CRANBERRY VACCINIUM MACROCARPUM AITON

CRANBERRY (Vaccinium macrocarpum Aiton) +++

Synonym :
- Oxycoccus macrocarpos (Aiton) Pers.

Activities (Cranberry) :
- Antiaggregant (1; JNU); Antibacterial (1; FNF; SKY); Antioxidant (1; JNU); Antiscorbutic (1; CEB); Antiseptic (1; FAD; PED); Bitter (PED); Diuretic (f; CEB; PED); Hypoglycemic (1; LEL); Laxative (f; CEB); Urinary Antiseptic (1; FAD).

Indications (Cranberry) :
- Adenopathy (f; FEL); Bacteria (1; FNF; SKY); Bladder Infection (2; SKY); Boil (f; FEL); Cancer (f; CEB; JLH); Cancer, breast (f; JLH); Cancer, cheek (f; JLH); Cancer, skin (f; JLH); Cardiopathy (1; JNU); Caries (1; JNU); Constipation (f; CEB); Cystosis (2; SKY); Dermatosis (f; FEL); Diabetes (1; LEL); Diarrhea (f; CEB); Dropsy (f; CEB); Dysentery (f; CEB); Erysipelas (f; CEB; FEL); Escherichia (1; JNU); Fever (f; CEB); Gout (f; JAD); Helicobacter (1; JNU); High Cholesterol (1; JNU); Hyperglycemia (1; LEL); Infection (1; JNU); Inflammation (f; CEB; FEL); Mastosis (f; JLH); Nausea (f; CEB); Nephrosis (2; PED; SKY); Pleurisy (f; CEB; DEM); Pulmonosis (f; DEM); Pyelonephrosis (f; APA); Salmonella (1; JNU);
Scarlatina (f; FEL); Sore (f; FEL); Sore Throat (f; FEL); Staphylococcus (1; JNU); Swelling (f; FEL); Tonsilosis (f; FEL); Urethrosis (2; SKY); UTI (2; FAD; JNU); Water Retention (f; CEB; PED); Wound (f; CEB).

Dosages (Cranberry) :
- 3 fluid oz (90 ml) fruit juice/day (APA preventative); 12 - 32 fluid oz fruit juice/day (APA curative); 1 oz cranberry juice cocktail = 2 capsules (APA); 5 - 20 oz/day; 800 mg capsules; 2 - 4 (505 mg) capsules 3 ×/day; 2 - 3 (505 mg) capsules StX with meals (APA); 1/2 cup fresh fruit (PED); 1 tbsp dry fruit (PED); 15 g dry fruit:20 ml alcohol/130 ml water (PED).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Cranberry) :
- Strangely (AHP) omitted this from their Botanical Safety Handbook, but I suppose they would call it Class 1. The Commission E and herbal PDR apparently also ignored this excellent food farmaceutical too (KOM; PHR). Ingestion of ridiculous amounts (3 - 4 liters a day) may cause diarrhea and other GI disorders (LRNP, Aug. 1987). Lininger et al. (1998) say it is safe for use during pregnancy and lactation. Should not be used as an antibiotic substitute during acute UTI (SKY).

Extracts (Cranberry) :
- Anthocyanins and polyphenols in berries of several Ribes, Rubus, and Vaccinium spp have in vitro antiradical activity on chemically generated superoxide radicals. The extracts also inhibitory xanthine oxidase. All crude extracts were highly active toward chemically generated superoxide radicals. Ribes nigrum extracts exhibited most activity, being the richest in both anthocyanins and polyphenols. But Ribes rubrum extracts seem to contain more active substances (X1332092).