Nature's Sunshine Uva Ursi, known as kinnikinnick to the Indians, is also known as mountain cranberry, and bearberry. 

It is an evergreen shrub that grows close to the ground, preferring elevations above 6,000 feet. Bears like the red berries, as did the North American Indians. It is also used in Europe where it grows in northern latitudes. Most commercial uva ursi is grown in Spain. The leaves contain an antiseptic substance known as arbutin, making it a helpful nutritional supplement for the urinary system. 

Uva ursi contains vitamin A, iron and magnesium. It was once used to tan leather due to its high tannin content.

The leaves of this mountain bush contain hydroquinones, including arbutin and allantoin.

Benefits of Nature's Sunshine Uva Ursi:

• Supports the urinary system.
• May help soothe urinary tissues.
• May promote urine flow.
• Acts as urinary cleanse
• Fights urinary tract infections
• Relieves urinary tract inflammations including cystitis and nephritis.
• Eliminates excessive bloating due to water retention.
• Helps dissolve kidney stones.
• Helps treat bedwetting, bladder diseases, kidney congestion, and high blood pressure.
• Helps with blood in the urine.

Points of Interest:

• Uva ursi has a strong affinity for the urinary system. 
• It has been used as a diuretic and urinary antiseptic for more than 1,000 years by cultures as widely separated as the Chinese and North American natives. 
• Today this astringent herb is an ingredient in most herbal diuretics and urinary remedies and many weight-loss formulas.
• The Roman physician Galen used uva ursi's astringent leaves to treat wounds and stop bleeding. But Western herbalists largely
  ignored this herb until the 13th century, when Marco Polo reported Chinese physicians using it as a diuretic to treat kidney and urinary problems.

 Ingredients of Nature's Sunshine Uva Ursi :  Uva Ursi Leaf (Arctostaphylos uva ursi) 440 mg

Recommended Use:

Take 1 capsule with a meal twice daily.