Vaccinium arctostaphylos | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Vaccinium |
Section: | Vaccinium sect. Hemimyrtillus |
Species: | V. arctostaphylos
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Binomial name | |
Vaccinium arctostaphylos |
Vaccinium arctostaphylos or Caucasian whortleberry is a species of shrub with edible fruit of blue color. It is native to Western Asia ( Iran and Turkey), the Caucasus ( Armenia; Azerbaijan; Georgia; Russia), and Southeastern Europe ( Bulgaria). [1]
In a study on 50 hyperlipidaemic adult patients, an extract of the fruit of Vaccinium arctostaphylos was found to have beneficial effects on serum lipid profile and oxidative stress. [2] Each medicinal capsule contained 45 ± 2 mg of anthocyanins. The authors suggest that the effects may be due to the anthocyanin content of the fruit.
Vaccinium arctostaphylos | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Vaccinium |
Section: | Vaccinium sect. Hemimyrtillus |
Species: | V. arctostaphylos
|
Binomial name | |
Vaccinium arctostaphylos |
Vaccinium arctostaphylos or Caucasian whortleberry is a species of shrub with edible fruit of blue color. It is native to Western Asia ( Iran and Turkey), the Caucasus ( Armenia; Azerbaijan; Georgia; Russia), and Southeastern Europe ( Bulgaria). [1]
In a study on 50 hyperlipidaemic adult patients, an extract of the fruit of Vaccinium arctostaphylos was found to have beneficial effects on serum lipid profile and oxidative stress. [2] Each medicinal capsule contained 45 ± 2 mg of anthocyanins. The authors suggest that the effects may be due to the anthocyanin content of the fruit.