Steinmetz:Arctostaphylos

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Arctostaphylos uva ursi

Also known as (or relevant to)
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
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