The list of attributes that Elderberry boasts is impressive.
- It helps to
reduce cholesterol
- Acts as an immune system booster
- Improves vision
capabilities
- Reduces coughs, nasal and chest congestion
- Improves asthma symptoms
- Ideal for colds and flu symptoms
- Eliminates
viral infections
- Reduces tonsillitis
- Helpful for inflammatory diseases and arthritis
- Helps reduce stress
- Improves the health of the heart and reduces risk of cardiovascular disease
- Can be used as a mild laxative and diuretic
Prepare the berries as a tea or you can use the berries to
make your very own Elderberry syrup for these types of ailments.
Elderberry's use as a flu remedy dates back to ancient Roman times. In 1995, Elderberry juice was used as
treatment for a flu epidemic. In Israel, the Hassassah Oncology Lab has
established that elderberry helps to stimulate the immune system and so it has
successful incorporated it into the treatment of cancer and AIDS.
Did you know that the Elderberry is
edible when you cook it? You can use it in your baked goods such as pies,
pancakes, muffins and more. It also can be used in teas. Elderberry has enjoyed a long standing reputation as a strong medicinal
ingredient with merits that, when used, will produce optimal health.
The Elderberry also contains more
Vitamin C than any other herbs; excluding rosehips and black currants. If you
add sugar or vinegar to Elderberries, you can enjoy good tasting jam and jelly!
Food manufacturers use the elderberry to make juices, yogurt and wines.
Elderberry includes: Vitamin A, Amino
Acids, Rutin, Vitamin B, Vitamin C, Viburnic Acid, Carotenoids, Flavonoids,
Tannin, Calcium, Iron, and Riboflavin
One of the most infamous benefits of
Elderberry is the anthocyanins (antioxidant) that it provides the body for
protection against cell damaged caused from stress, poor eating habits and toxins
from the environment.
