BILBERRY (Vaccinium myrtillus) Bilberry is closely related to the blueberry, the cranberry, and the huckleberry. It looks a lot like a blueberry but has its own distinctive taste. The berries contain pectin, tannins, organic acids, flavonoid glycosides, quercetin, anthocyanin, A, B, and C vitamins. The leaves contain tannins, flavonoid glycosides, neo-myrtillin, arbutin, hydroquinone, organic acids and the trace mineral manganese. This humble, wild-grown berry is...
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