Vaccinium oxycoccos

Vaccinium oxycoccos

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Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Engl.: cranberry, bog cranberry, European cranberry, marsh whortleberry, moss cranberry, small cranberry, swamp cranberry, true cranberry.
Deu.: Gewöhnliche Moosbeere, Moosbeere.
Sven.: tranbär, myrbär, tränjon.
Suom.: isokarpalo, karpalo.
Jap.: tsuru-kokemomo.
Bot. syn.: Oxocyca vulgaris Raf., Oxycoccus microcarpus Turcz. ex Rupr., Oxycoccus oxycoccos (L.) Adolphi, Oxycoccus oxycoccos (L.) MacM., Oxycoccus palustris Pers., Oxycoccus quadripetalus Schinz & Thell., Vaccinium hagerupii (A. & D. Löve) Rothm.

Karkade.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 31 October, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Vaccinium oxycoccos
Hibiscus sabdariffa

Henriette's herbal blog: I don't know if roselle can be used like cranberry.

PD: Herbal syrups.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 11 October, 2006 - 10:00
Botanical name: 
Hyssopus officinalis
Thymus vulgaris
Taraxacum officinale
Mentha x piperita
Vaccinium oxycoccos
Mentha canadensis
Picea abies
Plantago lanceolata
Satureja biflora
Preparations: 
Syrups

Henriette's herbal blog: You can make a lot of syrups with 15-20 people in a teaching kitchen over 2+3 days.

Cranberry and UTIs.

Botanical name: 
Vaccinium oxycoccos
Vaccinium macrocarpon
Problems: 
Bladder infection

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