Bilberry?Extract

Botanical?Name:?Vaccinium?myrtillus?L.,??Vaccinium?Uliginosum?L..

Product?Specification:?

Anthocyanidins?25%?(?by?UV)??????????????

Anthocyanins（Anthocyanosides）36%?(by?HPLC)

Active?Ingredient:?100%?Bilberry

Appearane:?Fine?powder

Color:?Dark?Violet

Part?of?the?plant?used:?Fruit

Extract?method:?Grain?alcohol

Test?method:?UV

CAS?No.:?84082-34-8

Molecular?formula:?C27H31O16

Molecular?weight:?611

Molecular?structure:

Solubility:?Soluble?in?water?and?ethanol

Safety?evaluation:?innocuous

What?is?it?

Bilberry?(Vaccinium?myrtillus)is?found?natively?in?Europe,?northern?Asia,?Greenland,?Western?Canada,?and?the?Western?United?States?It?occurs?in?the?wild?on?heathlands?and?acidic?soils.

Bilberry?(Vaccinium?myrtillus)has?been?used?for?nearly?1,000?years?in?traditional?European?medicine.?Herbal?supplements?of?V.?myrtillus?(bilberry)?on?the?market?are?used?for?circulatory?problems,?as?vision?aids,?and?to?treat?diarrhea?and?other?conditions.

In?cooking,?the?bilberry?fruit?is?commonly?used?for?the?same?purposes?as?the?American?blueberry:?pies,?cakes,?jams,?muffins,?cookies,?sauces,?syrups,?juices,?candies?and?so?on.?Since?bilberries?are?more?fragrant,?and?have?more?concentrated?flavor?and?vitamins?(like?all?more?natural?wild?fruit?varieties),?they?are?especially?well?suited?for?making?cough?syrups?and?bilberry?wine

How?does?it?work?

Anthocyanosides?are?the?pharmacologically?active?constituents?of?bilberries.?They?consist?of?a?backbone?known?as?anthocyanidin?which?is?bound?to?one?of?three?sugars:?arabinose,?glucose,?or?galactose.?Five?different?anthocyanidins?in?bilberry?produce?more?than?fifteen?different?anthocyanosides.?The?fresh?bilberry?fruit?contains?an?anthocyanoside?concentration?of?0.1?to?0.25?percent.?

Bilberry?extract?reduces?UVA-induced?oxidative?stress?in?HaCaT?keratinocytes:?a?pilot?study.
Biofactors.?2008;?Department?of?Medical?Chemistry?and?Biochemistry,?Palack?University,?Olomouc,?Czech?Republic.
Exposure?to?UVA?radiation?is?known?to?cause?many?adverse?biological?effects?by?inducing?the?stricken?cells?to?produce?reactive?oxygen?species?(ROS).?In?recent?years?the?use?of?botanicals?has?received?considerable?interest?in?the?skin?protection.?Bilberry?fruit?contains?several?polyphenols?with?strong?antioxidant?and?anti-inflammatory?properties.?In?this?study?we?evaluated?potential?UVA?preventive?effect?of?V.?myrtillus?fruit?extract?(VME;?anthocyanins,?25%?w/w)?in?HaCaT?keratinocytes.?Pre-treatment?or?post-treatment?of?HaCaT?with?VME?resulted?in?attenuation?of?UVA-caused?damage.?Application?of?the?extract?significantly?reduced?UVA-stimulated?ROS?formation?in?keratinocytes.?VME?also?prevented/reduced?UVA-caused?peroxidation?of?membrane?lipids?and?depletion?of?intracellular?GSH.?The?observed?cytoprotective?effect?may?be?linked?to?the?antioxidant?activity?of?the?plant?constituents,?namely?anthocyanins.

Benefit?and?medical?uses
The?benefit?of?bilberry?rests?mostly?on?its?ability?to?provide?substances?that?are?beneficial?for?eye?health.?It?may?benefit?those?who?have?macular?degeneration?or?are?predisposed?to?a?cataract.?Phenolic?compounds?in?bilberry?are?of?benefit?as?antioxidants.

Function:?

-Protect?and?regenerate?rhodopsin?and?cure?the?eye?diseases;

-Prevent?the?cardiovascular?diseases;

-Antioxidant?and?anti-aging;

-Treatment?for?mild?inflammation?of?the?mucous?membranes?of?mouth?and?throat;

-Treatment?for?diarrhea,?enteritis,?urethritis,?cystitis?and?virosis?rheum?epidemic,?with?its?antiphlogistic?and?bactericidal?action.

European?cranberry?fingerprint:

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