Cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon belongs to the same family as the bilberry & the blueberry & has long been valued as a food. Cranberry is usually associated with eating Turkey at Christmas but since the earlier part of this century the use of cranberry for medicinal purposes has become much more commonplace & over the past few years has become an increasingly popular drink. Benefits of Cranberry bull Urinary Tract Infections UTIs cranberry has the ability to prevent microorganisms