Medicinal uses Uses supported by clinical data Orally as adjunct therapy for the prevention and symptomatic treatment of urinary tract infections in adults (8–20). Two clinical trials have assessed the effect of the fruit juice in paediatric populations (17, 21), but the results were negative. Results from clinical trials involving the use of cranberry for the treatment of children with neurogenic bladder were also negative and do not support the use of cranberry products in paediatric populations (22). Uses described in pharmacopoeias and well established documents No information was found. Uses described in traditional medicine Treatment of asthma, fever, loss of appetite, scurvy and stomach ailments, as well as gallbladder and liver disease and for treatment of wounds (3, 23). Contraindications The use of cranberry for the treatment of diseases of the urinary tract in paediatric populations is ineffective and is not recommended (22, 43).

Other common names: HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRY;AMERICAN BLUEBERRY;SWAMP BLUEBERRY;TALL BLUEBERRY

Vaccinium corymbosum L. Ericaceae Bilberry. Deciduous shrub. Distribution: North America. The berries are eaten and rich in Vitamin C. Native Americans used them as a dressing on acute erysipelas (Milspaugh, 1974).