Bilberry Leaf

Benefits Of Bilberry Leaf

• Bilberry leaf extract has been shown to help a range of eye problems like macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, maculitis, retinopathy, glaucoma and cataracts.
• Bilberry leaf improves adaptation to light and night vision. Used in the treatment of night blindness.
• Bilberry leaf increases the enzymatic activity and energy production in the eye.
• Bilberry leaf helps to prevent and treat urinary tract infections.
• Bilberry leaf contains significant preventive and curative anti-ulcer activity.
• Bilberry leaf has been documented to benefit problems of circulatory insufficiency in the extremities including feet and legs, hands and arms, as well as the head area.
• Bilberry leaf acts as an anti-inflammatory.
• Bilberry leaf  strengthens the entire vascular system and prevents leakage of fluids or cells from capillaries. Promotes general capillary health and is very effective in the treatment of varicose veins, bruising and hemorrhoids.
• Bilberry also inhibits the degradation of blood platelets.
• Bilberry has the ability to treat and prevent hemorrhaging and the formation of blood clots.
• Used as a remedy for diabetes hypoglycemia, urinary disorders varicose veins
• Used in treatment of mouth inflammation, skin infections and burns, kidney stones, gallstones and circulatory insufficiency, diarrhea and intestinal upset
• Bilberry has anti-fungal and antibacterial effects

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Bilberry Leaf Overview

There are few disabilities that are feared as much as failing vision. About 3.4% of Americans today aged 40 and over have some type of visual impairment. And as with most age-related health conditions rates are expected to double over the next 30 years. Pathologies such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and macular degeneration are the leading causes of irreversible blindness according to governmental sources. And according to the National Eye Institute, approximately 1.7 million Americans have a specific form of eye problem called age-related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD is characterized by the degradation of the eye’s macula, which causes blurred vision with progressive loss of vision. The incidence can vary by age, sex and race. Additional pathologies like cataracts also affect more than half of those over age 65. This condition manifests as opaque areas in the eye lens where proteins deform and distort light, clouding vision.

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So what do you do? The medical profession has not made any significant advances in the area of treating this disease since it became known. And as it is with most answers in life, they are most times right in front of us and we don’t even know they are there! Again when we look for answers to help us maintain our health, there she is again, Mother Nature. It has been known in certain circles for many years that certain herbs provide the relief that we hope and prey for. And unless you have dealt with eye problems in the past, you may never have heard of an herb called bilberry, it is a relative to the blueberry and the cranberry.

Bilberry leaf (V. myrtillus) grows abundantly in mountainous regions in the UK, Siberia and other countries in the EC. It is a natural mixture of the glycosides Cyanidin, Delphinidin and Malvidin. Bilberry leaf is best known as a specific for the eyes because of its antioxidant qualities and its general effects on the circulatory system. Bilberry leaf has been used since the middle ages when the fruit was used for its astringent, tonic, antiseptic properties and in the management of diarrhea, dysentery, hemorrhoids, urinary tract infections, kidney stones, gastrointestinal inflammations and various other infections..

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Bilberry’s modern reputation as a healing plant was sparked during World War II, when British Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots noticed that their night vision was sharper than usual whenever they ate bilberry leaf preserves before starting out on their evening bombing raids. Subsequent research revealed that bilberries are powerful antioxidants, capable of protecting cells in the eye and other parts of the body against damage from unstable oxygen molecules called free radicals.

Medicinal uses

-Vision

Researchers intrigued by the improved night vision of the bilberry-eating RAF pilots eventually identified compounds in the berry called anthocyanosides. These substances appear to fortify blood vessel walls, improving blood flow to the tiny blood vessels that keep eyes healthy, as well as to larger blood vessels that help maintain good circulation throughout the body. Anthocyanosides also appear to strengthen collagen, the protein that provides support to healthy connective tissue. Even though the evidence showing that bilberry leaf works for various vision-related problems is still quite weak, the herb’s popularity persists. The plant appears to assist the retina, the light-sensitive part of the eye, in adjusting quickly to both dark and light.

This research suggests that the way bilberry extract may improve the functionality of the eyes and other organs is by increasing the ability of fluids and nourishment to pass through veins to the capillaries to their end destination.

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Herbalists have also long considered bilberry useful for treating night blindness and daytime vision impaired by glare. But while some studies indicate at least some short-term effectiveness with bilberry leaf, others find no benefit at all over the use of a placebo (dummy drug or sugar pill).

The herb is also quite popular for preventing macular degeneration, a condition in which the light-sensitive area in the center of the retina breaks down. Research relative to its use in treating blood vessel integrity and eyesight is extensive.

It may also help slow the progression of cataracts, a clouding in the eye’s lens that is common in older people. In one study of 50 patients with age-related cataracts, it was found that taking bilberry extract along with vitamin E supplements stopped the progression of cataracts in nearly all of the participants. It remains unclear, however, whether the vitamin or the bilberry leaf, or even the combination of the two, was responsible for this beneficial effect.

The herb has also shown promise in lessening the effects of diabetic retinopathy, a degenerative eye disease that affects people with diabetes.

Studies conducted in Italy have shown that bilberry can improve circulation to the eyes thereby mitigating such conditions as diabetes-caused glaucoma, day blindness, nearsightedness, and cataract formation.

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-Varicose veins and other circulatory problems

The active ingredients in bilberry leaf appear to enhance blood flow to vessels that circulate blood throughout the body. For this reason, the herb may benefit people suffering from poor circulation in their extremities, painful varicose veins, and hemorrhoids–all discomforts that can be expected to improve with enhanced circulation. The specific flavonoids in bilberry, which are called anthocyanosides (as described above), not only provide eye tissue support but help to limit calcium deposits and blood clots inside of the arteries. Because of the direct benefit upon the vascular system, bilberry leaf is also very useful in such conditions as leg swelling, varicose veins and even postpartum hemorrhoids.

A 1988, single-blind, placebo-controlled study of this herb included 60 patients with poor circulation (or venous insufficiency). The results showed that bilberry leaf extract decreased the participants’ discomfort when taken over a period of 30 days. The study had some design flaws, however, and more research on the subject is clearly needed.

-Diabetes

The leaves of the plant are also used as a remedy for diabetes due to their hypoglycemic properties.

Inflammations

Bilberry leaf has strong anti-inflammatory effects. The other important healing substance in bilberry fruits–astringent compounds called tannins–help treat such ailments as diarrhea, sore throat, and inflammations in the mouth. Germany health authorities approve of bilberry fruit for mild cases of diarrhea and mouth and throat inflammation. A cooled tea made from the dried berries can be either drunk or gargled for these purposes. Their infusion or decoctions (teas, or liquid extracts) are used in the topical treatment of eyes and mouth inflammation, skin infections and burns. Today because of the volume of research that has been done, and the positive feedback received as a result of thousands of people using bilberry it has become very popular.

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Because of its natural abilities bilberry also has been shown to help prevent and treat bruising, general subcutaneous bleeding, and may relieve inflammations such as those that occur in osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and even gum disease. Since bilberry helps improve circulation, it would stand to make sense that it is very good for wound healing. Wounds heal faster and with less infection. So you can see that bilberry is effective in treating many different pathological states, they all have a common thread in how they present in the body, and the trail ultimately leads back to what the body needs and isn’t getting to stay healthy. Give the body a standing chance with bilberry, and it will do the rest.

Ailment Dosage

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Directions

Adults take one capsule daily preferably with a meal.

Warning

Bilberry may interfere with iron absorption in some individuals when taken internally. Not recommended for pregnant or lactating women. If pregnant, nursing or taking a prescription drug, consult health care practitioner prior to use. There may also be the likelihood of possible interaction with warfarin and antiplatelet drugs in very high doses

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