Scientific Name: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Low evergreen shrub with red berries.
Urinary antiseptic (short-term)
Cool
Tea; Capsules
Short-term only; hydroquinone concerns
Pregnancy contraindicated; liver caution
Cranberry (prevention); Juniper (short courses)
VASCAN; Native American Ethnobotany
Erect, rhizomatous perennial with fernlike, bipinnate leaves and flat-topped clusters of small white to pink
