Bilberry is also commonly known as whortleberry, blueberry, blueberry and whinberry. The ripe fruits and leaves had various uses in folk medicine.
The fruit was used as a diuretic in cases of fluid retention and was also thought to be effective in other urinary disorders. Diarrhea, dysentery and other bowel complaints were also treated with the fruit of the bilberry.
Bilberry was also used in the treatment of scurvy. The leaves of the plant were used in the same way as bearberry.
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