Airelle Bleue, Airelle des Marais, Airelle des Marécages, Airelle Noire, Arándano Negro, Embrune, Fausse Myrtille, Moosbeere, Myrtille de Marais, Orcette, Vaccinium gaultherioides, Vaccinium occidentale, Vaccinium uliginosum, Western-Huckleberry.
bilberry is a plant. The dried, ripe fruit is used to make medicine. Be careful not to confuse bog bilberry with bilberry fruit or bilberry leaf.
People take bog bilberry tea for diarrhea, bladder problems, and swelling (inflammation) of the lining of the stomach and the intestines.
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