Cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon

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Ericaceae

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Medicinal Garden

Infectious Disease
Gretchen Jones Miller Wellness Collection

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Infectious Disease

Use can prevent urinary tract infection

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Use of cranberry juice and cranberry suplements can prevent urinary tract infection. The mechanism is thought to be inhibition of adhesion of bacteria to uroepithelial cells by proanthocyanadin, a compound present in cranberry.

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