🪃Aboriginal Australian Medicine
Muntries (Native Cranberry)
fruit
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
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.

