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Cranberry |
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Names:
American Cranberry, Arandano Americano,
Arandano Trepador, Cranberries, European Cranberry, Grosse
Moosbeere, Kranbeere, Large Cranberry, Moosebeere,
Mossberry, Ronce d'Amerique, Small Cranberry, Trailing
Swamp Cranberry, Tsuru-kokemomo. Vaccinium macrocarpon,
synonym Oxycoccus macrocarpos; Vaccinium oxycoccos,
synonyms Oxycoccus hagerupii, Oxycoccus microcarpus,
Oxycoccus palustris, Oxycoccus quadripetalus, Vaccinium
hagerupii, Vaccinium microcarpum, Vaccinium palustre.
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Family: Ericaceae.
Indications:
Orally, cranberry is used for prevention and
treatment of urinary tract infections, as a urinary deodorizer
for people with incontinence, prevention of urinary catheter
blockage, and to heal skin around urostomy stomas. Cranberry is
also used for scurvy, pleurisy, as a diuretic, antiseptic,
antipyretic, and for cancer.
In foods, cranberry fruit is used in fruit
juice, jelly, and sauce.
Caution:
3-4 L per day of cranberry juice can cause
gastrointestinal upset and diarrhea
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