Blueberry 4:1

History:

Blueberry is a rich, sweet, aromatic, edible berry that is indigenous to North America and is now widely distributed throughout the world. Botanists estimate that Blueberries have been around for more than thirteen thousand years. There are about twenty-five native species of this heath shrub that vary in height from two feet to twenty feet, and one single bush can produce as many as six thousand Blueberries a year. The High Bush, larger species (Vaccinium corymbosum) is cultivated, and the smaller-species Low Bush (Vaccinium angustifolium) dotes on sandy or rocky, acid soil and is quite hardy with a wide range. The leaves can be either evergreen or deciduous, ovate to lanceolate, and the flowers are bell-shaped, white, pale pink or red. The bush produces a fruit, which is a berry with a flared "crown" (a perfect five-pointed star) at the end, and at first the berries are pale greenish, then reddish-purple, and finally a rich, deep indigo when ripe. When mature, Blueberries have a sweet taste with varying acidity. Blueberry bushes typically bear fruit from May through October, with the season peaking in July, which is National Blueberry Month in the United States, and August, which is National Blueberry Month in Canada. They are sometimes called huckleberries, a misnomer, because of their resemblance to that closely related genus. Blueberry is a highly valued commercial crop, and one of the most important Blueberry-growing states is New Jersey (it is the official State Fruit of New Jersey). Although commercially produced in thirty-eight states, six states account for more than ninety percent of the highbush crop: Michigan, New Jersey, Oregon, North Carolina, Georgia and Washington. British Columbia is the primary highbush Blueberry producer in Canada. Lowbush Blueberries, used primarily in food processing, are grown in Maine and Eastern Canada. By the time Europeans arrived in North America, Native Americans were already using Blueberries year round through wise preservation techniques; they were dried in the sun, then added whole to soups, stews and meat or crushed into a powder and rubbed into meat as a an antiseptic preservative. It is said that Native Americans gave Blueberries to the new settlers, helping them make it through their first winter, and we know that the early settlers in America used the Blueberry widely for both medicine and food. South American Indians have used the Blueberry for fevers of all types, and primitive jungle healers have used it extensively for diarrhea and dysentery. Nutritious Blueberry is packed with the antioxidant vitamins A, C, E, as well as vitamin K and B-vitamins, fiber, folic acid, tannins, high levels of iron, manganese, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, calcium, copper, plus alanine, arginine, leucine, phenylalanine, lysine, limonene, linaol, bioflavonoids (rutin, quercetin, quercitrin), thymol, vanillin, P-coumaric acids, rosmarinic acids and tryptophan. Blueberries also contain the very active and potent Resveratrol, flavonols, anthocyanins and other antioxidant pigments and phytochemicals that may play a role in reducing risks of some diseases.

Recommended Dosage:
Take two (2) capsules, one (1) to two (2) times each day with water at mealtimes.

Contraindications:
Currently, there are no warnings or contraindications with the use of Blueberry Herbal Supplement. However, coumarins in Blueberry may increase bloodthinning activity and inhibit platelet activity.

Capsule Information:
Our Blueberry 4:1 supplements are encapsulated in 100% Gluten-free, Vegetable Cellulose, Certified Kosher, size "00" Capsules.(click here for size comparison) Each capsule contains approximately 600 mgs.

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