| Family |
Ericaceae |
| Subfamily |
Vaccinioideae |
| Tribe |
Vaccinieae |
| Scientific name |
Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. |
| Synonyms |
Rhodococcum minus (Lodd.) Avrorin; Rhodococcum vitis-idaea (L.) Avrorin;
Vaccinium jesoense Miquel; Vaccinium vitis-idaea (L.) Avrorin; Vaccinium
vitis-idaea (L.) Avrorin subsp. minus (Loddiges) Hultén; Vaccinium vitis-idaea
(L.) Avrorin var. minus Loddiges |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) koke-momo (コケモモ, 苔桃 [meaning: tiny peach]) |
| (English common name) alpine cranberry, cowberry, foxberry, lingberry |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia, Caucasus, Turkey, Europe, Canada, USA |
| Habitat |
Alpine or subalpine rocks. |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=24 |
| Description |
Plants 10-15cm tall. Leaves 1-2.5cm long. Flowers white or pale pink corollas 6-7mm long, flowering in June to July. Fruits red 7-10mm long. Evergreen. Shrub. |
| Reference |
Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. |
| Vaccinium vitis-idaea Linnaeus |
| Diurethanes (US Patent 4131751/1978) |
| Substituted alkoxyimino-pyridazones, their manufacture, and their use as herbicides (US Patent 4229205/1980) |
| Parabanic acid derivatives (US Patent 4283547/1981) |
| Benzothiadiazine compounds (US Patent 4298731/1981) |
| Heterocyclic sulfonamides (US Patent 4999045/1991) |
| Substituted 3-aminopyrazoles (US Patent 4316039/1982) |
| Cyclohexanedione derivatives, their preparation and herbicides containing them (US Patent 4422864/1983) |
| Dihydrothiophenecarboxylates and their use for controlling undersirable plant growth (US Patent 4437878/1984) |
| Aminothiadiazoles and their use for controlling undesirable plant growth (US Patnt 4642132/1987) |
| Hair dyeing by iridoid glycosides and aglycons thereof (US Patent 5078750/1992) |
| Phenylalkenylcarboxylic acids and their esters (US Patent 5123955/1992) |
| Control of protozoal disease (US Patent 5135746/1992) |
| Cyclohexenone oxime ethers, their preparation, intermediates for their preparation and their use as herbicides (US Patent 5228896/1993) |
| Nitro or amino substituted phenylalkyl or phenylalkenyl carboxylic acid derivatives (US Patent 5237089/1993) |
| Salicyloyl (thio)ether derivatives, their preparation and intermediates for their preparation (US Patent 5246914/1993) |
| Cinnamic esters (US Patent 5296451/1994) |
| N-aryltetrahydrophthalimide compounds (US Patent 5342824/1994) |
| Depigmenting cosmetic or dermatological composition containing arbutoside derivatives (US Patent 5346693/1994) |
| Naphthindazole-4,9-quinones (US Patent 5446168/1995) |
| Herbicidal tetrahydropyran-2,4-diones (US Patent 5389602/1995) |
| Cyclohexenone compounds, their preparation and their use for controlling undesirable plant growth (US Patent 5554582/1996) |
| Cyclohexenone oxime ethers, their preparation and their use as herbicides (US Patent 5574000/1996) |
| Dual phase oral compositions comprising a plant extract from the Ericaceae family (US Patent 5980869/1999) |
| Plant proanthocyanidin extract effective at inhibiting adherence of bacteria with P-type fimbriae to surfaces (US Patent 6608102/2003) |
| Skin whitening composition comprising bearberry and tetrahydrocurcumin (US Patent 6641845/2003) |
| Combinations of diterpene triepoxide lactones and ditepene lactones or triterpenes for synergistic inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 (US Patent 6629835/2003) |
| Plant proanthocyanidin extract effective at inhibiting adherence of bacteria with p-type fimbriae to surfaces (US Patent 6720353/2004) |
| Dietary food supplement containing natural cyclooxygenase inhibitors and methods for inhibiting pain and inflammation (US Patent 6818234/2004) |
| Curcuminoid compositions exhibiting synergistic inhibition of the expression and/or activity of cyclooxygenase-2 (US Patent 6979470/2005) |
| Use of an extract of at least one vaccinium-type plant as an anti-glycation agent (US Patent 7005148/2006) |
| Preparation for oral administration (US Patent 7135198/2006) |
| Method of extracting and method of purifying an effective substance (US Patent 7282150/2007) |
| Compositions that treat or inhibit pathological conditions associated with inflammatory response (US Patent 7270835/2007) |
| Cosmetic composition comprising gingko biloba and sunscreen agents (US Patent 20070224138) |
