Vaccinium Vitis-Idaea (scientific name: Vaccinium Vitis-Idaea) is a plant of the Ericaceae family, native to North America, and an evergreen dwarf shrub. Mostly grown in the alpine tundra zone, single leaves alternate, the leaves are obovate, with 2-8 flowers, the bracts are red, broadly ovate, the corolla is white or light red, bell-shaped, about 5 mm long, 4-lobed, and the filaments are very short. Slightly hairy, style slightly beyond corolla. The berries are spherical, 5-10 mm in diameter, bright red. The flowering period is from June to July and the fruiting period is from August to September. Bilberry leaves contain various components such as arbutin and ursolic acid, which can be used as medicine to treat urethritis and other diseases. The leaves of bilberry can also be used as tea after processing. The fruit of bilberry is fragrant and juicy, sweet and sour, and contains a variety of vitamins, glucose, organic acids, etc. needed by the human body. It can be eaten fresh, brewed, and made into jam. Distributed around the Arctic, from Northern Europe, Central Europe, and North America to Greenland and Asia.
