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Uva Ursi Uva-Ursi

Latin Name: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Family: Ericaceae

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Temperate, Cool
Full sun, Part sun
20"
shrub
Medicinal, Culinary, Tobacco
Perennial, Native to Kootenays
pH7
Seed, Plant
Spring
6"
Spring
White or Pink


COMMENTS:
Other common names are Kinnikinik and Bearberry. Uva-ursi is a low, mat-forming, evergreen shrub with long trialing stems with tough flexible stems. The flowers are urn-shaped, pinkish white in the Spring. Red autumn berries.

Uses: The raw or dried berries make necklaces and rattles and are relied on as a bland survival food improved by cooking. The stems and leaves are brewed by native Americans to treat headaches and to prevent and cure scurvy. They act as a diuretic and antibacterial treatment for cystitis and urinary tract disorders and are applied externally for back sprain. The roots have long been used as a dysentery cure. The leaves form a tobacco substitute, used in ceremonies of the Blackfoot tribe. The aerial parts yeild yellow, green and gray dyes.

Urinary Ailments: In the urinary tract, the arbutin in Uva Ursi is chemically transformed into an antiseptic chemical, hydroquinone. Also contains diuretic chemicals, including ursolic acid, powerful astringents, and a chemical that helps promote the growth of healthy new cells, allatoin. For best results avoid all acidic foods and supplements such as oranges, Vit c, and juices as the urine needs to be alkaline.

Women's Health: The diuretic action may relieve the bloating feeling associated with menstruation. Do not use if nursing or pregnant.

High Blood Pressure: Diuretics are often precribed to treat high blood pressure. However as they also deplete the body's potassium, increase your intake of fresh vegetables and bananas. Diuretics are also prescribed for congestive heart failure.

Wound Healing: Allantoin contained in Uva Ursi is an active ingredient in many over the counter creams to treat cold sores, herpes, and vaginal infections.

Diarrhea: Astringent tannins found in this herb are binding and help relieve diarrhea.

Dosage: For wound healing try sprinkling the dry herb directly on the infected area. Alternately you can add the dry herb to your favorite cream or lip balm. To decrease the unpleasant taste of the atringent tannins soak the herb overnight in water. To treat urinary complaints & diarrhea simmer 1 teaspoon of dried herb in 1 cup of boiling water for 10 minutes. Drink up to 3 cups per day.

NOTE: The linked words above will take you to more products for those conditions. Other pages of interest: Kidneys, Lungs.



Commercial Products available from other Merchants
Tea - Uva Ursi, 24 bag
Tea - Uva Ursi, 24 bag

UVA URSI - Urinary Function<BR>6.8 oz
UVA URSI - Urinary Function
6.8 oz

Usne/Uva Ursi Supreme<BR>1 oz
Usne/Uva Ursi Supreme
1 oz

Usena/Uva Ursi Supreme<BR>1 oz
Usena/Uva Ursi Supreme
1 oz

Uva Ursi  - 100 cap
Uva Ursi - 100 cap

Uva Ursi Leaves - 455 mg 100 cap
Uva Ursi Leaves - 455 mg 100 cap

Uva Ursi Extract - Standardized, 60 cap
Uva Ursi Extract - Standardized, 60 cap

Uva Ursi Leaf Whole Cert. Organic (Arctostaphylos uva ursi) 1 lb: K Uva Ursi Leaf Whole Cert. Organic (Arctostaphylos uva ursi) 1 lb: K

This is Frontier's nitrogen-flushed double wall silverfoil pack. Some Frontier packs are double wall wax-lined paper. Used as an infusion, decoction, extract, tincture and douche. Kinnikinnick, Bearberry. Traditionally smoked by many Northwest Indians as an inebriant. Bearberry is also traditionally used as a medicinal tea, to treat inflammations of the urinary tract, especially cystitis. Uva ursi contains arbutin, an effective urinary antiseptic. The 1997 Commission E on Phytotherapy and Herbal Substances of the German Federal Institute for Drugs recommends Uva ursi leaf for 'Inflammatory disorders of the efferent urinary tract.' 'Preparations made from bearberries act antibacterially in vitro against Proteus vulgaris, E. coli, Ureaplasma urealyticum, Mycoplasma hominis, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aerginosa, Friedländer's pneumonia, Enterococcus faecalis, and Streptococcus strains, as well as against Candida albicans. The antimicrobial effect is associated with the aglycone hydroquinone released from arbutin (transport form) or arbutin waste products in the alkaline urine. A methanol extract of the drug (50 percent) is said to have an inhibiting effect on tyrosinase activity. The forming of melanin from DOPA using tyrosinase as well as from DOPA-CHROM through auto-oxidation is also said to be inhibited by the drug.' Contraindications: Pregnancy, lactation, children under 12. Side Effects: Nausea and vomiting may occur in persons with sensitive stomachs. The occurrence of arbutin/hydroquinone in the breast milk has not been researched. The drug, therefore, should not be administered during lactation. 'Single dose: 3 g drug to 150 ml water as an infusion or cold maceration or 100 - 210 mg hydroquinone derivatives, calculated as water-free arbutin. Daily dose: 3 g drug to 150 ml water as an infusion or cold maceration up to 4 times a day or 400 - 840 mg hydroquinone derivatives calculated as water-free arbutin. Mode of Administration: Crushed drug. Drug powder for infusions or cold macerations; extracts and solid forms for oral administration. Medication containing arbutin should not be taken for longer than a week or more than five times a year without consulting a physician.' In Germany, uva ursi leaf is licensed as a standard medicinal tea, used as a single herb and a component of many bladder and kidney teas. The German Standard License for uva ursi medicinal tea indicates its use as support in the therapy of mild infections of the urinary tract, as does the British Herbal Compendium and the European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy. Grieve's classic 'A Modern Herbal': 'In consequence of the powerful astringency of the leaves, Uva-Ursi has a place not only in all the old herbals, but also in the modern Pharmacopoeias. There are records that it was used in the thirteenth century by the Welsh 'Physicians of Myddfai.' It was described by Clusius in 1601, and recommended for medicinal use in 1763 by Gerhard of Berlin and


Uva Ursi Leaf Powder (Arctostaphylos uva ursi) 1 lb: K Uva Ursi Leaf Powder (Arctostaphylos uva ursi) 1 lb: K

This is Frontier's nitrogen-flushed double wall silverfoil pack. Some Frontier packs are double wall wax-lined paper. Used as an infusion, decoction, extract, tincture and douche. Kinnikinnick, Bearberry. Traditionally smoked by many Northwest Indians as an inebriant. Bearberry is also traditionally used as a medicinal tea, to treat inflammations of the urinary tract, especially cystitis. Uva ursi contains arbutin, an effective urinary antiseptic. The 1997 Commission E on Phytotherapy and Herbal Substances of the German Federal Institute for Drugs recommends Uva ursi leaf for 'Inflammatory disorders of the efferent urinary tract.' 'Preparations made from bearberries act antibacterially in vitro against Proteus vulgaris, E. coli, Ureaplasma urealyticum, Mycoplasma hominis, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aerginosa, Friedländer's pneumonia, Enterococcus faecalis, and Streptococcus strains, as well as against Candida albicans. The antimicrobial effect is associated with the aglycone hydroquinone released from arbutin (transport form) or arbutin waste products in the alkaline urine. A methanol extract of the drug (50 percent) is said to have an inhibiting effect on tyrosinase activity. The forming of melanin from DOPA using tyrosinase as well as from DOPA-CHROM through auto-oxidation is also said to be inhibited by the drug.' Contraindications: Pregnancy, lactation, children under 12. Side Effects: Nausea and vomiting may occur in persons with sensitive stomachs. The occurrence of arbutin/hydroquinone in the breast milk has not been researched. The drug, therefore, should not be administered during lactation. 'Single dose: 3 g drug to 150 ml water as an infusion or cold maceration or 100 - 210 mg hydroquinone derivatives, calculated as water-free arbutin. Daily dose: 3 g drug to 150 ml water as an infusion or cold maceration up to 4 times a day or 400 - 840 mg hydroquinone derivatives calculated as water-free arbutin. Mode of Administration: Crushed drug. Drug powder for infusions or cold macerations; extracts and solid forms for oral administration. Medication containing arbutin should not be taken for longer than a week or more than five times a year without consulting a physician.' In Germany, uva ursi leaf is licensed as a standard medicinal tea, used as a single herb and a component of many bladder and kidney teas. The German Standard License for uva ursi medicinal tea indicates its use as support in the therapy of mild infections of the urinary tract, as does the British Herbal Compendium and the European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy. Grieve's classic 'A Modern Herbal': 'In consequence of the powerful astringency of the leaves, Uva-Ursi has a place not only in all the old herbals, but also in the modern Pharmacopoeias. There are records that it was used in the thirteenth century by the Welsh 'Physicians of Myddfai.' It was described by Clusius in 1601, and recommended for medicinal use in 1763 by Gerhard of Berlin and


Uva Ursi Leaf Whole (Arctostaphylos uva ursi) 1 lb: K Uva Ursi Leaf Whole (Arctostaphylos uva ursi) 1 lb: K

This is Frontier's nitrogen-flushed double wall silverfoil pack. Some Frontier packs are double wall wax-lined paper. Used as an infusion, decoction, extract, tincture and douche. Kinnikinnick, Bearberry. Traditionally smoked by many Northwest Indians as an inebriant. Bearberry is also traditionally used as a medicinal tea, to treat inflammations of the urinary tract, especially cystitis. Uva ursi contains arbutin, an effective urinary antiseptic. The 1997 Commission E on Phytotherapy and Herbal Substances of the German Federal Institute for Drugs recommends Uva ursi leaf for 'Inflammatory disorders of the efferent urinary tract.' 'Preparations made from bearberries act antibacterially in vitro against Proteus vulgaris, E. coli, Ureaplasma urealyticum, Mycoplasma hominis, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aerginosa, Friedländer's pneumonia, Enterococcus faecalis, and Streptococcus strains, as well as against Candida albicans. The antimicrobial effect is associated with the aglycone hydroquinone released from arbutin (transport form) or arbutin waste products in the alkaline urine. A methanol extract of the drug (50 percent) is said to have an inhibiting effect on tyrosinase activity. The forming of melanin from DOPA using tyrosinase as well as from DOPA-CHROM through auto-oxidation is also said to be inhibited by the drug.' Contraindications: Pregnancy, lactation, children under 12. Side Effects: Nausea and vomiting may occur in persons with sensitive stomachs. The occurrence of arbutin/hydroquinone in the breast milk has not been researched. The drug, therefore, should not be administered during lactation. 'Single dose: 3 g drug to 150 ml water as an infusion or cold maceration or 100 - 210 mg hydroquinone derivatives, calculated as water-free arbutin. Daily dose: 3 g drug to 150 ml water as an infusion or cold maceration up to 4 times a day or 400 - 840 mg hydroquinone derivatives calculated as water-free arbutin. Mode of Administration: Crushed drug. Drug powder for infusions or cold macerations; extracts and solid forms for oral administration. Medication containing arbutin should not be taken for longer than a week or more than five times a year without consulting a physician.' In Germany, uva ursi leaf is licensed as a standard medicinal tea, used as a single herb and a component of many bladder and kidney teas. The German Standard License for uva ursi medicinal tea indicates its use as support in the therapy of mild infections of the urinary tract, as does the British Herbal Compendium and the European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy. Grieve's classic 'A Modern Herbal': 'In consequence of the powerful astringency of the leaves, Uva-Ursi has a place not only in all the old herbals, but also in the modern Pharmacopoeias. There are records that it was used in the thirteenth century by the Welsh 'Physicians of Myddfai.' It was described by Clusius in 1601, and recommended for medicinal use in 1763 by Gerhard of Berlin and


Uva Ursi Leaf Powder Cert. Organic (Arctostaphylos uva ursi) 1 lb: C Uva Ursi Leaf Powder Cert. Organic (Arctostaphylos uva ursi) 1 lb: C

This is Starwest's nitrogen-flushed double wall silverfoil pack. Used as an infusion, decoction, extract, tincture and douche. Kinnikinnick, Bearberry. Traditionally smoked by many Northwest Indians as an inebriant. Bearberry is also traditionally used as a medicinal tea, to treat inflammations of the urinary tract, especially cystitis. Uva ursi contains arbutin, an effective urinary antiseptic. The 1997 Commission E on Phytotherapy and Herbal Substances of the German Federal Institute for Drugs recommends Uva ursi leaf for 'Inflammatory disorders of the efferent urinary tract.' 'Preparations made from bearberries act antibacterially in vitro against Proteus vulgaris, E. coli, Ureaplasma urealyticum, Mycoplasma hominis, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aerginosa, Friedländer's pneumonia, Enterococcus faecalis, and Streptococcus strains, as well as against Candida albicans. The antimicrobial effect is associated with the aglycone hydroquinone released from arbutin (transport form) or arbutin waste products in the alkaline urine. A methanol extract of the drug (50 percent) is said to have an inhibiting effect on tyrosinase activity. The forming of melanin from DOPA using tyrosinase as well as from DOPA-CHROM through auto-oxidation is also said to be inhibited by the drug.' Contraindications: Pregnancy, lactation, children under 12. Side Effects: Nausea and vomiting may occur in persons with sensitive stomachs. The occurrence of arbutin/hydroquinone in the breast milk has not been researched. The drug, therefore, should not be administered during lactation. 'Single dose: 3 g drug to 150 ml water as an infusion or cold maceration or 100 - 210 mg hydroquinone derivatives, calculated as water-free arbutin. Daily dose: 3 g drug to 150 ml water as an infusion or cold maceration up to 4 times a day or 400 - 840 mg hydroquinone derivatives calculated as water-free arbutin. Mode of Administration: Crushed drug. Drug powder for infusions or cold macerations; extracts and solid forms for oral administration. Medication containing arbutin should not be taken for longer than a week or more than five times a year without consulting a physician.' In Germany, uva ursi leaf is licensed as a standard medicinal tea, used as a single herb and a component of many bladder and kidney teas. The German Standard License for uva ursi medicinal tea indicates its use as support in the therapy of mild infections of the urinary tract, as does the British Herbal Compendium and the European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy. Grieve's classic 'A Modern Herbal': 'In consequence of the powerful astringency of the leaves, Uva-Ursi has a place not only in all the old herbals, but also in the modern Pharmacopoeias. There are records that it was used in the thirteenth century by the Welsh 'Physicians of Myddfai.' It was described by Clusius in 1601, and recommended for medicinal use in 1763 by Gerhard of Berlin and others. It had a place in the London Pharma


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