The Benefits Of Cranberries
Other Common Names: American Cranberry, Large Cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon
Range: Eastern N. America, Native to North America
Habitat: Acid boggy ground, the plant is cultivated in Cranberry bogs throughout New England and elsewhere.
Cranberry has long been recommended as a preventive measure against
repeated urinary tract infections. It is also taken to prevent kidney
stones and "bladder gravel." The medicinal part is the ripe fruit.
Cranberry prevents E. coli--the most common cause of urinary tract
infections--from adhering to the wall of the bladder, making it
difficult for infection to take hold. It will not, however, kill the
bacteria once they're established.
An infusion of the branches has been used as a treatment for pleurisy.
Other Common Names: American Cranberry, Large Cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon
Range: Eastern N. America, Native to North America
Habitat: Acid boggy ground, the plant is cultivated in Cranberry bogs throughout New England and elsewhere.
Cranberry has long been recommended as a preventive measure against
repeated urinary tract infections. It is also taken to prevent kidney
stones and "bladder gravel." The medicinal part is the ripe fruit.
Cranberry prevents E. coli--the most common cause of urinary tract
infections--from adhering to the wall of the bladder, making it
difficult for infection to take hold. It will not, however, kill the
bacteria once they're established.
An infusion of the branches has been used as a treatment for pleurisy.
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