The origin of cranberry (Oxycoccus palustris) is Northern hemisphere. The generic name oxycoccus is the result of two Greek words: oxys – sour and coccus – spherical. The Russian name „klukva” occurred from the word „klukat”, which in the past for ancient Slavs represented typical movement when they ate berries with hazel grouses and black glouses.

The cranberry is one of the most important food plant and herb. Cranberries are used in production of confiture, jams, syrups, kissels, fruit drinks, and as addition to the tea. Cranberry juice and drink is used as antipyretic substance, antiphlogistic substance and it stimulates appetite. No less than fresh cranberries are used and useful dried cranberries that keep their heeling power the whole year round.

Cranberries contain great amount of vitamin C and pectin substances that help to move out heavy and radio-active metals. Cranberries have restorative action on organism and normalise metabolism, reduce the level of prothrombin in the blood. These berries are used in the case of catarrhal illness and vasospasms. Moreover, cranberries are remedy for high blood - pressure, atherosclerosis, sickness of kidney, liver, gastrointestinal tract (but not ulcer), for wounds, burns, etc.

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