Uva Ursi

Key facts from European Medicines Agency (EMA)

Latin name

Uvae ursi folium

English name

Bearberry Leaf

Botanical name

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng

Extract information:

Main Constituents

Arbutin

The chemical structure of Arbutin

Specifications Sheet

Botanicals Extracts comply with the requirements of any relevant monograph in the European Pharmacopoeia and/or European Directives applicable to the end use of the extract

Identification

Specifications: Identical to R S sample by HPLC

Assay for Arbutin

Specifications: ≥5% HPLC

Therapeutic area

According to European Medicines Agency (EMA)

Urinary tract and genital disorders

Pharmacopoeial and other Monographs

BHC 1992
BHP 1996
BP 2007
Complete German Commission E
ESCOP 2003
Martindale 35th edition
PH Eur 2007