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| Reference #: | 670 |
| Submit Date: | 03 Jul 2006 |
| Browse Category: | heart |
| Author: | none |
| Email Address: | none |
| Treatment used: | bilberry |
| You can buy this remedy at: | health food store |
| Remedy will cost you: | $15 to $20/ per bottle |
| Country of Remedy: | USA |
| Remedy Source: | folklore |
| More Links about this Remedy: | http://www.umm.edu/altmed/ConsHerbs/Bilberrych.html |
| # Comments posted to this remedy: | 0 |
| Complaints Reported: | 0 |
| # of times remedy read: | 15,808 |
| Dosage Info: | |
| Typical Dosage: | unknown |
| Dosage should be related to weight: | unknown |
| Dosages used in clinical trials are significant: | unknown |
| Maximum dosages in relation to side effects and serious side effects: | unknown |
| Other foods/nutrients/medications that can affect absorption or utilization: | unknown |
| Foods that provide the nutrient recommended as a remedy (or reference giving same): | unknown |
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| Total # reviewers: | 0 |
| Average Rating: | 0.00 |
| Effectiveness: | 0.00 |
| No Side Effects: | 0.00 |
| Ease of Use: | 0.00 |
| Effective after long term use: | 0.00 |
| Cost Effectiveness: | 0.00 |
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Bilberry is said to promote the growth of collaterial arteries
which are new tiny arteries in the eye. Collaterial arteries also form when main arteries are blocked, like in the heart. The active chemical is bilberry is anthocyanidins. Billberry was also used to treat diabetic eye problems in Europe. During WW2 British RAF pilots were reported to have improved night vision due to their eating of Bilberry jam. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ links http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilberry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthocyanidin http://www.umm.edu/altmed/ConsHerbs/Bilberrych.html |
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