Organic Blueberry, 200 capsules

🌿Naturally Rich in Anthocyanins

The characteristic deep blue-purple colour of the berries comes from anthocyanins, naturally occurring pigments belonging to the flavonoid family.

These compounds are an important part of the botanical interest surrounding Vaccinium myrtillus, particularly in relation to the eyes and microcirculation. This helps explain why Blueberry has such a distinctive place in traditional European botanical practice rather than simply being regarded as another nutritious berry.

🌿Blueberry & Microcirculation

Blueberry also has a traditional association with healthy circulation in the smallest blood vessels and capillaries.

This is particularly interesting in an eye-focused botanical because the retina depends on an exceptionally fine network of blood vessels. Blueberry therefore brings together two closely connected areas of botanical interest: visual function and microcirculation.

🌿Pure Blueberry Fruit in a Simple Capsule

Each vegetable capsule provides 240 mg of organic Blueberry fruit powder, giving 960 mg per recommended daily intake of four capsules.

The capsules provide a straightforward way to include concentrated whole Blueberry fruit powder in a daily botanical routine, without unnecessary fillers or additives.

🌿 What Does Blueberry Have to Do with Night Vision?

Seeing in dim light is very different from seeing during the day. In low-light conditions, the eye relies increasingly on specialised cells in the retina called rods, which contain the light-sensitive pigment rhodopsin.

Rhodopsin is essential for the eye's ability to respond when light levels fall. After exposure to brighter light, it needs to regenerate as the eyes adapt to darkness.

This is where Vaccinium myrtillus becomes particularly interesting. Blueberry has a long botanical association with dark adaptation and night vision, and traditional botanical literature specifically connects the plant with rhodopsin regeneration and reduced night vision. This helps explain why Blueberry developed such a distinctive reputation as an eye-focused botanical rather than simply an antioxidant-rich fruit.

Take 4 capsules per day with a large glass of water during meals.
Do not exceed the recommended daily dose.
This food supplement should not replace a varied, balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle.

- Certified Organic Product
- Certified Organic Agriculture (AB certified)
- Origin of raw materials: Ukraine
- Country of manufacture: France

Organic blueberry powder*: fruit – Vaccinium myrtillus., capsule of plant origin (hpmc). *From organic farming

For 4 capsules:
Organic blueberry*……… 960 mg

🌿A Wild Berry of the European Forests

Blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) has been part of the European landscape for centuries, growing naturally in woodlands, heathlands and mountainous areas across northern and central Europe. Before berries were cultivated commercially, these small, dark fruits were gathered from the wild during the short summer season.

Unlike many modern cultivated berries, Vaccinium myrtillus remained closely associated with wild harvesting. Families would collect the berries by hand and use them fresh or preserve them as jams, juices, syrups and dried fruit for the colder months.

🌿From Food to European Herbal Tradition

Blueberries were valued not only as seasonal food. Both the berries and leaves became part of European herbal traditions, although they were prepared and used in different ways.

The fruit's intense blue-purple colour was particularly distinctive. Today we know that this colour comes largely from anthocyanins, but generations of berry pickers knew the characteristic effect long before the compounds had names: the juice stains fingers, lips and cloth a deep purple.

🌿The Famous Night-Vision Story

One of the most intriguing chapters in the modern history of Vaccinium myrtillus is its association with night vision.

During the Second World War, a story emerged that British Royal Air Force pilots ate blueberry or bilberry preparations to help them see better during night missions. The story became widely repeated and helped establish the berry's modern reputation as a botanical associated with vision in low-light conditions.

The historical details behind the RAF story are not firmly documented, so it is better regarded as part of blueberry folklore than as proof of an effect. What is real, however, is the much broader European botanical interest in Vaccinium myrtillus and its longstanding association with the eyes and night vision. Elliotti's botanical reference also records the plant's traditional connection with reduced night vision and rhodopsin regeneration.

🌿From Forest Berry to Modern Botanical Supplement

Today, Vaccinium myrtillus continues to bridge two worlds. It remains a familiar European wild berry, while its naturally occurring anthocyanins and distinctive botanical history have made it an important ingredient in modern supplements, particularly those centred around the eyes and visual function.

Keep out of reach of young children.
Store away from heat and moisture.

🌿 What is Organic Blueberry particularly used for?
Blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) is particularly interesting as an eye-focused botanical supplement. It has a long association with eye health, visual function, visual clarity and vision in low-light conditions. Its naturally occurring anthocyanins are also associated with microcirculation and the small blood vessels and capillaries, which makes this an interesting botanical when the focus is both the eyes and fine circulation.

🌿 Is Blueberry especially interesting for night vision?
Yes. This is one of the features that distinguishes Vaccinium myrtillus from more general antioxidant-rich botanicals. It has a longstanding association with dark adaptation, the process by which the eyes adjust when moving from bright surroundings into lower light. This is why Blueberry is particularly interesting for people who drive at night or regularly need to see well in changing or dim light conditions.

🌿 Why are anthocyanins important in Blueberry?
Anthocyanins are the natural pigments responsible for the berry's intense blue-purple colour. They belong to the flavonoid family and are one of the main reasons Vaccinium myrtillus has attracted such botanical interest, particularly in relation to the eyes and microcirculation.

🌿 Is this an extract or whole Blueberry fruit powder?
This product contains organic Blueberry fruit powder, not a standardised extract. Each capsule provides 240 mg of fruit powder, giving 960 mg from four capsules per day. This distinction is important because research or composition data relating to concentrated or standardised Blueberry extracts cannot automatically be applied to a whole-fruit powder.

🌿 How long does one box last?
The recommended daily intake is 4 capsules, providing 960 mg of organic Blueberry fruit powder. With 200 capsules per box, one box provides approximately 50 days' supply.

🌿 What can I combine Blueberry with?

Yes. The most useful combination depends on what you want the routine to focus on.

For an eye and visual-function routine, Ginkgo is a particularly interesting partner. Blueberry is especially associated with the retina, night vision and fine microcirculation, while Ginkgo brings a stronger focus on peripheral circulation and blood flow. Together, they make sense when the aim is to combine Blueberry's eye-focused profile with broader circulatory support.

For a venous circulation and heavy-leg routine, Red Vine would be a more targeted partner. Blueberry has a traditional connection with the small blood vessels and capillaries, while Red Vine is particularly associated with venous circulation, vascular tone and the feeling of heavy or tired legs.

For a broader cardiovascular routine, Hawthorn takes the combination in another direction. Rather than focusing primarily on the tiny vessels and the eyes, Hawthorn has a long botanical association with heart and circulatory function, making it more relevant when the customer's interest extends beyond microcirculation.

So the combinations have quite different purposes: Blueberry + Ginkgo for eyes and circulation, Blueberry + Red Vine for capillaries and venous circulation, and Blueberry + Hawthorn when a broader cardiovascular focus is wanted.

200 capsules