Myrtilli folium

Dried leaves of the bilberry.

Quality is defined in the German Drug Codex (DAC) .

HMPC: insufficient data - no monograph

ESCOP: not processed
Commission E: negative monograph

Empirical medicine: externally for rinsing and washing. Internally as tea for diarrhea or kidney complaints, also against diabetes

Cave: Prolonged ingestion of bilberry leaves in high doses can lead to symptoms of poisoning, internal use not recommended

Tannins such as catechin, epicatechin, epigallocatechin and gallocatechin; proanthocyanidins, flavonols, iridoids, triterpenes, chlorogenic acid, quinolizidine alkaloids (myrtin and epimyrtin).

No phytotherapeutics, only homeopathic preparations

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2. https://www.awl.ch/heilpflanzen/vaccinium_myrtillus/heidelbeere.htm

3. Blaschek W (2015) Wichtl tea drugs and phytopharmaceuticals. A handbook for practice. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft Munich. S 443-444