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Blueberry benefits
Bilberry for disorders Prevention of cataracts, prevention of macula degeneration
Beneficial Improved vision, ability to see better in the dark, improvement of motor functions, protection of brain tissue, decrease in permeability of capillaries, strengthening of capillaries
Blueberry description
The blueberry grows on the sub-shrub called blueberry, with very long roots. Its weakly winged stem measures between twenty and sixty centimeters in height, it is erect and branchy. Leaves cover it with a green hue of an oval shape, finely toothed and dotted with veins on the inside. The flowers of the blueberry are either grouped in pairs or isolated and are placed in the axils of the leaves, their colors are pinkish white. Bilberry is a bluish-black, purplish, rounded berry measuring only five millimeters in diameter, fleshy and with a pleasant flavor that is harvested from June to September.
Blueberry culture
The blueberry, this tasty berry favors the high relief regions (mountains) of Europe, we find at heights varying between four hundred to two thousand five hundred meters, it has also spread in Asia and America and all over the world. It prefers shady and humid places, and soils rich in aluminum (silica), easy to cultivate with a life expectancy of thirty-five years.
Vaccinium myrtillus its composition
Bilberry contains organic and triterpene acids with citric acid, benzoic acid, malic acid, succinic and quinic acid, ursolic and oleanic acids, arbutoside and neomyrtiline.
Bilberry also includes anthocyanins and catechetical tannins, flavonoids and bioflavonoids along with arabinoside and quercetol, vitamins A and C, and pro-vitamin E, as well as pectin and minerals.
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Bilberry and its medicinal virtues
Bilberry is a small berry with many beneficial properties for the organism, the main one being an anti hemeralopic action (improvement of night vision), but that is not all it is antiseptic and anti-infective, anti diarrheal and antihemorrhagic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and diuretic.
Bilberry was the subject of scientific studies for its properties on night vision, after it was noticed that British aircraft pilots consumed this fruit for their night flights. In addition, bilberry protects the tissues of the eye against all light and other attacks (like all screens) and provides invaluable help with cataract problems and prevents degeneration of the macula (age-related macular degeneration or AMD) which results from the deterioration of the area near the optic nerve responsible for visual acuity.
Its antioxidant quality ranks blueberries among the most important suppliers, it has the effect of slowing down aging, and being preventive for certain heart problems.
The tannins present in blueberries give it an action on the prevention of many infections located on the urinary tract, by preventing bacteria from clinging to it (colibacillosis, cystitis).
Bilberry has an anti-diarrheal ability while soothing the pain and spasms caused by colitis.
Bilberry other uses
Blueberry berries are well known in the kitchen, they can be tasted fresh, raw, cooked or dried or added in pastries, jams, syrups, sorbets, herbal teas, liqueurs and wines as well as in sauces that accompany certain pieces of game. A little tip to decorate your dishes with blueberry pepper (spicy and fruity), combine pink and black peppercorns with blueberries dried in a pepper mill, and bon appétit.
Myrtilluse vaccine helps to treat
Improved vision, ability to see better in the dark, prevention of cataracts, prevention of degeneration of the macula, improvement of motor functions, protection of brain tissue, decrease in permeability of capillaries, strengthening of capillaries, prevention of heart disease.