Turkey: European cranberrybush registered low yield, upsets the producer

Proprietary gilaburu, which is grown intensively in Akkışla and Bünyan districts of Kayseri in Turkey, has lost 50 percent of its yield this year. The harvest of gilabur, which has been scientifically proven to reduce kidney stones and relieve pain, and take its place as a food supplement in pharmacies, has begun in the previous years by Ankara University Faculty of Pharmacy. Known by different names such as "Gilabolu, gilaboru, giraboru, Kirabolu, currant" and known for its grape-like red fruit and bush-shaped plant, gilaburu is collected by the local people and consumed both at home and in brine. Akkışla Chamber of Agriculture President Sedat Eraslan told Anadolu Agency (AA) that gilaburun has existed since the establishment of the district and was planted as a hedge plant to serve as a wall. Eraslan drew attention to the importance of the plant, which is also known as the "elixir of youth" and continued as follows: "The cures are known by everyone. Whether it is eaten as grains ...