Bilberry, Huckleberry, Cranberry, Blueberry

Bilberry (slide 47)

The European species of blueberry.  It’s big claim to fame is increasing blood circulation throughout the body, especially to the head and eyes.

It became famous for enhancing night vision by increasing blood circulation to the eyes, thus increases the clarity of vision during the night.  It doesn’t increase acuity (ability to see better/sharper) but it does enhance the brilliance of the image that you are seeing.

All the research that has been done on this family of plants has been done on bilberry.  The European Bilberry is closely related to

• blueberries
• huckleberry
• cranberry

Because it is known in Europe, they make it high tech and export it for a high price to us.  My question is whether it is worth the cost.  You can use blueberries or cranberries, but the scientific studies use bilberries.

Bilberries also help to stiffen up the capillaries so it would be used for varicose veins.