BILBERRY
(Huckleberry)
In the 1920's the discoverer of Vitamin C, Albert Giorgy, was concerned
about the "spark of life" and where it came from. After years of
careful research he concluded it was vitamin C that put and kept
the spark of life in the body. When food is eaten, Vitamin
C is the substance that puts life back into the food to
make it part of the body's living tissue.
We now know why Bilberries, Black Currents, Chippewa Pine and Wild
Rose Hips are used for so many different conditions to recover good
health.
Bilberry is a good tasting berry that contains the much sought after
natural vitamin C.
Natural vitamin C is not just one vitamin, it is many related vitamin
C'S. Therefore,
we call it, more properly, vitamin C "complex".
Chemical vitamin C, known as ascorbic acid, is just one synthetic
type of vitamin C.
Bilberries contain all of this naturally occurring complex and the
related substances found with it. The compounds Rutin, Hesperidin
and Bioflavidnoids are found right along side the natural C "complex".
These compounds are the "glue" that sticks your body together so
it does not fall apart.
Bilberries affect rapid repair of broken blood vessels
and prevent them from breaking. Hence, you hear "take Bilberry to
prevent bruising".
The result of taking the natural C "complex" and related substances
together as an extract is that of greater activity. They are far
more active than a chemical vitamin C and you don't have to keep
increasing the amount as with chemical Vitamin C to get the same
effect.
In fact, historical evidence shows, Bilberries have been gratefully
acknowledged for a very impressive array of help. Many are the conditions
that fall within the influence of
Bilberries. When we look at mineral sources, Bilberries are one
of the highest know sources of the mineral zinc
and provide a generous source of iron, manganese
and selenium.
Iron is required for energy, and both zinc and manganese are closely
associated with production of healthy connective tissue.
Selenium takes special care to ensure proper cell division and prevent
harmful mutations. These prevented harmful mutations could very
well have been cancerous or "bad cells". If not out-right cancerous
cells, then, they might have been of a type seen by the body as
"foreign protein", and set off a war between the body's immune system
and this "foreign protein".
This is the case with conditions like osteoarthritis and other auto-immune
or allergic reactions where the body is fighting itself. According
to current nutritional research, both zinc and selenium (from natural
food sources) are active in ensuring proper cell division and the
prevention of cancer cell formation.
Bilberries are such a valuable source of so many essential mineral
complexes, it is no wonder then, that a long list of healing actions
have been recorded and attributed to this marvelous wild berry.
Here is a partial list:
Bilberries are a tonic (good for all body systems), strengthen and
restore eyesight (it should be noted that many
and persistent are the accounts of improvement in eyesight through
the use of Bilberries, including correction of macular or "fine-focus"
degeneration of the eye), correct tonsillitis,
sore tongue, laryngitis, violent continuous diarrhea
with blood loss, intestinal putrefaction, bowel disorders,
act as a bowel regulator, mouthwash, gargle, discourage roundworms,
and ease vomiting; apply directly for skin problems and inflamed
gums; gastric colitis, water retention,
typhoid fever, sore tongue with white patches, wound healing, rheumatism
(sore joints), bladder problems, gravel in urinary
system and mucus in breathing passages.
All in all, a very impressive champion of good health.
Bilberries blend in with the body's natural functions to give them
all a boost and herein lies their secret.
DOSE: 40 to 80 drops on or under the tongue
three times per day or hourly if condition is severe.
