Pl. (Lange, 1998) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Med. Fitoterápicos no Brasil (Carvalho et al., 2008) Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997) Med. Pl. and Extracts Market News Service (Brinkmann et al., 2009) Med. Pl. in Russia & C. Asia (Mamedov et al., 2005) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007) Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Vaccinium myrtillus L.	British Pharmacop. 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacop. 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacop. 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) European Pharmacop., 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacop., 7th edn. (2012) European Red List of Medicinal Pl. (Allen et al., 2014) Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013) Food & Med., Rural Sweden, Ukraine & NW Russia (Stryamets et al., 2015) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Med. Pl. in the Medit.: 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) Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacop.: Liste A (2000) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009) U.S. Pharmacop. USP 32 (2008) U.S. Pharmacop. USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacop. USP 39 (2016) U.S. Pharmacop. USP 43 (2020) WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 4 (WHO, 2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2024) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2025) Wild Med. Pl. Resources in Bulgaria (Hardalova et al., 1998) Wild Pl. for Food & Healing in Liubań, Belarus (Sõukand et al., 2017) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Vaccinium myrtillus Linn.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Vaccinium myrtillus Linné	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) E-Kommission: Unapproved Status (1984-1994)

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