Blueberries Plants

            Bilberry is any of Several species of low-growing shrubs in the genus Vaccinium (familyEricaceae ), bearing edible berries.

   Wild and cultivated harvesting

         Bilberries is found in very acidic , nutrient-poor soils Throughout the temperate and subarcticregions of the world. They are closely related to North American wild and cultivatedBlueberries and huckleberries in the genus Vaccinium. One characteristic of bilberries is that They produce single or paired berries on the bush INSTEAD of clusters, as the blueberry does. Blueberries have more evergreen leaves.

The fruit is Smaller than that of the blueberry with a fuller leg keys. Darker in color has bilberries, and Usually Appear near black with a slight shade of purple. While the blueberry's fruit pulp is light green, the Bilberry's is red or purple, heavily staining the fingers and lips of consumers eating the raw fruit. The red juice is used by European dentists to show children how to brush off their teeth correctly, as any improperly brushed Areas Will Be heavily stained.

    Bilberries is extremely difficult to grow and is thus seldom cultivated. Fruits is mostly collected from wild plants growing on publicly accessible lands, notably Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland , Scotland , Wales , Ireland , parts of England , Alpine countries, Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine , Belarus , Romania , Bulgaria, Slovakia , Poland and Parts of northernTurkey and Russia . That note in Austria , Finland , Norway , Sweden and Switzerland , It is an everyman's right to collect bilberries, irrespective of land ownership, with the exception of private gardens and Nature Reserves . Bilberries CAN be picked by a berry-picking rake likelingonberries , BUT is more susceptible to damage. Bilberries is Softer Than Blueberries and juicier, making Them difficult to transport. Because of These Factors, the Bilberry is only available fresh on markets and in gourmet stores, WHERE CAN in the Latter They cost up to 11 Euro per kilogram. Frozen bilberries however is available all year round in most of Europe.

     Possible medicinal uses

   Often Associated with improvement of night vision , bilberries is mentioned in a popular story of World War II RAF pilots consuming Bilberry jam to sharpen vision for night Missions. However, a recent study  by the U.S. Navy found no such effect and Origins of the RAF story can not be found.  After the introduction of radar, RAF bombing Became more accurately targeted, But to confuse the enemy, the story That was leaked it "was something in the pilots' diet" that Their Improved targeting - That something, however, was carrots, bilberries not, and the story was concocted merely to keep the Germans from knowing the real reason for Improved Accuracy.

      Although the effect of Bilberry on night vision is unfounded, laboratory studies in rats have provided preliminary evidence Bilberry That Inhibit consumption may reverse or eye Disorders Such as macular degeneration . 

Recognized as bilberries is a good source of flavonoids , Some of Which have antioxidant activity. 

    As a deep purple fruit, bilberries CONTAIN anthocyanin Pigments 

 Some herbalists assert that this fruit was used in prehistoric man with 30 centuries before Jesus Christ.
     Tips
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   Due to the action of beneficial effect on the body, don't miss the opportunity to do before a cure of fresh cranberries in season. In the morning, on an empty stomach, having a meal Blueberry 200 g or more, exclusive cure being two to three kilograms, for three or four days.
   Cure of blueberries is indicated for lowering the amount of urea in the blood, as well as adjuvantîn treatment of tuberculosis.
Even eaten only once, in greater quantity, blueberries improve Visual acuity significantly, especially at night, and Crimson regenerated retinal display.
"During the second world war, members of the body fighting to be French to leave the night in commando actions, consumed a large amount of blueberries at the last meal before the mission. Hunting riders did the same.

Dr. Allen, american physician, called blueberries "vegetable insulin because they produce low percentage of sugar in the blood. 

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- is part of the Top 26 the healthiest foods in the world.




          Blueberry
      Nutritional information:
-combat infections bladder and prevent the development of harmful bacteria;
-contains: approx. 90 water, vitamin A, vitamin B complex;
-due to its high content in bactericidal substances (citric acid, benzoic acid) and tannins, blueberries are a powerful antiseptic, astringent effect bowel and diarrhea;
-1 glass of Blueberry contains 144 calories, 0 g fat, 0 g fiber.