. The drug plants of Illinois . ARGTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI (L.) Spreng. Uva-ursi, bearberry. Ericaceae.—A low, trailing, evergreen shrub, 4 to 16 inches tall; roots thick, woody, creeping; stems numerous, spread- ing, 2 to 3 feet long; bark shredding, red- dish-brown ; leaves evergreen, shining, leathery, alternate, broadly obovate, 1/2 to 1 inch long, half as wide; flowers rose- tinted, small, urn-shaped, 5-parted; fruit a red, globose, dry-mealy drupe containing 5 coalescent nutlets. The leaves collected in the fall. Occa- sional to abundant on sandy slopes and crests in the extreme northeaster
. The drug plants of Illinois . ARGTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI (L.) Spreng. Uva-ursi, bearberry. Ericaceae.—A low, trailing, evergreen shrub, 4 to 16 inches tall; roots thick, woody, creeping; stems numerous, spread- ing, 2 to 3 feet long; bark shredding, red- dish-brown ; leaves evergreen, shining, leathery, alternate, broadly obovate, 1/2 to 1 inch long, half as wide; flowers rose- tinted, small, urn-shaped, 5-parted; fruit a red, globose, dry-mealy drupe containing 5 coalescent nutlets. The leaves collected in the fall. Occa- sional to abundant on sandy slopes and crests in the extreme northeastern cor- ner of the state. Contains the glucosides arbutin and erico- lin, the crystalline principle ursone, tannin, and gallic acid. Used as an astringent, tonic, and diuretic.
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