VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS
\vaksˈɪni͡əm mˈɪətˌɪləs], \vaksˈɪniəm mˈɪətˌɪləs], \v_a_k_s_ˈɪ_n_iə_m m_ˈɪ__ə_t_ˌɪ_l_ə_s]\
Definitions of VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS
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British huckleberry (or bilberry). All parts of the bush, especially the leaves, contain quinic acid. An extract of the fruits has been used in an enema or suppository in dysentery. The fruit was formerly used as a mildly astringent gargle and as a hemostatic.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Quinones
- Hydrocarbon rings which contain two moieties position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.