Elderberry Extract Proven to be Effective Herbal Flu Remedy
Sep 29, 2009 by Darlene Norris
Black elderberry syrup is an herbal flu remedy that has been used for centuries. This herbal healer has a long history of use that stretches back to the ancient Egyptians and Greeks. It was used to treat a variety of ailments, including colds, fevers, toothaches, the plague, and even cuts and burns.
Today, scientific research has found that people who take elderberry extract recover from the flu in half the normal time. In fact, many people who use elderberry extract never get the flu at all. The question is, what's the secret ingredient in elderberries?
Black Elderberry Contains High Levels of Anthocyanins
Not only do elderberries have very high levels of anthocyanins, but these berries contain the highest levels of anthocyanins of any fruits, including blueberries and cranberries.
Why are anthocyanins so important? These compounds are powerful antioxidants that protect cells against free radicals, while boosting the immune system at the same time. It's no wonder that more and more people are becoming interested in this herbal healer.
A black elderberry extract called Sambucol is very popular in Europe as an herbal flu remedy, and now people in the United States are starting to use it, too. However, black elderberry syrup contains the same health-giving benefits, and it's easy to make at home.
Elderberries grow wild across most of North America and Europe, along roads and fencerows. If fresh elderberries are unavailable, dried berries can be purchased at the local health food store, or online.
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The Bulk Herb Store has some information on Black elderberries also. They say...
Elderberries are tasty flu fighters. They contain compounds that inhibit the enzyme flu viruses from penetrating our cell membranes and also prevent the virus from invading respiratory tract cells. Taken early enough, as a tea or tincture, you may be able to head off an upcoming illness before it becomes a full-blown flu. They are especially good for bronchitis, colds, coughing, and influenza. Also contains substances that ease inflammation and pain and soothe the intestines, thus making them useful in all inflammatory bowel diseases. It is known to have a gentle laxative action, and their mild tonic action helps to arrest diarrhea.
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Excerts from Practical Herbalism
From the days of Hippocrates through to the Middle Ages and into the 19th century, Elder has been famous for its medicinal properties. In 1644, a book entitled The Anatomie of the Elder, by Dr. Martin Blockwich, dedicated some 230 handcrafted pages to the medicinal virtues and uses of nearly every part of the Elder – its flowers, berries, leaves, ‘middle bark’, pith, and roots. It sets forth that as every part of the tree was medicinal, so virtually every ailment of the body was curable by it, from toothache to the plague.
It was used externally and internally, and in amulets (these were especially good for epilepsy, and in popular belief also for rheumatism), and in every kind of form – in rob and syrup, tinctures, mixture, oil, spirit, water, liniment, extract, salt, conserve, vinegar, oxymel, sugar, decoction, bath, cataplasm, and powder. Some of these were prepared from one part of the plant only, others from several or from all. Their properties are summed up as “desiccating, conglutinating, and digesting,” but are extended to include everything necessary to a universal remedy. The book prescribes in more or less detail for some seventy or more distinct diseases or classes of diseases. Blockwitch seems never at a loss for an authority, from Dioscorides to the Pharmacopeias of his own day. His examples of cures are drawn from all classes of people, from Emylia, Countess of Isinburg, to the tradesman of Heyna and their children.
King’s describes the uses of Elder in more specific terms.
“...The expressed juice of the berries evaporated to the consistence of a syrup is a valuable aperient and alterative; one ounce of it will purge.”
Elderberries provide a classic country remedy in the form of an excellent homemade wine. It is quite tasty, and improves with age. When taken hot with honey, just before going to bed, it is an old-fashioned and well–established cure for a cold.
Indicated Usages - Internal:
• Allergies, Hay fever
• Colds, flu
• Constipation
• Emphysema, Pleurisy
• Fever
• Rheumatism
• Sinusitis
• Sore throat
• Spring tonic
Indicated Usages - External:
• Bruises
• Skin blemishes, discoloration
• Sprains
• Tumors
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Excerpts from The ABC Herbal
Both elderflowers and elderberries contain substances which ease inflammation and pain. Elderberries soothe the intestines and have been used for all inflammatory bowel diseases. They have a very gentle laxative action, which may explain their decongestant properties. They also have a mild tonic action to help arrest diarrhea. Many other herbalists besides myself have observed a strong connection between bowel problems and respiratory congestion. There also appears to be a strong connection between bowel obstructions and fevers in children.
The Bulk Herb Store has some information on Black elderberries also. They say...
Elderberries are tasty flu fighters. They contain compounds that inhibit the enzyme flu viruses from penetrating our cell membranes and also prevent the virus from invading respiratory tract cells. Taken early enough, as a tea or tincture, you may be able to head off an upcoming illness before it becomes a full-blown flu. They are especially good for bronchitis, colds, coughing, and influenza. Also contains substances that ease inflammation and pain and soothe the intestines, thus making them useful in all inflammatory bowel diseases. It is known to have a gentle laxative action, and their mild tonic action helps to arrest diarrhea.
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Excerts from Practical Herbalism
From the days of Hippocrates through to the Middle Ages and into the 19th century, Elder has been famous for its medicinal properties. In 1644, a book entitled The Anatomie of the Elder, by Dr. Martin Blockwich, dedicated some 230 handcrafted pages to the medicinal virtues and uses of nearly every part of the Elder – its flowers, berries, leaves, ‘middle bark’, pith, and roots. It sets forth that as every part of the tree was medicinal, so virtually every ailment of the body was curable by it, from toothache to the plague.
It was used externally and internally, and in amulets (these were especially good for epilepsy, and in popular belief also for rheumatism), and in every kind of form – in rob and syrup, tinctures, mixture, oil, spirit, water, liniment, extract, salt, conserve, vinegar, oxymel, sugar, decoction, bath, cataplasm, and powder. Some of these were prepared from one part of the plant only, others from several or from all. Their properties are summed up as “desiccating, conglutinating, and digesting,” but are extended to include everything necessary to a universal remedy. The book prescribes in more or less detail for some seventy or more distinct diseases or classes of diseases. Blockwitch seems never at a loss for an authority, from Dioscorides to the Pharmacopeias of his own day. His examples of cures are drawn from all classes of people, from Emylia, Countess of Isinburg, to the tradesman of Heyna and their children.
King’s describes the uses of Elder in more specific terms.
“...The expressed juice of the berries evaporated to the consistence of a syrup is a valuable aperient and alterative; one ounce of it will purge.”
Elderberries provide a classic country remedy in the form of an excellent homemade wine. It is quite tasty, and improves with age. When taken hot with honey, just before going to bed, it is an old-fashioned and well–established cure for a cold.
Indicated Usages - Internal:
• Allergies, Hay fever
• Colds, flu
• Constipation
• Emphysema, Pleurisy
• Fever
• Rheumatism
• Sinusitis
• Sore throat
• Spring tonic
Indicated Usages - External:
• Bruises
• Skin blemishes, discoloration
• Sprains
• Tumors
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Excerpts from The ABC Herbal
Both elderflowers and elderberries contain substances which ease inflammation and pain. Elderberries soothe the intestines and have been used for all inflammatory bowel diseases. They have a very gentle laxative action, which may explain their decongestant properties. They also have a mild tonic action to help arrest diarrhea. Many other herbalists besides myself have observed a strong connection between bowel problems and respiratory congestion. There also appears to be a strong connection between bowel obstructions and fevers in children.
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