Lingonberry Young Shoot [Discontinued] by Genestra Brands

INSUFFICIENT RELIABLE EVIDENCE to RATE

• Dental Plaque. Clinical research in healthy adults shows that using a specific mouthwash (Lingora) containing concentrated fermented lingonberry juice reduces the presence of oral plaque and bacteria, without inhibiting native Lactobacillus flora, when compared to baseline. Participants were assigned to use 10 mL twice daily for two weeks or 20 mL twice daily for one week (104205). The validity of this finding is limited by the lack of a comparator group.
• Urinary tract infections (UTIs). Clinical research shows that drinking a beverage containing cranberry concentrate 7.5 grams plus lingonberry concentrate 1.7 grams in 50 mL of water daily for 6 months reduces the risk of recurrent UTIs in women and girls aged 3-14 years when compared with a control (8253,46452). It is unclear if these benefits are due to lingonberry, cranberry, or the combination. More evidence is needed to rate lingonberry for these uses.

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LIKELY SAFE ...when consumed in the amounts commonly found in foods.

POSSIBLY SAFE ...when lingonberry concentrate is used orally and appropriately. A beverage containing cranberry concentrate 7.5 grams and lingonberry concentrate 1.7 grams in 50 mL water has been used with apparent safety for up to 6 months (8253).

POSSIBLY UNSAFE ...when lingonberry leaf extracts are used orally, long-term. Lingonberry leaf contains a constituent that might be hepatotoxic (18). However, a high quality safety assessment of lingonberry leaf in humans has not been conducted. There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of lingonberry leaf extracts when used orally, short-term.

PREGNANCY AND LACTATION: LIKELY UNSAFE
when used orally because some constituents have mutagenic effects, potentially harming the developing fetus (18); avoid using.

CHILDREN: POSSIBLY SAFE
when lingonberry concentrate is used orally and appropriately. A beverage containing cranberry concentrate 7.5 grams and lingonberry concentrate 1.7 grams in 50 mL water has been used with apparent safety for up to 6 months (46452).

CHILDREN: POSSIBLY UNSAFE
when lingonberry leaf extracts are used orally, long-term. Lingonberry leaf contains constituents that might be hepatotoxic (18).

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General ...Orally, lingonberry seems to be well tolerated. It may cause nausea and vomiting in some patients due to its high tannin content (18).

Gastrointestinal ...Orally, lingonberry may cause nausea and vomiting in some patients due to its high tannin content (18).

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