BILBERRIES, WHORTS, WHORTLEBERRIES
Heidelbeere
Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry
Planet: Jupiter
Energie: leicht warm und leicht trocken
| Wechselfieber | Agues |
| Magen | Stomach |
| Leber | Liver |
| Erbrechen | Vomiting |
| Appetitlosigkeit | Apetite lost |
| Husten | Cough |
| Lungentuberkulose | Phtisick |
| Ausfluss | Fluxes |
Of these I shal only speak of two sorts, which are commonly known in England, Viz. The Black, and the Red Bilberries. And first of the Black.
This smal Bush creepeth along upon the ground scarce rising half a yard high, with divers smal dark green Leaves set on the green Branches, not alwaies one against another, and a little dented about the edges: At the foot of the Leaves com forth smal, hollow, pale, blush coloured Flowers, the brims ending in five points, with a reddish threed in the middle, which pass into smal round Berries of the bigness and colour of Juniper Berries, but of a Purple sweetish sharp tast; the Juyce of them giveth a Purplish colour to their Hands and Lips that eat and handle them, especially if they break them. The Root groweth asloop under ground, shooting forth in sundry places as it creepeth: This loseth its Leaves in Winter.
The Red Bilberry, or Whortle-bush, riseth up like the former, having sundry harder Leaves, like the Box-Tree Leaves, green and round pointed standing on the several Branches, at the tops whereof only, and not from the sides as in the former, com forth divers round flowers of a pale red color, after which succeed, round reddish sappy Berries when they are ripe, of a sharp tast: The Root runneth in the ground, as the former; but the Leaves of this abide al Winter.