🪃Aboriginal Australian Medicine

Muntries (Native Cranberry)

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Muntries (Native Cranberry)

Kunzea pomifera, commonly known as muntries, emu apples, native cranberries, munthari, muntaberry or monterry, is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-east of continental Australia. It is a low-growing or prostrate shrub with hairy stems, small, mostly egg-shaped leaves, groups of white flowers on the ends of the branches and fleshy, more or less spherical, edible fruit.

Conditions addressed

Immune SupportInflammationUrinary HealthDigestive IssuesAntioxidant

How to use

½–1 cup fresh daily, or 2–3 tbsp dried
  • Eat fresh, raw, or dried.
  • Can be blended into smoothies, juiced, or added to salads and grain bowls.

Interactions & contraindications

May affect immune activity

Watch for: Immunosuppressants (for transplant or autoimmune conditions)

Immune-stimulating herbs can work against immunosuppressive therapy.