🏕️Mongolian Traditional Medicine
Bog Bilberry
fruit
Vaccinium uliginosum is a Eurasian and North American flowering plant in the heath family. The berries are edible.
Conditions addressed
How to use
½–1 cup fresh daily, or 2–3 tbsp dried
- Eat fresh, raw, or dried.
- Can be blended into smoothies, juiced, or added to salads and grain bowls.
Pregnancy, Breastfeeding & Children
Pregnancy
Likely SafeThe fruit (as food or standardized extract) is widely considered safe in pregnancy at normal amounts; the leaf, used historically for different purposes, has less safety data and is used more cautiously.
Breastfeeding
Likely SafeFruit/extract is considered compatible with breastfeeding at normal amounts.
Children
Likely SafeThe fruit is a food-like antioxidant berry with no significant safety concerns for children.
Interactions & contraindications
Blood thinners
Additive antiplatelet effect.
Diabetes medications
May enhance blood-sugar-lowering effects.