Most of the shops of Germany do call them Myrtilli, but properly 〈◊〉: 〈◊〉 are the 〈◊〉 of the Myrtle tree, as the Apothecaries name them at this day. This plant hath no name for ought wee can learne, either among the Greekes or antient Latines; for whereas most doe take it to be Vitis Idaea, or the Corinth tree, which Pliny syrnameth 〈◊〉, it is vntrue; for Vitis Idaea is not on∣ly like to the common Vine, 〈◊〉 is also a kinde of Vine: and 〈◊〉, who hath made 〈◊〉 hereof doth call it, without an Epethete, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, simply, as a little after we wil declare; which with∣out doubt he would not haue done if he had found it to differ from the common Vine: For what things soeuer receiue a name of some plant, the same are expressed with some 〈◊〉 added to be known to differ from others; as Laurus Alexandrina, Vitis alba, Vitis nigra, Vitis syluestris, and such like. Chan SQ, Tomlinson B. Effects of bilberry supplementation on metabolic and cardiovascular disease risk. Molecules. 2020; 25(7):1653. Bilberry, Blaeberry, Whortleberry, Whinberry, Windberry, Myrtle Berry, Vaccinium myrtillus". Wild Food UK . Retrieved 2020-07-31. Disease of Bilberry (Phytophthora)". Staffordshire County Council. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018 . Retrieved 26 January 2018. a b Bidart-Bouzat, M. Gabriela; Imeh-Nathaniel, Adebobola (2008). "Global Change Effects on Plant Chemical Defenses against Insect Herbivores". Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. Wiley Publishing ( Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences). 50 (11): 1339–1354. doi: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2008.00751.x. ISSN 1672-9072. PMID 19017122.

Vaccinia rubra, or red Wortle, is like the former in the manner of growing, but that the leaues are 〈◊〉 and harder, almost like the leaues of the Box tree, abiding greene all the Winter long: among which come forth small carnation floures, long and round, growing in clusters at the top of the branches: afterwhich succeed small berries, in shew and bignesse like the former, but that they are of an excellent red colour, and full of iuyce, of so orient and beautifull a purple to limne withall, that Indian Lacca is not to be compared thereunto, especially when this iuyce is prepared and dressed with Allom according to art, as my selfe haue proued by experience: the tast is rough and astringent: the root is of a wooddy substance. Biedermann L, Mwinyi J, Scharl M, et al. Bilberry ingestion improves disease activity in mild to moderate ulcerative colitis - an open pilot study. J Crohns Colitis. 2013;7(4):271-9. doi:10.1016/j.crohns.2012.07.010 As to why we don’t hear much about winberries anymore – the answer is probably because they also have a number of other names, which seem to have become more commonly used.As well as eating these berries raw, you can make a fine jelly from them, if you can find enough that is. Birds and mice love these berries more than we do. If you have missed them already this year, then make sure they are definitely first on your list to look out for next year. Bilberries Martin DA, Bolling BW. A review of the efficacy of dietary polyphenols in experimental models of inflammatory bowel diseases. Food Funct. 2015;6(6):1773-86. doi:10.1039/c5fo00202h This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sourcesin this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( January 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Waterhouse Fayre began when Ann Stallard began making homemade jam in her kitchen in 2004. Since then the company has grown considerably, so much so that they have relocated from South Molton to the outskirts of Tiverton where custom facilities were added to the family home. Their products mix traditional flavours with modern twists, creating unqiue and tasty jams and chutneys. TheWhortleberry Tearoom Originally largely regional names, people obviously kept the name for these delicious berries that they were used to when they moved. There is now considerable confusion as a result. A lot of people firmly convinced that they are all different fruits! Kosehira M, Machida N, Kitaichi N. A 12-Week-Long Intake of Bilberry Extract ( Vaccinium myrtillus L.) Improved Objective Findings of Ciliary Muscle Contraction of the Eye: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Comparison Trial. Nutrients. 2020;12(3):600. Published 2020 Feb 25. doi:10.3390/nu12030600 In Ireland, the fruit is known as fraughan, from the Irish fraochán, and is traditionally gathered on the last Sunday in July, known as "Fraughan Sunday". Bilberries were also collected at the Celtic festival of Lughnasadh in August, the first traditional harvest festival of the year. The crop of bilberries was said to indicate how well the rest of the crops would fare in their harvests later in the year.Vaccinium myrtillus is a Holarctic species native to continental Northern Europe, the British Isles, north and central Asia, Japan, Greenland, Iceland, Western Canada, and the Western United States. It occurs in the acidic soils of heaths, boggy barrens, degraded meadows, open forests and parklands, slopes, and moraines. [9] [10] Uses [ edit ] The flowers are borne singly in leaf axils on 5⁄ 64– 1⁄ 8in) long pedicels. The corolla is pink and shaped like an urn. The leaves are finely toothed and prominently veined on the lower surface. Fasinu PS, Bouic PJ, Rosenkranz B. An overview of the evidence and mechanisms of herb-drug interactions. Front Pharmacol. 2012;3:69. doi:10.3389/fphar.2012.00069 Bilberry and the related V. uliginosum both produce lignins, in part because they are used as defensive chemicals. [14] Although many plants change their lignin production – usually to increase it – to handle the stresses of climate change, lignin levels of both Vaccinium species appear to be unaffected. [14] Chan SW, Chu TTW, Choi SW, Benzie IFF, Tomlinson B. Impact of short-term bilberry supplementation on glycemic control, cardiovascular disease risk factors, and antioxidant status in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes [published correction appears in Phytother Res. 2022 Apr;36(4):1836]. Phytother Res. 2021;35(6):3236-3245. doi:10.1002/ptr.7038 MR. BODKIN. Q. Have you attended persons who have taken poison of this kind? A. No, not atropa-belladonna—it would produce nausea, vomiting, and perhaps coma— I do not think it would cause a bowel complaint—it would depend very much on the quantity—one or two bernes might produce that.