(n.) A trailing plant of the heath family (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi), having leaves which are tonic and astringent, and glossy red berries of which bears are said to be fond.
Example Sentences:
(1) The effect of 50% methanolic extract (U-ext) from Bearberry leaf on immuno-inflammation was studied by contact dermatitis caused by picryl chloride (PC-CD) in mice.
(2) Bearberry, mistletoe and tarragon retarded the body weight loss but none of the eight treatments significantly altered plasma glucose or insulin concentrations.
(3) (Bearberry leaf) and prednisolone or dexamethazone on Type IV allergic reaction-induced immuno-inflammation.
(4) (bearberry leaf) on melanin synthesis were investigated in vitro.
(5) These studies suggest that bearberry, golden seal, mistletoe and tarragon may counter some of the symptoms of streptozotocin diabetes without, however, affecting glycemic control.
(6) These results suggest that Bearberry leaf increases the inhibitory effect of dexamethasone on the allergic and inflammatory models.
(7) The U-ext and arbutin isolated from the bearberry leaf had an inhibitory effect on tyrosinase activity.
(8) Consumption of diets containing bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi), golden seal (Hydrastis canadensis), mistletoe (Viscum album) and tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus) significantly reduced the hyperphagia and polydipsia associated with streptozotocin diabetes, but bayberry (Cinnamomum tamala), meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria), senna (Cassia occidentalis) and the herbal mixture did not alter these parameters.
(9) Effects of water extract (UW-ext) from the leaf of Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng (Bearberry leaf) on the antiallergic and antiinflammatory activities of dexamethasone ointment were investigated.
(10) (Bearberry leaf) and indomethacin on Type IV allergic reaction-induced immuno-inflammation, carrageenin-induced edema and adjuvant-induced arthritis.
(11) These results suggest that the bearberry leaf was found to be an effective inhibitor of the production of melanin.
(12) Active principles of bearberry have been studied for several decades.
(13) These results suggest that Bearberry leaf possesses a therapeutic effect against immuno-inflammation induced by PC-CD and also increases the inhibitory effect of prednisolone, and its active principle may be arbutin.
Cranberry
Definition:
(n.) A red, acid berry, much used for making sauce, etc.; also, the plant producing it (several species of Vaccinum or Oxycoccus.) The high cranberry or cranberry tree is a species of Viburnum (V. Opulus), and the other is sometimes called low cranberry or marsh cranberry to distinguish it.
Example Sentences:
(1) The charity Allergy UK believes that up to 45% of people in Britain have some sort of food intolerance, and each week brings a new food-related headline covering everything from common complaints (cranberry juice to ease cystitis; health-giving "superfoods") to life-threatening disease (Steve Jobs reportedly drank carrot juice in an attempt to beat pancreatic cancer ).
(2) The cover art for the Cranberries' Bury the Hatchet (1999) was an evocation of paranoia – a giant eye bearing down on a crouching figure – that did neither band nor artist many favours; his image for Muse's Black Holes and Revelations (2006) amounted to a thin revival of his work for the Floyd that, if you were being generous, suggested a wry comment on that band's unconvincing attempts to revive the excesses of 1970s progressive rock.
(3) One set of tubes at each station was irrigated periodically with cranberry juice, Coca-Cola, or water.
(4) Effectiveness of three irrigant fluids (cranberry juice, Coca-Cola, and water) in preventing tube clogging was studied.
(5) On the non-alcoholic side: pineapple juice, orange juice, lime and cranberry.
(6) Nine substances (Pancrease, Viokase, pork pancreatin, bromelain, papain, cranberry juice, Coca-Cola, chymotrypsin, and distilled water) were tested every half-hour for 4 hr using 900 mm of water pressure to determine their effectiveness in declogging small-bore feeding tubes.
(7) It is all brilliantly basic, until, that is, you come to the burgers, which come in 15 varieties, including a cranberry and brie; a burger with maple-cured bacon and a Cashel blue cheese dressing; and several chicken versions, including a Caesar-dressed breaded breast.
(8) Tetrachloroisophthalonitrile (chlorothalonil) was applied under controlled conditions in 1985 to a cranberry bog for fungus control and for residue studies.
(9) Like Lawson, Delia Smith has had a similar effect on shoppers when, at different times, she has recommended cranberries, cinnamon sticks, marsala wine and omelette pans.
(10) times per year, the most frequent being caribou (145, mean), beluga whale (74), hares (35), muskrat (26), whitefish (52), cisco (39), burbot (38), inconnu (37), Arctic charr (31), geese (44) ducks (19), ptamigan (18), cloudberries (22), cranberries (20) and blueberries (18).
(11) Cranberry juice, orange juice, and pineapple juice also inhibited adherence of type 1 fimbriated E. coli, most likely because of their fructose content.
(12) To rent a seaside cabin or holiday home, the Cranberry Isles, to the south of the main island, are home to thriving communities of mariners, lobstermen and artists.
(13) Randomly selected samples of cranberries were analyzed for residues of chlorothalonil, its metabolite 4-hydroxy-2,5,6-trichloroisophthalonitrile, hexachlorobenzene, and pentachlorobenzonitrile by extraction, methylation, Florisil column cleanup, and electron capture gas chromatography.
(14) Cranberry juice cocktail and urine and urinary epithelial cells obtained after drinking the cocktail all demonstrate antiadherence activity against Gram-negative rods isolated from urine and other clinical sources.
(15) Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium intracellulare, and Mycobacterium scrofulaceum (MAIS) organisms were isolated and identified from waters, soils, aerosols, and droplets ejected from water collected from four geographically separate aquatic environments (Okefenokee Swamp, GA; Dismal Swamp, VA; Claytor Lake, VA; and Cranberry Glades, WV) during several seasons.
(16) Twenty-seven samples of different single strength cranberry juice were analyzed using this method; the mean content of quinic, malic, and citric acids were 1.32 (std dev.
(17) Cape Cookies with muesli yoghurt filling, cracked olives, Häagen-Dazs Belgian chocolate ice cream, mahatma rice, risotto with salmon, Turkish delights and, for a princely $75.28 (£48.94), Wensleydale and cranberries cheese weighing 58kg: if you live in Harare all these are available at a supermarket near you – if you can afford them.
(18) A reverse phase high pressure liquid chromatographic method is presented for the simultaneous separation and determination of quinic, malic, and citric acids in single strength, undiluted cranberry juice.
(19) Each group was then randomly assigned a number (150, 180, 210, 240) which determined the amount of cranberry juice, in milliliters, members of that group would ingest with each meal during the experimental phase of the study.
(20) These results suggest that the purified preparation from cranberry bean serves in fact as a potent inhibitor of rat pancreatic alpha-amylase.