Table 2.

Traditional uses of V. myrtillus.

Traditional Uses	Used Parts	Administration	References
Fevers and coughs	Fruits	50–200 mg/kg	[63]
Respiratory inflammations	Leaves/fruits		[58,64]
Antidiabetic	Leaves	10 mg	[65]
Anti-inflammatory	Leaves Fruits	4 mg/mL 100 ng/mL	[66] [67]
α-glucosidase activity	Fruits	20 μg GAE/mL ME 55 μg GAE/mL AE	[61]
Neuroprotective effects	Fruits	100 mg/kg	[68]
Digestive Urinary tract disorders	Fruits	250 mg GAE/L	[22]
Eye inflammation	Fruits	50 mg/mL	[69]
Ulcerative colitis	Fruits	95 g DW	[70]
Hypertension Weight gain reduction	Fruits	3% (w/w) 10% (w/w)	[71]
Sun Protection Factor (SPF)	Fruits	2.84 g/100 gDW	[58]
Diabetic retinopathy	Leaves/fruits	100 mg/kg	[72]
Antiseptic, astringent, tonic	Fruits	28.3 μg CYA-3-GLU equivalents/mL CM	[73]
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Activity	Fruits	0.1 mg/mL	[74]

GAE—gallic acid equivalents; DW—dry weight; CM—culture medium; ME—methanol extract; AE—aqueous extract.