- Lingonberry is a food native to Scandinavia. Lingonberry has shown antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects in laboratory studies.
- Lingonberry has been used as a food and as a traditional medicine to treat inflammatory diseases and wounds in Sweden.
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Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)
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