About Bearberry
A leaf (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) traditionally used for urinary tract infections; its arbutin is converted to hydroquinone, a urinary antiseptic. Evidence is limited and largely traditional; hydroquinone toxicity means use should be short-term and not in pregnancy.
What Bearberry supports
- Traditional urinary tract herb (short-term use)
How much Bearberry to take
The RDA prevents deficiency. The effective range is what clinical trials used to actually move the outcome.
Effective
400–800
mg
Standardized to arbutin; traditional UTI use ~400-800 mg arbutin/day, short-term only.
Clinical evidence
Limited clinical evidence. Largely traditional evidence; hydroquinone limits to short-term use
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