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bearberry
bear·ber·ry B0135000 (bâr′bĕr′ē)n. Any of certain mat-forming shrubs of the genus Arctostaphylos in the heath family, especially A. uva-ursi, native to North America and Eurasia, having small leathery leaves, white or pinkish urn-shaped flowers, and red berrylike fruits. Also called kinnikinnick.bearberry (ˈbɛəbərɪ) n, pl -ries1. (Plants) a trailing evergreen ericaceous shrub, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, with small pinkish-white flowers, red berries, and astringent leaves2. (Plants) alpine bearberry black bearberry a related species, A. alpina of European mountains, having black berriesbear•ber•ry (ˈbɛərˌbɛr i, -bə ri)
n., pl. -ries. any of several prostrate shrubs of the genus Arctostaphylos, of the heath family, esp. A. uva-ursi, having tonic, astringent leaves and bright-red berries. [1615–25] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  bearberry - shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagradabearwood, cascara buckthorn, chittamwood, chittimwood, Rhamnus purshianusbuckthorn - a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigmentscascara, cascara sagrada, chittam bark, chittem bark - dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative | | 2. |  bearberry - deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United StatesIlex decidua, possum haw, winterberryholly - any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges | | 3. |  bearberry - chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to Arctic areasArctostaphylos, genus Arctostaphylos - bearberry; manzanitaArctostaphylos uva-ursi, bear's grape, common bearberry, creashak, hog cranberry, mealberry, mountain box, red bearberry, sand berry, sandberry, wild cranberry - evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumnalpine bearberry, Arctostaphylos alpina, black bearberry - deciduous creeping shrub bright red in autumn having black or blue-black berries; alpine and circumpolarbush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
Translationsbearberry
bearberry, any plant of the northern and alpine genus Arctostaphylos of the family Ericaceae (heathheath,
in botany, common name for some members of the Ericaceae, a family of chiefly evergreen shrubs with berry or capsule fruits. Plants of the heath family form the characteristic vegetation of many regions with acid soils, particularly the moors, swamps, and mountain slopes
..... Click the link for more information. family), especially A. uvaursi, a trailing evergreen sometimes cultivated as a ground cover. The small, leathery leaves yield a medicinal astringent and a dye. They were used for tobacco by the Native Americans, who also utilized the mealy red berries for food and beverages. This Northern Hemisphere genus is most abundant in arid areas, where many of the shrubby species (called manzanita in the West) are common chaparral plants. Other plants are also sometimes called bearberry. Bearberry is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Ericales, family Ericaceae.  uva ursi uva ursiLow growing ground cover shrub (only a few inches tall) with fine hairy bark, white or pink flowers, red berry and shiny plastic-like leaves. Dried leaves used as tea for urinary tract problems, gonorrhea, kidney stones and bronchitis. Astringent. Helpful for diarrhea and dysentery. Uva Ursi leaf contains powerful phytochemicals such as volatile oils, arbutin, quercitin, mallic and gallic acids. Arbutin is highly antibacterial and destroys bacteria and fungus that infect the urinary system such as E. Coli, Candida, Staph. Mallic and Gallic acids- the same as found in apples and ACV have long been used for kidney and bladder infections. Also used to lower excessive sugar in blood. Helps to take with a half teaspoon of baking soda in Uva Ursi tea. (Do not take baking soda if you have a weak stomach.) High level of tannins can produce stomach-ache, nausea and vomiting. Not recommended for children or people with kidney disease. Don’t take for more than a week or liver damage could result. Don’t take while pregnant.bearberry
bearberry Herbal medicine
An evergreen shrub, the leaves of which contain allantoin, arbutin, flavonoids, phenolic acid and tannins; it is diuretic and tonic, and has been used by herbalists to treat urinary infections and low back pain.
Toxocity
Bearberry should not be used in pregnancy, as it stimulates uterine contractions and may cause nausea, tinnitus and convulsions.bear·ber·ry (bār'ber-ē) A shrub (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) whose dried leaves are used in various formulations; studies suggest value in diabetes and weight loss; purported value as a diuretic; use has been known to discolor urine.
Synonym(s): crowberry, foxberry, uva-ursi. bearberry
Related to bearberry: kinnikinnick, Uva ursiSynonyms for bearberrynoun shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United StatesSynonyms- bearwood
- cascara buckthorn
- chittamwood
- chittimwood
- Rhamnus purshianus
Related Words- buckthorn
- cascara
- cascara sagrada
- chittam bark
- chittem bark
noun deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United StatesSynonyms- Ilex decidua
- possum haw
- winterberry
Related Wordsnoun chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to Arctic areasRelated Words- Arctostaphylos
- genus Arctostaphylos
- Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
- bear's grape
- common bearberry
- creashak
- hog cranberry
- mealberry
- mountain box
- red bearberry
- sand berry
- sandberry
- wild cranberry
- alpine bearberry
- Arctostaphylos alpina
- black bearberry
- bush
- shrub
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