botanical record · discovered
Bilberry
Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry · Whortleberry · Dwarf Bilberry · Airelle myrtille, Myrtille, Maurette, Brimbelle · Almindelig blåbær · Arandanera · Aðalbláberjalyng · Blaeberry · Blaubeere, Heidelbeere · Blauwe bosbes · Blåbær · European blueberry · Heidelbeere
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Turkey, Spain, Europe
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Antidote, Antiseptic, Astringent, Diuretic
Science studied: ALUMINUM, BETA-AMYRIN, ARBUTIN, ARSENIC
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Ericaceae
Scientific name: Vaccinium myrtillus
Common names: Bilberry, Whortleberry, Dwarf Bilberry, Airelle myrtille, Myrtille, Maurette, Brimbelle, Almindelig blåbær, Arandanera, Aðalbláberjalyng, Blaeberry, Blaubeere, Heidelbeere, Blauwe bosbes, Blåbær, European blueberry, Heidelbeere
POWO: 30006039-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Turkey, Spain, Europe.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Antidote
- Antiseptic
- Astringent
- Diuretic
- Inflammation
- Intestine
- Refrigerant
- Tonic
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- Diabetes
- Catarrh
- Dysentery
- Hemostat
- Scurvy
- Typhoid
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Turkey
- Spain
- Europe
Documented cultural uses
- Antidote
- Antiseptic
- Astringent
- Diuretic
- Inflammation
- Intestine
- Refrigerant
- Tonic
- Diabetes
- Catarrh
- Dysentery
- Hemostat
show 2 more documented entries
- Scurvy
- Typhoid
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Antidote · Turkey · "
- Antiseptic · Spain · "
- Astringent · Turkey · "
- Diuretic · Turkey · "
- Inflammation · Turkey · "
- Intestine · Europe · "
- Refrigerant · Turkey · "
- Tonic · Turkey · "
- Diabetes · Turkey · "
- Antiseptic · Turkey · "
- Catarrh · Europe · "
- Dysentery · Turkey · "
- Hemostat · Turkey · "
- Scurvy · Turkey · "
- Typhoid · Turkey · "
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Physical-Chemical and Microbiological Characterisation of Blueberry By-Products (<i>Vaccinium myrtillus</i> L.) as Potential Food Ingredients. · 2026 source ↗
- Nutritional Strategies and Bioactive Compounds: Vaccinium myrtillus L. and Ribes nigrum and Their Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant, Anti-Cancer, and Microbiota-Modulating Effects · 2026 source ↗
- Influence of elevation and shrub age on element accumulation in Vaccinium myrtillus in the alpine zone of the Low Tatras. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALUMINUM
- BETA-AMYRIN
- ARBUTIN
- ARSENIC
- ASH
- ASTRAGALIN
- BROMINE
- CITRIC-ACID
- COBALT
- M-COUMARIC-ACID
- O-COUMARIC-ACID
- CYANADIN-3-O-ARABINOSIDE
- DELPHINIDIN
- DELPHINIDIN-3-O-ARABINOSIDE
- DELPHINIDIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE
- DELPHINIDIN-5-MONOGLYCOSIDE
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- DELPHINIDIN-3-RHAMNOGLYCOSIDE
- DIHYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACID
- EPIMYRTINE
- FLUORINE
- GALLIC-ACID
- M-HYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID
- INVERT-SUGARS
- LEAD
- MALIC-ACID
- MALVIDIN
- MANGANESE
- MERCURY
- MONOTROPEIN
- MYRTILLIN
- MYRTINE
- NEOMYRTILLIN
- NONACOSANE
- OLEANOLIC-ACID
- PECTIN
- PEONIDIN-3-O-GALACTOSIDE
- PETUNIDIN
- PETUNIDIN-3-O-ARABINOSIDE
- PETUNIDIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID
- QUERCETIN-3-ARABINOSIDE
- QUERCETIN-3-GLUCOSIDOGLUCOSIDE
- QUERCETIN-3-O-RHAMNOSIDE
- QUERCITRIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- RUBIDIUM
- SODIUM
- SUCCINIC-ACID
- TANNIN
- URSOLIC-ACID
- VANILLIC-ACID
- ZINC
- ASPERULOSIDE
- BENZOIC-ACID
- CALCIUM
- HYDROQUINONE
- IRON
- QUINIC-ACID
- SELENIUM
- SULFUR
- ANTHOCYANOSIDES
- BORON
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CATECHINS
- CHROMIUM
- COPPER
- CYANIDIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE
- FERULIC-ACID
- HYPEROSIDE
- MAGNESIUM
- MALVIDIN-3-O-GALACTOSIDE
- MYRTILLOL
- NIACIN
- OXALIC-ACID
- PEONIDIN
- PHOSPHORUS
- QUERCETIN
- QUERCETIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE
- RESINIC-ACID
- SILICON
- SYRINGIC-ACID
- CERYL-ALCOHOL
- MALVIDIN-3-O-ARABINOSIDE
- WATER
- PHENYL-ACETALDEHYDE
- ACETIC-ACID
- ACETIC-ACID-2-PHENYL-ETHYL-ESTER
- ACETIC-ACID-HEX-CIS-3-ENYL-ESTER
- ACETOIN
- ANTHOCYANINS
- BENZYL-ALCOHOL
- BUTAN-1-OL
- 2-METHYL-BUTAN-1-OL
- BUTAN-2-OL
- BUTANOIC-ACID
- 2-HYDROXY-3-METHYLBUTANOIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER
- 3-HYDROXY-3-METHYLBUTANOIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER
- 2-HYDROXY-3-METHYLBUTANOIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER
- 3-HYDROXY-3-METHYLBUTANOIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER
- 2-METHYL-BUTANOIC-ACID
- GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE
- CAPROIC-ACID
- (+)-CATECHIN
- CHLOROGENIC-ACID
- ISOCHLOROGENIC-ACID
- NEOCLOROGENIC-ACID
- 1,8-CINEOL
- CINNAMALDEHYDE
- TRANS-CINNAMALDEHYDE
- CITRONELLOL
- P-COUMARIC-ACID
- P-CRESOL
- CYANIDIN
- CYANIDIN-GLYCOSIDE
- CYANIDIN-3-ARABINOSIDE
- CYANIDIN-3-O-GALACTOSIDE
- DELTA-DECALACTONE
- GAMMA-DECALACTONE
- DELPHINIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- GAMMA-DODECALACTONE
- 2-PHENYLETHANOL
- EUGENOL
- ISOEUGENOL
- ISOFERULIC-ACID
- FOENICULIN
- FORMIC-ACID-2-PHENYL-ETHYL-ESTER
- PENTYL-FURAN
- GENTISIC-ACID
- GERANIOL
- GLUCOSE
- HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL
- HEX-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL
- HEX-TRANS-2-EN-1-OIC-ACID
- HEX-TRANS-2-EN-1-OL
- HEXAN-1-OL
- MALVIDIN-GLYCOSIDE
- MALVIDIN-3,5-DIGLUCOSIDE
- MALVIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- MELILOTIC-ACID
- MONOTROPEOSIDE
- NEROL
- NONAN-1-AL
- GAMMA-OCTALACTONE
- PAEONIDIN
- PENTAN-1-OIC-ACID
- PENTAN-1-OL
- PEONIDIN-3-O-ARABINOSIDE
- PETUNIDIN-GLYCOSIDE
- PETUNIDIN-3-O-GALACTOSIDE
- PHENOL
- 2-METHOXY-5-VINYL-PHENOL
- 4-VINLYPHENOL
- PROCYANIDIN-A-1
- PROCYANIDIN-B-1
- PROCYANIDIN-B-2
- PROCYANIDIN-B-4
- PROCYANIDIN-C-1
- 3-PHENYL-PROPAN-1-OL
- HOMOPROTOCATECHUIC-ACID
- QUERCETIN-3-GLUCOSYL-GLUCOSIDE
- ISOQUERCITRIN
- RUTIN
- SALICYLIC-ACID
- SALICYLIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER
- SINAPIC-ACID
- SUCROSE
- ALPHA-TERPINEOL
- APS-SULFOTRANSFERASE
- VANILLIN
- CADMIUM
- MALVIDIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE
- FAT
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CINNAMIC-ACID
- CYANIDIN-3-O-ARABINOSIDE
- DELPHINIDIN-3-MONOGLUCOSIDE
- DELPHINIDIN-3-O-GALACTOSIDE
- ETHYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE
- ETHYL-3-METHYLBUTYRATE
- P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID
- TRANS-2-HEXENAL
- IRIDOIDS
- LEUCOANTHOCYANINS
- LUTEIN
- MOLYBDENUM
- OPCS
- PEONIDIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE
- PHYLLOQUINONE
- THIAMIN
- CARYOPHYLLENE
- EPICATECHIN
- EPIGALLOCATECHIN
- GALLOCATECHIN
- INOSITOL
- LIMONENE
- LINALOOL
- (-)-EPICATECHIN
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- SUGARS
- THIAMINE
- TIN
- QUERCETIN-3-0-GALACTOSIDE
- QUERCETIN-3-RHAMNOSIDE
- AVICULARIN
- MERATRINE
- BENZALDEHYDE
- DELPHINIDIN-GLYCOSIDE
- FRUCTOSE
- PAEONIDIN-3-O-GALACTOSIDE
- PEONIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- PETUNIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- PROCYANIDIN-B-3
- TRANS-CINNAMYL-ALCOHOL
- (-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN
- 3,4-DIHYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACID
- 4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- CHRYSANTHEMIN
- CYANIDIN-3-GALACTOSIDE
- CYANIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE
- HYDROXY-ISOCARVOMENTHOL
- P-DIMETHYL-ALPHA-STYRENE
- QUERCETIN-3-GLUCURONIDE
- ZEAXANTHIN
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
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