Elderberry – Cold and Flu

Elderberry (Sambucus Nigra) Pure Herbs Liquid Extract used Historically for colds, flu swellings, Longevity, respiratory problems, energy, anemia, and sexual energy.

Common Names: American Elder, Sambucus, Sweet Elder.

Parts Used: Whole Herb.

elderberry, (genus Sambucus), also called elder, genus of about 10 species of shrubs and small trees in the family Adoxaceae. Most are native to forested temperate or subtropical areas of both the Northern and Southern hemispheres. They are important as garden shrubs, as forest plants, and for their berries, which provide food for wildlife and are used for wines, jellies, pies, and medicines.

Elderberry plants are deciduous and are commonly many-trunked shrubs or small trees. The pinnately compound leaves are borne oppositely along the stems and have toothed leaflets. The plants produce flat to roundish clusters of tiny yellowish white saucer-shaped flowers that are followed by small red, blue-black, black, or yellow berries. Elderberries can readily become naturalized in an area, and some are considered invasive species outside their native range.

Bodily Influences:  Long esteemed through daily use for good health into great age, Elderberries have been passed on to us. In the United States, Michigan legend and lore has endeared this plant for use in life extension. Much gratitude has been expressed by users in the relief of headache due to cold, shaking disorders, rheumatism, jaundice, kidney problems, epilepsy and syphilis. A wash for inflamed eyes can be made by 20 drops of Elderberry Pure Herbs Liquid Extract in one-half cup of distilled water. An extract of the flowers is held by many to be aphrodisiac (exciting sexual desire).

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Recommended Dosage:
20 to 40 drops of Elderberry Pure Herbs Liquid Extract three times per day in either water or under the tongue. If flu, 40 drops hourly as needed.

Directions on label: For adults, mix 2 ml of extract in 2 oz (60 ml) of water one time daily preferably with a meal.

References: Alma R. Hutchens, “Indian Herbology of North America;” William Boericke, “Materia Medica.”