Assertion: bilberry's fruit | /r/HasProperty | useful
Facets:
value: for "chronic ophthalmia
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Grieve's 1931 "Modern Herbal," she reported that syrup made from bilberries is "especially valuable in diarrhea and dysentery" and further noted "a decoction of the leaves or bark of the root may be used as a local application to ulcers," and observed that a related fruit, the farkleberry, was useful for "chronic ophthalmia.
text: She also suggested that the fruit when "steeped in gin has diuretic properties valuable in dropsy," and noted that a related fruit, the farkleberry, was useful for "chronic ophthalmia.