Steinmetz:Arctostaphylos

Arctostaphylos uva ursi

Also known as (or relevant to) Arctostaphylos uva ursi Arbutus uva ursi Family Ericaceae English Names Bearberry Natural Habitat Europe (including Great Britain) Asia North America: the variety Arctostaphylos glauca Part(s) Used Folia Uvae Ursi

Constituent(s) arbutin methyl-arbutin tannin catechin-tannin ericolin ericinol ursone resin wax sugar fat rhalic- gallic- and other acids essential oil quercetin Action disinfectant . Astringent soothing tonic depurative; used in cystitis however only when urine is alkali not in acute catarrh of the bladder