ALBANIA. Uva Ursi (Arctostaphylus uva-ursi) Leaf, Cut and Sifted, Certified Organic Common names: Bearberry, Bear Grape, Hogberry, Kinnikinnik, Pinemat Manzanita, Ptarmigan Berry, Sandberry, Busserole, Faux Buis, Sagackhomi Family: Ericaceae Uva Ursi is a small woody evergreen flowering ground cover, growing up to 12 inches high. It grows all over the northern regions of the world, in North America, Europe, and Asia, and at higher altitudes further south. Native Americans ate the berries; smoked the leaves; and used the leaves in medicinal teas, as an eyewash, hair wash, and mouthwash, and especially for bladder and kidney issues. Bearberry is well established as an herbal treatment for urinary tract infections and inflammations: cystitis, urethritis, mild nephritis, bedwetting, and prostatitis.