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Cranberry
Vaccinium macrocarpon
Cranberry · Large Cranberry · American Cranberry · American cranberry · Amerikaanse veenbes · Amerikai tőzegáfonya · Amerikansk tranebær · Američka brusnica · Arándano rojo americano · Canneberge a gros fruits · Cramberry · Cranberry (EN) · Grossfruechtige Moosbeere
At a glance
Origin / distribution: US(Amerindian), US
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Scurvy, Cancer
Science studied: ANISALDEHYDE, ANTHOCYANOSIDES, ASH, BENZALDEHYDE
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 macrocarpon
Common names: Cranberry, Large Cranberry, American Cranberry, American cranberry, Amerikaanse veenbes, Amerikai tőzegáfonya, Amerikansk tranebær, Američka brusnica, Arándano rojo americano, Canneberge a gros fruits, Cramberry, Cranberry (EN), Grossfruechtige Moosbeere
POWO: 261912-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in US(Amerindian), US.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Scurvy
- Cancer
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- US(Amerindian)
- US
Documented cultural uses
- Scurvy
- Cancer
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Scurvy · US(Amerindian) · "
- Cancer · US · "
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
- Iridoid Glycosides as Key Discriminators of Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) Cultivars Revealed by UHPLC-HRAM-MSn Metabolomics. · 2026 source ↗
- Physiological and transcriptomic analysis of cranberry (<i>Vaccinium macrocarpon</i>) in response to drought stress. · 2026 source ↗
- Investigation of the antimicrobial, antibiofilm, and immunomodulatory activities of cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon L.) proanthocyanidins against multidrug-resistant pathogens. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ANISALDEHYDE
- ANTHOCYANOSIDES
- ASH
- BENZALDEHYDE
- BENZYL-BENZOATE
- BORON
- CADMIUM
- CATECHINS
- COBALT
- COPPER
- CYANIDIN-3-GALACTOSIDE
- EUGENOL
- FOLACIN
- IRON
- MAGNESIUM
- MANGANESE
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- NITROGEN
- OXALIC-ACID
- PEONIDIN-3-ARABINOSIDE
- PEONIDIN-3-GALACTOSIDE
- PROTEIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SODIUM
- ALPHA-TERPINEOL
- VIT-B-6
- CYANIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE
- MERCURY
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- BENZYL-ALCOHOL
- CALCIUM
- CHLOROGENIC-ACID
- CYANIDIN-3-ARABINOSIDE
- FIBER
- 2-METHYL-BUTYRIC-ACID
- NIACIN
- OXYCOCCRIYANINE
- PEONIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE
- QUERCETIN
- THIAMIN
- ZINC
- KILOCALORIES
- ABSCISIC-ACID
- BENZOIC-ACID
- 6-O-BENZOYL-ALPHA-D-GLUCOSE
- 1-O-BENZOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- 3-4-BETA-O-DI-GLUCOSYL-CAFFEOYL-BETA-GLUCOSE
- 4-O-BETA-GLUCOSYL-CAFFEOYL-BETA-GLUCOSE
- CHRYSANTHEMIN
- P-COUMARIC-ACID
- CYANIDIN-3,5-DIGLUCOSIDE
- FERULIC-ACID
- BETA-O-GLUCOSYL-FERULOYL-BETA-GLUCOSE
- FOENICULIN
- HYPEROSIDE
- MYRICETIN-3-ARABINOSIDE
- MYRICETIN-3-DIGALACTOSIDE
- OLEANOLIC-ACID
- PARASORBIC-ACID
- PARASORBIC-ACID-GLUCOSIDE
- PEONIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- QUERCITRIN
- SINAPOYL-BETA-GLUCOSE
- URSOLIC-ACID
- VACCINIIN
- ALUMINUM
- CARBOHYDRATES
- FAT
- LEAD
- MOLYBDENUM
- PHOSPHORUS
- RUBIDIUM
- WATER
- ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL
- CHROMIUM
- SULFUR
- BETA-CAROTENE
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- GUM
- PECTIN
- POTASSIUM
- SELENIUM
- SILICON
- SUGARS
- THIAMINE
- MALIC-ACID
- NICKEL
- PANTOTHENIC-ACID
- QUINIC-ACID
- ANTHOCYANINS
- CAFFEIC-ACID-3-GLUCOSIDE
- CAFFEIC-ACID-4-GLUCOSIDE
- CITRIC-ACID
- GLUCURONIC-ACID
- HIPPURIC-ACID
- LEPTOSINE
- MYRICETIN
- PHYLLOQUINONE
- TRITERPENOIDS
- ZETA-CAROTENE
- LUTEIN
- ALPHA-CAROTENE
- RESVERATROL
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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