Bearberry Topics

• native american tribes
• diseases of the urinary system
• european settlers
• venereal diseases
• kidney stones
• cystitis
• sprains
• inflammation
• cheyenne
• berries
• obesity
• leaves
• tea

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Native Americans also used Bearberry tea to treat inflammation of the urinary tract, urethritis, kidney stones, and cystitis. The Cheyenne used the tea to treat back sprains. Some Native American tribes powdered the leaves and applied them to sores. Other tribes drank it to treat venereal diseases. The berries were also made into a tea that was used to ward off obesity. Early European settlers in the Americas used the leaves taken internally as an astringent to treat nephritis, kidney stones and other diseases of the urinary system.

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