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As hedgerows are damaged or cleared away, the prospect of the fraughan harvest diminishes with each passing year. The annual festival of Fraughan Sunday is observed in very few places today, and Lughnasa's popularity relies on resurgent interest in old Celtic cross-quarter day festivals. Originally largely regional names, people obviously kept the name for these delicious berries that they were used to when they moved. There is now considerable confusion as a result. A lot of people firmly convinced that they are all different fruits! Sweeney M, Burns G, Sturgeon N, Mears K, Stote K, Blanton C. The effects of berry polyphenols on the gut microbiota and blood pressure: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials in humans. Nutrients. 2022;14(11):2263. doi:10.3390/nu14112263 The Exmoor whortleberry is not only a delicious wild fruit but also a valuable medicinal plant with many benefits for human health. Its unique flavor and nutritional content make it a valuable addition to various food items, while its medicinal properties have been utilized for centuries. Therefore, it is essential to protect its natural habitat and promote cultivation for the long-term sustainability of the plant. Solitary flowers occur in the leaf axils. Each is about 4 millimeters (0.16 inches) long, urn-shaped, and pink.

As well as eating these berries raw, you can make a fine jelly from them, if you can find enough that is. Birds and mice love these berries more than we do. If you have missed them already this year, then make sure they are definitely first on your list to look out for next year. Bilberries Fraughan is an anglicisation of the Irish word Fraochán (or heather fruit, as the plant is often found growing with heather)". téarma.ie. These plants prosper best in a lean barren soile, and in vntoiled wooddy places: they are now and then found on high hils subiect to the winde, and vpon mountaines: they grow plentifully in both the Germanies, Bohemia, and in diuers places of France and England; namely in Middlesex on Hampsted heath, and in the woods thereto adioyning, and also vpon the hills in Cheshire called Broxen hills, neere Beeston castle, seuen miles from the Nantwich; and in the wood by Highgate called Finchley wood, and in diuers other places. a b Bidart-Bouzat, M. Gabriela; Imeh-Nathaniel, Adebobola (2008). "Global Change Effects on Plant Chemical Defenses against Insect Herbivores". Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. Wiley Publishing ( Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences). 50 (11): 1339–1354. doi: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2008.00751.x. ISSN 1672-9072. PMID 19017122. Vaccinium myrtillus is a small deciduous shrub that grows 4–18in (10–46cm) tall. It has light green leaves that turn red in autumn and are simple and alternate in arrangement. [3] Leaves are 0.4–1.2in (1.0–3.0cm) long and ovate to lanceolate or broadly elliptic in shape. [3] Common names [ edit ]There are many other nutrients in rosehips too. One of my old mentors, Professor Gordon Hillman wrote “In addition to the vitamin C, rosehips contain an impressive array of other nutrients, particularly pro-vitamin A, vitamins of the B group, vitamins P, K and E.” Rose-hip jelly can be made and there is even a Swedish recipe for rosehip soup. Cherry Plum Also in the rose family, hawthorn species all have edible fruits. The most common hawthorn species in the UK is Crataegus monogyna, what most people call just “hawthorn”. It’s a common, widespread and familiar large bush or small tree of woodland understorey, scrub and hedgerows, obvious in the spring due to its abundance of white flowers, often referred to as “May”. The fruit is a soft, bright red berry up to 6 millimeters in width. It has a tart flavor. [5] Uses [ edit ] Wildlife [ edit ]

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Chan SW, Chu TTW, Choi SW, Benzie IFF, Tomlinson B. Impact of short-term bilberry supplementation on glycemic control, cardiovascular disease risk factors, and antioxidant status in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes [published correction appears in Phytother Res. 2022 Apr;36(4):1836]. Phytother Res. 2021;35(6):3236-3245. doi:10.1002/ptr.7038

Waterhouse Fayre began when Ann Stallard began making homemade jam in her kitchen in 2004. Since then the company has grown considerably, so much so that they have relocated from South Molton to the outskirts of Tiverton where custom facilities were added to the family home. Their products mix traditional flavours with modern twists, creating unqiue and tasty jams and chutneys. TheWhortleberry Tearoom Biedermann L, Mwinyi J, Scharl M, et al. Bilberry ingestion improves disease activity in mild to moderate ulcerative colitis - an open pilot study. J Crohns Colitis. 2013;7(4):271-9. doi:10.1016/j.crohns.2012.07.010 The leaf, when it appears in spring, resembles that of a maple, with three or five lobes. The fruits are small, about the size of garden peas. If you look closely at these little red jewels, you will notice that the skins are somewhat translucent and in bright sunshine you can see seeds within. You’ll also notice there are lines from stem to base like lines of longitude on a globe. These are features it shares with gooseberries, the family of which currants share. Red currants are jewel-like globes of goodness. Photo: Paul Kirtley. And with this description the little shrub which the Apothecaries of Germany do call 〈◊〉 doth nothing at all agree, as it is very manifest; for it is low, scarce a cubit high, with a few short branches not growing to a cubit in length: it doth not bring forth clusters or bunches, nor yet fruit like vnto grapes, but berries like those of the Yew tree, not sweet, but somewhat 〈◊〉 and astrin∣gent; in which also there are many little white flat seeds: the leafe is not round, but more long than round, not like to that of the Vine, but of the Box tree. Moreouer, it is thought that this is not found in Italy, Greece, or in the lesser Asia, for that Matthiolus affirmeth the same to grow no where but in Germanie and Bohemia; so far is it from being called or accounted to be Vitis Idaea or Alexandrina.Along with the likes of cranberries, blueberries and lingonberries, winberries / wimberries belong to the botanical genus Vaccinium. This is part of the Heath or Ericaceous family of plants (Ericaceae).

Late summer and early autumn is the berry high season. Berries are easy to spot, often grow in quantity and are relatively easy to collect compared to, say, digging up roots and other underground storage organs. Edible berries generally require little processing yet most are also easily preserved as a jelly, jam or leather. Most of our native berries are overlooked or avoided by the majority of the population, even though much fruit from around the world is bought in supermarkets and enjoyed by many. Hein S, Whyte AR, Wood E, Rodriguez-Mateos A, Williams CM. Systematic review of the effects of blueberry on cognitive performance as we age. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2019;74(7):984-995. doi:10.1093/gerona/glz082 Grohmann T, Litts C, Horgan G, et al. Efficacy of bilberry and grape seed extract supplement interventions to improve glucose and cholesterol metabolism and blood pressure in different populations-a systematic review of the literature. Nutrients. 2021;13(5):1692. doi:10.3390/nu13051692 Nestby, Rolf; Percival, D.; Martinussen, Inger S.; Opstad, Nina; Rohloff, Jens (2017-08-08). "The European Blueberry ( Vaccinium myrtillus L .) and the Potential for Cultivation. A Review". S2CID 52997599. {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help)

Bilberries ( / ˈ b ɪ l b ə r i/) or blueberries are a primarily Eurasian species of low-growing shrubs in the genus Vaccinium (family Ericaceae), bearing edible, dark blue berries. The species most often referred to is Vaccinium myrtillus L., but there are several other closely related species. In Iceland, bilberries (known as aðalbláber, or "prime blueberry") grow predominantly in Westfjords and the surrounding area. In most of the country, the closely related bláber occupy the same habitat. Both species are commonly found growing with dwarf birch and crowberries. Wild growth is vast compared to the population of Iceland and wild harvesting is legal, and a popular activity in August when the berry season peaks. Exmoor whortleberries are hardy shrubs that can grow up to 30 cm in height and produce bright green leaves that turn glossy, deep green in maturity. The flowers are pinkish-red and bloom in late spring to early summer, while the fruit develops from late summer to early autumn. Exmoor whortleberries are characterized by their purple-blue edible berries, which are approximately the size of small marbles and are sweet and juicy.