• Traditionally used to help support the urinary tract system, bladder irritations and infections, irritations and much more.
Medicinal Usage
In traditional herbal health, it is not the berries but the leaves that have held the place of honor. (The berries, while nourishinig, are mealy and bland.) Picked in the fall, the leaves were heat-dried for healthy teas, which folk healers have used for centuries as a tonic and diuretic in many parts of the world. The Cheyenne Indians drank the tea for back sprains, and others used it to help support symptoms of infections. Indians and colonists also mixed the dried leaves with tobacco. (The Algonquiain name kinnikinnuk means "mixture.")
Bearberry leaves contain arbutin, a powerful astringent that is thought to have an antiseptic effect on the urinary tract and that account for bearberry's reputed effectiveness in supporting kidney and bladder infections. The leaves are also rich in tannins, which are used for tanning leather.
Because of their reputed diuretic and antiseptic action, the leaves have been used chiefly to help support kidney and bladder infections. Pharmacological studies suggest that the plant may have urinary antiseptic properties, but its reported diuretic effects are questionable.
General Herb Information
A low, trailing evergreen shrub that resembles a vine, bearberry forms a dense protective carpet on the sandy barrens where it is most often found. The brilliant red berries remain on the plant all winter, affording survival food for bears, birds, and other wild animals when little else is available.
Bearberry grows abundantly on barren, sandy, or gravelly soils. Its evergreen foliage makes an attractive winter ground cover. The plant is rare or protected in some states.
Habitat: Dry sandy, gravelly, or rocky soils.
Range: Native to Eurasia, bearberry is naturalized throughout North America as far south as Virginia, west to California.
Identification: A low-growing, trailing evergreen shrub. Dark green leathery alternate leaves, 1/2 - 1 1/2 inches long, are oval and taper toward the base; they have short petioles, or leafstalks. Dense, drooping clusters of pinkish-whitish, waxy, urn-shaped flowers (April-June) are followed by bright red berries that ripen in autumn and last through the winter.
Common names are arberry; bear's grape, mealberry, mountain box, hog cranberry, mountain cranberry, red bearberry; sagackhomi, sandberry, and upland cranberry. References indicate Welsh physicians using it as far back as the thirteenth century. It first appeared in the London Pharmacopoeia in 1788, but it was used for hundreds of years before this official recognition. Bearberry is astringent in nature, a diuretic and tonic traditionally used for kidney and bladder infections and especially helpful in reducing water retention. It has been useful in supporting inflammatory problems with the urinary tract and is said to help dissolve kidney stones. It's also considered valuable in supporting spleen, liver, pancreas, and small intestine disorders. Natives, who called this plant kinnikkinnick, ate the berries raw, juiced, fermented into cider, or made into a jelly. Sometimes they ground and cooked the berries into porridge and smoked the leaves. The name uva-ursi means "the bear's grape" in Latin, and bears are said to like the fruit.
Plant facts and Growing Tips
Plant: An evergreen, creeping shrub found throughout Europe and the northern United States, with 1/2- to 1-inch-long leaves that are slightly rolled down at the edges. White or pink flowers appear in late spring and early summer and grow in sparse clusters, and the berries are bright red or pink.
Height: 4 to 6 inches high, but can eventually spread into a low-growing bushy clump that covers an area up to 15 feet wide. Bearberry makes a good ground cover.
Soil: Dry; sandy, acid, or gravelly.
Exposure: Sun to partial shade.
Propagation: Cuttings or division.
Part Used for Tea: Leaves.
Taste: Bitter, astringent.
Dosage: Standard infusion or 3-9 grams.
How to Brew
By Infusion: Pour 1 cup boiled water over 2 teaspoons dried leaves. Cover and steep for 10 to 15 minutes. Strain, then sip while hot.
Another method is to soak leaves in alcohol or brandy, strain, and then add 1 teaspoon of the soaked leaves to 1 cup boiling water for 10 to 15 minutes. Or soak the leaves in brandy for 1 week, then add 1 teaspoon of brandy to each cup of infusion.
The leaves and berries of uva ursi were used by numerous indigenous people from northern latitudes. Combined with tobacco, Natives sometimes smoked uva ursi. It was also used as a beverage tea in some places in Russia. The berries were considered beneficial as a weight-loss aid. It was found in wide use for infections of all parts of the body because of its astringent, or "drying," action.
Active constituents The glycoside arbutin is the main active constituent in uva ursi and comprises up to 10% of the plant by weight. Hydroquinone derived from arbutin and methylarbutin is a powerful disinfectant agent and is thought to be responsible for uva ursi's ability to help support urinary tract health concerns. It is believed to be most effective as a urinary tract antiseptic agent if the urine is alkaline. The German E Commission Monographs, the bible of clinically-established herbal information, notes that uva ursi is effective in supporting inflammatory disorders of the efferent urinary tract.
Uva ursi leaves have an astringent taste and a slight aromatic smell. They break cleanly when bent. They contain gum, resin, gallic acid, ericolin and one glucoside, arbutin. Several doctors have recommended its use in kidney issues, bladder and urethra and as a strong stimulant producing uterine contractions. It seems harmful in cases of nephritis.
The bitter, astringent leaves of uva ursi, or bearberry, are considered to benefit the kidneys, bladder, small intestines, heart, and liver. It is primarily the diuretic, urinary antiseptic, and astringent actions of the herb that have made it particularly useful in supporting complaints such as bladder health concerns and nephritis.
Used for urinary tract healths including bladder concerns, nephritis and pyelitis. It is also useful for blood in the urine.
For bladder issues and nephritis, combine one ounce uva ursi leaves with a quarter ounce each of marshmallow root and ginger root. Pour one pint of boiling water over the herbs and cover, letting it stand until it reaches room temperature. Take three cups daily.
The uva ursi plant is found in colder, northern climates. This dwarfed evergreen mountain shrub has red flowers and edible red berries, which are thought to attract bears; thus it is more commonly known as "bearberry".
Uva ursi has a long history of use as an herbal tonic for urinary tract health. It has been used in the maintenance of healthy kidneys and bladder, and provides nourishment for the entire urinary tract. Uva ursi is also an effective herb for managing a healthy water-weight balance.
Uva ursi contains vitamin A, iron and manganese. It is also so high in tannin content that it has even been used to tan leather!
Medicinal Usage
Kinnikinnick, as the leaves were known to Indians, was smoked alone or mixed with tobacco. Apparently the smoke was swallowed and retained for a few seconds for an intoxicating or stupefying effect as is the custom among marijuana smokers.
Health-wise,the dried leaves are used as a tea or liquid extract for their diuretic, strong astringent, tonic, and urinary antiseptic qualities. Bearberry has proven useful in chronic bladder concerns, nephritis, coughs, kidney and gallbladder stones. Make tea by soaking the leaves in cold water for twenty-four hours or by adding one ounce of the dried herb to a quart of boiling water, then infuse in a covered container for about fifteen minutes. One to two fluid-ounce doses are taken three to four times daily. This is an effective urinary disinfectant only if the urine is alkaline. Sodium bicarbonate should be taken first if the urine is acidic.
The leaves contain mostly arbutin. In the body it hydrolizes to form hydroquinone which gives it antiseptic qualities. Methylarbutin, tannins, and allantoin are also found in the leaves.
In large and frequent doses, hydroquinone can irritate the mucus lining of the stomach and cause vomiting, ringing in the ears, diarrhea, delirium, and convulsions. In bladder concerns, when the urine decomposes in the bladder, the urine may turn a dark green color after drinking bearberry tea.
In Scandinavia, bearberry leaves have been used to tan high-quality leathers.
General Herb Information
Bearberry, a prostate evergreen shrub of northern climates, is creeping its way into herb gardens. There are about fifty species in this genus, most native to western North America. However, A. uva-ursi, a perennial four to six inches tall hails from northern Europe, Asia, and North America. Its stems are generally short, trailing, and woody. The leathery, bright, glossy leaves are oval, entire, one-fourth to one inch long, and the undersides are a lighter color than the upper surface. They turn a dull reddish-purple during winter cold. The urn-shaped, waxy, white-rose blossoms are borne in clusters on terminal racemes, blooming from May to June. The shiny bright-red fruits have tough skins and contain five stone-like seeds.
Bearberry is propagated from cuttings or layerings made in the early spring, summer, or fall. Cuttings take about twice as long to root as most herbs.
For dense vigorous growth, bearberry needs a very acid soil with a pH of 5 or less. It is happy in a poor gravelly soil with full sun or light shade. Plants are slow to start and must be kept free of weeds until well established. Bearberry transplants with difficulty; disturb the roots as little as possible and give new plantings plenty of moisture to encourage root growth. This plant loves a coastal breeze and is good to grow on steep slopes interspersed with rocks. It makes a good ground cover, controlling erosion in the Bearberry cool regions of the Northwest, mountain areas, and Northeastern United States. It will stand a freeze of -50°F.
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng
Arctostaphylos is Greek for bear's bunch of grapes, while uva-ursi is Latin for bear's grape, as is the French raisin d'ours.
English Common Names
Bearberry, common bearberry, kinnikimiick, tinnick, mealberry, chipmunk's apples, uva-ursi, crowbeny, foxberry, hog cranberry, mountain cranberry, sandberry, bear's grape, red bear's grape, arberry, mountain box, mountain tobacco, red bearberry, upland cranberry.
Cascara sagrada (Rhamnus purshianus), also cared for in this work, is sometimes called bearberry. "kinnikinnick" is Algonquin for "mixture," a reference to use in a smoking mixture with tobacco.
French Common Names
Raisin-d'ours, raisin d'ours commun.
Morphology
The bearberry is a prostate evergreen shrub which creeps over the ground and can reach several metres in length, although the upright branches rarely attain heights of more than 20 cm. Papery bark characteristically peels off the older reddish-brown or gray branches. The oval leaves (1-3 cm long) are firm and leathery. Small (6 mm long) white or pink, bell-shaped flowers in small clusters (3-15 flowers) are produced in the spring, and pollinatedby bumblebees. Red berry-like drupes (fleshy fruits with a stony seed) 6-10 mm in diameter, with dry insipid pulp and usually five seeds, ripen in the autumn (the time depending on location and altitude) and persist on the plant through the winter.
Classification and Geography
In both Europe and North America bearberry has long been considered difficult to classify. The most recent authoritative taxonomic analysis of bearberry in Canada, by J.G. Packer and K.E. Denford, recognized four taxa (ssp. uva-ursi var. uva-ursi, ssp. uva-ursi var. coactilis, ssp. longipilosa, and ssp. stipitata). Most of these occur throughout the Canadian range, the exception being ssp. stipitata which is exclusively western. The species does appear to be quite plastic, developing differently depending on habitat, but additionally there is ecotypic variation. Variation in the Rocky mountains is especially extensive. Bearberry is a widely distributed circumboreal species, especially common in Canada and the northern US, but also found across Eurasia. In North America it is encountered from the northern half of California north to Alaska, across Canada and the northern US to new England and Newfoundland. It ranges south in the Rocky Mountains to New Mexico in the west, and in the east extends south along the Atlantic Coast to New Jersey, and in the Appalachian Mountains to Virginia. Rare, disjunct populations are known in Georgia. This hardy plant is found in most of Canada but is localized in many areas, such as southwestern Ontario, where natural open habitats are limited.
Ecology
Bearberry occurs in open, dry habitats including shorelines, dunes, rocky barrens and slopes, sandy barrens and prairies. It is frequently dominant on beaches, dunes and mountains, and may play a major role in avoiding erosion. Bearberry occupies a wide range of soil textures and soil pH, but is especially common on dry, nutrient-poor soils with limited clay and silt. It is a shade-intolerant species, growing best in open situations where it fonns a compact mat. Fires may help to maintain optimal habitats. The plants regenerate rapidly from dormant buds after fires, if the crown has not been killed. The seeds, which are dispersed by animals and gravity, may be fire resistant and require cold stratification for germination. The plants are extremely cold hardy. This species regenerates primarily vegetatively.
Medicinal Uses
In the Old World, medical use of bearberries was appreciated as far back as the early Romans. Bearberry was also widely used by Indigenous Peoples of North America for various health purposes. Early settlers used it to help support symptoms of kidney stones and other complaints of the urinary system. Medicinal preparations of bearberry are made from the leaves, which are collected in the fall. The aqueous extract of the dried leaves has been designated by the scientific binomial "Uvae-ursi Folium," and more commonly in the commercial pharmacological trade as "uva ursi." The drug preparation is used mostly as an anti-inflammatory disinfectant to counteract infections of the urinary tract. Bearberry is the best known disinfectant herb for the support for such urinary tract health concerns as inflammation of the bladder. Use has decreased with the development of sulfa. The herb is found in almost all of the teas marketed in Europe for support of kidney and bladder complaints.
Knowledge of the mechanism of action of bearberry is indispensable if health benefits are to be realized. It is commonly claimed that bearberry is a diuretic, and indeed the triterpene derivative ursolic acid and the flavonoid pigment isoquercitrin promote urination, although not nearly to the extent of many other herbs. Astringent chemicals, such as the tannins, are well known as a supportive for the body, but this too does not seem to be an important supportive mode for bearberry. Moreover, the very high concentrations of tannin (15-20%) tends to result in digestive disturbances. Since tannins are extracted with hot water, the normal method of tea preparation should not be followed. To minimize tannin content of the beverage to be consumed, it is best combined with cold water and allowed to stand 10-24 hours before drinking. Bearberry is effective only if the urine is alkaline. Arbutin from bearbeny is hydrolysed in the intestinal tract to produce hydroquinone, resulting in a disinfectant effect in the urine if the pH is above 8. To develop alkaline urine, one can consume 6 - 8 g of sodium bicarbonate per day; or eat a diet rich in milk and non-acidic vegetables (such as potatoes), while avoiding acid-rich foods such as many fruits and their juices, sauerkraut and vitamin C. These requirements are an obvious hurdle to the use of bearberry.
Chemistry
The main active chemical of interest is the phenolic glycoside arbutin, a hydroquinone, usually making up 5-12%, sometimes more than 15%, of the dry weight of the foliage. The leaves also contain the chemically active monotropein (an iridoid), and numerous other constituents, including trace amounts of aspirin. The leaves contain large amounts of tannins, so much so that the plants were once commonly employed to tan leather. A use that persists to this day in Scandinavia.
Non-medicinal Uses
In North America bearbeny is primarily cultivated to stabilize slopes prone to erosion and as an ornamental ground cover. The species is very useful as an attractive erosion control plant along highway embankments, especially on coarse-textured soils low in nutrients. It grows well on steep and gentle slopes. It also makes an excellent cover for sunny rock walls, rockeries, parking strips, and other udiah niches. Bearberry tolerates low summer moisture, and some garden selections withstand salt spray or grow well in semishade. Fruit ing branches are used as decorations, especially for Christmas.
The berries are usable as an emergency food, and were once stewed with venison by the Ojibwa, while other Native North s fried them or dried them for use in pemican. Today, the fruit still finds use, in jelly, jam, and sauces.
True to their name, the berries of bearberry are relished by both black and grizzly bears, in the autumn, but especially in the early spring when they may be critical to survival. Although the fruits are of low quality, persistence through the winter makes them an invaluable food. The berries are also eaten by a variety of other wildlife, including small mammals, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, deer, elk, songbirds, and gamebirds (including grouse and wild turkey). Hunimingbirds have been observed taking nectar from the flowers. However, cattle and other domestic stock avoid bearberry. Bearberry appears to be resistant to livestock trampling and, in some heavily grazed locations, becomes dominant.
Agricultural and Commercial Aspects
Two kinds of cultivars have been, and continue to be selected: ornamental cultivars which may have attractive habit, showy flowers, abundant fruit and glossy leaves, such as Vancouver Jade and Tom's Point; and medicinal cultivars that produce high yields of arbutin, such as the non-flowering Arbuta, released in Czechoslovakia in 1981. Since it is the leaves not the fruits that are medicinally effective, the non-flowering Arbuta is desirable as a health crop as the plant is not diverting its energy into berry production. Medicine is obtained from both wild and cultivated plants. Generally, ornamental cultivars can benefit from more fertilization than can medicinal cultivars. Because bearberry can be useful for many purposes, its growth and propagation have been studied in detail and trials have been conducted on mechanized harvesting. In the wild, good seed crops may be periodic, occurring only once in 5 years. Establishing seedlings is relatively difficult, although commercial seed is available. Taking stem cuttings in the fall is considered the best method of propagation. The roots usually form ectendomycorrhizae, although cuttings may be inoculated with endomycorrhizal fungi before rooting.
With rapid commercial growth of health herbal products in North America, it is likely that bearberry will regain some of its importance. Over 50 commercial pharmacological products sold in Canada contain bearberry. The well known Richters herb catalogue (1999 issue) offers dried leaves of bearberry at 25 g for $3.00, 1 kg for $40.00. There appears to be increasing interest in Europe in cultivating bearberry for medicinal harvest, while in North America medicinal bearberry has been gathered from the wild. in some regions of Europe the supply of wild plants has been exhausted, suggesting potential profit in medicinal bearberry cultivation in North America.
Myths, Legends, Tales, Folklore, and Interesting Facts
Consumption of bearberry at medicinally effective dosages results in the strange side effect of turning the urine green.
One of the obsolete names of bearberry, "mountain tobacco," reflects its very common past use in smoking mixtures. For Natives, smoking bearberry in a sacred pipe was a way of carrying prayers to the Great Spirit.
Dosage
Commission E recommends a dose of three grams of dried herb (containing 400-800 milligrams of hydroquinone derivatives) up to four times a day.
Uva Ursi soothes, tones, and strengthens the membranes of the urinary system and is helpful in gravel or irritation of the kidney or bladder, pyelitis, and bladder issues.
Uva Ursi, also known as bearberry, has been used by herbalists for over 1,000 years in China. Marco Polo reported its use in the 13th century and helped to bring the use of Uva Ursi to western Europe. Natives have also used Uva Ursi for hundreds of years.
Native to Spain and known in England as bearberry, uva ursi is low-lying ground cover that grows in sandy soil in Europe and North America. North Indians have long used it mixed with tobacco in a smoking mixture called kinnickinnik. The medicinal part of the plant are the leaves, which grow about an inch long and are dried before use.
Potential Health Benefits
Traditionally, and currently, uva ursi leaf is employed to help support urinary tract health concerns, and is approved for that purpose by Commission E. Uva ursi is also a key ingredient in herbal weight-loss formulas because it has a diuretic effect. Bear in mind that water-loss doesn't translate into long-term weight loss; more exercise and fewer calories are the most effective parts of any weight-loss plan.
Scientific Evidence
Uva ursi has a disinfectant effect, thanks to its active ingredient, asbutin, which is transformed in the urinary tract into hydroquinone. Uva ursi gets its diuretic properties from ursolic acid. Uva ursi is also high in astringent tannins. Another constituent, allantoin, is the active ingredient in skin creams such as Herpicin-L Cold Sore Lip Balm, but Commission E doesn't address this use of the herb and its derivatives.
How to Use the Herb
Commission E recommends average daily doses of 3 grams of the herb in 2/3 cup of water taken up to 4 times per day, or 400-840 milligrams of water-free arbutin. Uva ursi leaves must be soaked overnight to neutralize their harsh tannins.
Several herbals point out that uva ursi works best when one's urine is alkaline; so, eat noncitrus fruits and vegetables if you're taking this drug, or use a little sodium bicarbonate to ensure alkalinity. Avoid acid-rich foods such as cranberry juice, citrus fruits, and sauerkraut.
If you're using the herb to lose weight, be sure to replace the potassium that diuretics drive out of the body; eating bananas is an easy, tasty way of doing that.
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TerraVita exists to meet and ensure your family's health and wellness without the harmful effects or chemicals and prescription medications. We strive to make all of our products affordable and reliable and are constantly searching the market to maintain our affordability and to look for new ways to serve you and the ones you love. TerraVita has become a trusted household name for many families and can bring you and yours the very best herbal supplements, blends, teas and spices that are on the market today.
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ZooScape is proud to be the exclusive distributor of TerraVita teas, herbs and supplements in the United States, Canada and around the world. Please direct all wholesale and bulk inquiries to 1-844-449-0444.
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• Supports the urinary tract system, bladder irritations and infections, irritations and much more.
• Helps the urinary tract system, bladder irritations and infections, irritations and much more.
• Can be used to help supportthe urinary tract system, bladder irritations and infections, irritations and much more.
• Relief for the urinary tract system, bladder irritations and infections, irritations and much more.
Uva Ursi soothes, tones, and strengthens the membranes of the urinary system and is helpful in gravel or irritation of the kidney or bladder, pyelitis, and bladder issues.
Uva Ursi, also known as bearberry, has been used by herbalists for over 1,000 years in China. Marco Polo reported its use in the 13th century and helped to bring the use of Uva Ursi to western Europe. Natives have also used Uva Ursi for hundreds of years.
TerraVita is an exclusive line of premium-quality, natural source products that use only the finest, purest and most potent ingredients found around the world. TerraVita is hallmarked by the highest possible standards of purity, potency, stability and freshness. All of our products are prepared with the highest elements of quality control, from raw materials through the entire manufacturing process, up to and including the moment that the bottles or bags are sealed for freshness and shipped out to you. Our highest possible standards are certified by independent laboratories and backed by our personal guarantee.
TerraVita exists to meet and ensure your family's health and wellness without the harmful effects or chemicals and prescription medications. We strive to make all of our products affordable and reliable and are constantly searching the market to maintain our affordability and to look for new ways to serve you and the ones you love. TerraVita has become a trusted household name for many families and can bring you and yours the very best herbal supplements, blends, teas and spices that are on the market today.
TerraVita is packed in tamper-proof, food-grade, recyclable containers.
ZooScape is proud to be the exclusive distributor of TerraVita teas, herbs and supplements in the United States, Canada and around the world. Please direct all wholesale and bulk inquiries to 1-844-449-0444.
Bianca Rosa is an exclusive line of premium-quality natural products sourced from only the finest and purest ingredients from around the world. Bianca Rosa is hallmarked by the highest possible standards of purity, stability and freshness. All Bianca Rosa products are prepared with the highest level of quality control, from the raw materials used through the entire manufacturing process, up to and including the moment that the finished product is sealed for freshness and shipped to you. Our highest possible standards backed by our personal guarantee.
Bianca Rosa makes all products as affordable as possible and we are constantly searching the market to maintain our affordability and to look for new ways to serve you. Bianca Rosa has been a trusted household name for many families throughout the world since the 1990s. Bianca Rosa is packed in tamper-proof, recyclable containers.
ZooScape is proud to be the exclusive distributor of all Bianca Rosa products, including creams, salves and oils in the United States, Canada and around the world. Please direct all wholesale and bulk inquiries to 1-844-449-0444.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Products are intended to support general well being and are not intended to treat, diagnose, prevent, or cure any condition or disease.
TerraVita is an exclusive line of premium-quality, natural source products that use only the finest, purest and most potent ingredients found around the world. TerraVita is hallmarked by the highest possible standards of purity, potency, stability and freshness. All of our products are prepared with the highest elements of quality control, from raw materials through the entire manufacturing process, up to and including the moment that the bottles or bags are sealed for freshness and shipped out to you. Our highest possible standards are certified by independent laboratories and backed by our personal guarantee.
TerraVita exists to meet and ensure your family's health and wellness without the harmful effects or chemicals and prescription medications. We strive to make all of our products affordable and reliable and are constantly searching the market to maintain our affordability and to look for new ways to serve you and the ones you love. TerraVita has become a trusted household name for many families and can bring you and yours the very best herbal supplements, blends, teas and spices that are on the market today.
TerraVita is packed in tamper-proof, food-grade, recyclable containers.
ZooScape is proud to be the exclusive distributor of TerraVita teas, herbs and supplements in the United States, Canada and around the world. Please direct all wholesale and bulk inquiries to 1-844-449-0444.
TerraVita is an exclusive line of premium-quality, natural source products that use only the finest, purest and most potent ingredients found around the world. TerraVita is hallmarked by the highest possible standards of purity, potency, stability and freshness. All of our products are prepared with the highest elements of quality control, from raw materials through the entire manufacturing process, up to and including the moment that the bottles or bags are sealed for freshness and shipped out to you. Our highest possible standards are certified by independent laboratories and backed by our personal guarantee.
TerraVita exists to meet and ensure your family's health and wellness without the harmful effects or chemicals and prescription medications. We strive to make all of our products affordable and reliable and are constantly searching the market to maintain our affordability and to look for new ways to serve you and the ones you love. TerraVita has become a trusted household name for many families and can bring you and yours the very best herbal supplements, blends, teas and spices that are on the market today.
ZooScape is proud to be the exclusive distributor of TerraVita teas, herbs and supplements in the United States, Canada and around the world. Please direct all wholesale and bulk inquiries to 1-844-449-0444.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Products are intended to support general well being and are not intended to treat, diagnose, prevent, or cure any condition or disease.
This herbal tea is a special blend of Golden Rod, Hyssop, Uva Ursi, Mate, and Senna, formulated specifically for urinary tract health and maintenance.
Goldenrod, which can be used to help support symptoms of urinary and kidney infections and stones, and catarrh, helps ease backache caused by renal complaints because of its cleansing, eliminative action. Goldenrod can also be tried to help support symptoms of joint pain. A cold compress of goldenrod is helpful on fresh wounds due to the anti-inflammatory properties it possesses. Sweet goldenrod can be used as an astringent and as a calmative.
Hyssop, in small doses, can be used to help support jaundice and liver congestion. It can help promote urine flow and is also laxative. In large doses it is emetic and purgative. Deaths have been recorded due to its use as an abortion agent. It is not used for domestic use. As a cardiotonic it supports cardiac oedema, via the urine.
Uva Ursi is a natural tonic for your urinary system. It soothes, nurtures and strengthens urinary membranes and may help support infections such as bladder health concerns. It's specifically effective in cases of highly acidic urine (uric acid).
Considered by many to be the national drink of South America, Yerba Maté is a natural diuretic, and overall cleansing body tonic. It has been used effectively to help support symptoms of disorders such as coughs, colds, coughs, fever, headaches, asthma, laryngitis, joint pain, and lung health, and it can also be tried to help support blood purification.
Senna is a safe and potentially effective laxative used widely throughout the world. The hydroxanthracene glycosides are not absorbed in the upper gut but are converted by the microflora of the large intestine into active aglycones, principally rhein anthrone, which exert a laxative effect on the colon. The mechanism of this action is twofold: stimulation of colonic motility, resulting in augmented propulsion and accelerated colonic transit, reducing the opportunity for fluid absorption from the faeces. It also influences fluid and electrolyte absorption and secretion by the colon, resulting in a net fluid secretion. The mucilage inhibits fluid absorption, enhancing the laxative effect.
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TerraVita exists to meet and ensure your family's health and wellness without the harmful effects or chemicals and prescription medications. We strive to make all of our products affordable and reliable and are constantly searching the market to maintain our affordability and to look for new ways to serve you and the ones you love. TerraVita has become a trusted household name for many families and can bring you and yours the very best herbal supplements, blends, teas and spices that are on the market today.
ZooScape is proud to be the exclusive distributor of TerraVita teas, herbs and supplements in the United States, Canada and around the world. Please direct all wholesale and bulk inquiries to 1-844-449-0444.
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TerraVita is an exclusive line of premium-quality, natural source products that use only the finest, purest and most potent ingredients found around the world. TerraVita is hallmarked by the highest possible standards of purity, potency, stability and freshness. All of our products are prepared with the highest elements of quality control, from raw materials through the entire manufacturing process, up to and including the moment that the bottles or bags are sealed for freshness and shipped out to you. Our highest possible standards are certified by independent laboratories and backed by our personal guarantee.
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Uva ursi, or bearberry, can be used to help support kidney health including kidney inflammation (acute or chronic nephritis). Uva ursi strengthens and imparts tone to the urinary passages.
Corn silk is an herb that is very soothing to the urinary tract and provides gentle cleansing and purifying actions while increasing urine flow and helping to restore balance to the kidneys.
Both goldenseal and burdock root are effective at removing toxins from the kidneys and boosting immunity, two aspects that are essential for attaining proper kidney function.
We've also added juniper berry and stinging nettle which aid in kidney function and offer mild diuretic properties.
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TerraVita exists to meet and ensure your family's health and wellness without the harmful effects or chemicals and prescription medications. We strive to make all of our products affordable and reliable and are constantly searching the market to maintain our affordability and to look for new ways to serve you and the ones you love. TerraVita has become a trusted household name for many families and can bring you and yours the very best herbal supplements, blends, teas and spices that are on the market today.
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ZooScape is proud to be the exclusive distributor of TerraVita teas, herbs and supplements in the United States, Canada and around the world. Please direct all wholesale and bulk inquiries to 1-844-449-0444.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Products are intended to support general well being and are not intended to treat, diagnose, prevent, or cure any condition or disease.
TerraVita is an exclusive line of premium-quality, natural source products that use only the finest, purest and most potent ingredients found around the world. TerraVita is hallmarked by the highest possible standards of purity, potency, stability and freshness. All of our products are prepared with the highest elements of quality control, from raw materials through the entire manufacturing process, up to and including the moment that the bottles or bags are sealed for freshness and shipped out to you. Our highest possible standards are certified by independent laboratories and backed by our personal guarantee.
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Arctostaphylos uva ursi (L.) Sprengel (Ericaceae), commonly called Bearberry (Arctostaphylos is Greek for bearberry). In French, it is Rasin d'ours or Busserole; in German, Bärentraube and, Bärentraubenblätter.
Source
Supports are made from the dried leaves. The plant is a trailing perennial ground cover that resembles cranberry. Even though it is the berries that attract bears, they are not thought to have any health value. Only the leaves are used for healths. Uva ursi grows in most temperate climates. It probably came originally from northern Asia.
History
The Greeks and Romans used this shrub to help support urinary tract symptoms, and the practice continued well on into the Middle Ages. As herbal supportives have become more popular, there has been renewed interest in using uva ursi to help support an assortment of urinary tract afflictions.
Traditional Support Uses
Urinary tract anti-inflammatory
Commission E Recommendations
Uva ursi can be used to help support inflammation of the urinary tract.
Possible Effects
The active ingredients are thought to be a molecule called arbutin, and a related compound called hydroquinone, along with tannins and flavonoids. If the urine happens to be alkaline, arbutin and hydroquinone assume an active form that can disinfect. This means that to get the maximal effect, bicarbonate, or something similar, has to be taken along with the uva ursi. There is also some evidence that uva ursi extracts might help to dissolve or fight uric acid kidney stones. Unfortunately, the vast majority (85 percent) of kidney stones are made of calcium, not uric acid. Even more unfortunate is the fact that there are no clinical trials to back up any of these claims.
References
Grases F, Melero G, Costa-Bauza A, Prieto R, March JG. Urolithiasis and phytotherapy. mt Urol Nephrol 1994;26(5):507-1 1.
Matsuda H, Tanaka T, Kubo M. [Pharmacological studies on leaf of Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. III. Combined effect of arbutin and indomethacin on immuno-inflammation]. Yakugaku Zasshi 1991;111(4-5):253-8.
Matsuda H, Higashino M, Nakai Y, linuma M, Kubo M, Lang FA. Studies of cuticle drugs from natural sources. IV. Inhibitory effects of some Arctostaphylos plants on melanin biosynthesis. Biol Pharm Bull 1996;19(1):153-6.
Ritch-Krc EM, Thomas S, Turner NJ, Towers GH. Carrier herbal health: traditional and contemporary plant use. J Ethnophrmcol 1996;52(2):85-94.
Uva Ursi (Bearberry)
General Herb Information
Bearberry's bunches of pink and white urns closely resemble those of Arbutus. Indeed they are related, being both in the Encaceae family.
But there the resemblance ends, for here the flowers are carried by a low evergreen carpeter, a plant of northern acid uplands. In spite of its remote habitat, however, bearberry is perfectly easy to grow so long as an acid soil and good drainage is offered. It will even lay out its shining carpet in the shade of other evergreens, though in such a spot flowers will be infrequent. It is invaluable therefore to fill in the "body" of knot garden beds when full sun is not available. It looks particularly well draping rocks, moulding itself to the contours beneath in the manner of Cotoneaster dammeri.
Bearberry seems to have been little used in Europe after the Middle Ages though recent research has discovered effective antiseptic properties. It is these, no doubt, that are reflected in the Shakers' recommendation of bearberry (Or mountain-cranberry, as they also called it in Notth America) for chronic afflictions of the kidneys and bladder.
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