Crowberry

a small daily dose of the dried powder was clinically shown to lower cholesterol and triglycerides. it fights bacteria including TB strains, kills fungal pathogens, and controls blood sugar. the most remarkable fact: Russian researchers derived an actual anticonvulsant pharmaceutical drug from it — empetrin — developed at a Siberian medical university specifically for epilepsy treatment.
the traditional folk use for nervous disorders, epilepsy, and paralysis across Siberia wasn't folklore.

used as anti-inflammatory agents for treatment of cystitis, nephritis, and urethritis. leaves, stems, and roots used by native Arctic cultures as cathartic, diuretic, antidiarrheal treatments and for eye, liver, and kidney disease.

reduction of lipid accumulation and total cholesterol as well as improvement of postprandial hyperglycaemia have been proven.