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Bilberry

Vaccinium myrtillus

Bilberry is a dark-coloured berry containing naturally occurring plant pigments called anthocyanins.

Small dusty dark blue bilberries on pale limestone.
Bilberries. The tincture is for oral use as labelled. It is not an eye drop.

How it is prepared

Our single-herb tincture lists organic bilberries, organic alcohol and purified water. It is a liquid botanical preparation, rather than an eye drop.

A note on use

An ingredient’s history in eye-wellbeing traditions is not permission to put an oral tincture into the eyes.

Further reading

The essence of herbal tinctures

For complete ingredients, allergens, suitability and directions, read the current product label. A guide to one ingredient does not describe every possible effect of the finished preparation.

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