Elderberries (Sambucus) have been a folk remedy for centuries in North America,
Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa, hence the medicinal benefits of
elderberries are being investigated and rediscovered. Elderberry is used
for its antioxidant activity, to lower cholesterol, to improve vision,
to boost the immune system, to improve heart health and for coughs, colds,
flu, bacterial and viral infections and tonsilitis. Bioflavonoids and other
proteins in the juice destroy the ability of cold and flu viruses to infect
a cell. People with the flu who took elderberry juice reported less severe
symptoms and felt better much faster than those who did not.
Elderberry Extract is derived from the fruit of the Sambucus nigra or
Black Elder. As a part of a long tradition of herbal remedies and traditional
folk medicines, the Black Elder tree is called "the medicine chest of the
common people" and its flowers, berries, leaves, bark, and even roots have
all been used for their healing properties for centuries. Elder fruit contains
many important nutrients for health, such as vitamins A, B and C, flavonoids,
tannins, carotenoids, and amino acids.
Function
Elderberries were listed in the CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs as early as 1985
, and are listed in the 2000 Mosby's Nursing Drug reference for colds, flu,
yeast infections, nasal and chest congestion, and hay fever. In Israel,
Hasassah's Oncology Lab has determined that elderberry stimulates the body's
immune system and they are treating cancer and AIDS patients with it.
The wide range of medical benefits (from flu and colds to debilitating asthma,
diabetes, and weight loss) is probably due to the enhancement of each
individual's immune system.
1. Protect and regenerate retinal purple (rhodopsin), and cure patients
with eye diseases such as pigmentosa, retinitis, glaucoma, and myopia, etc.
2. Prevent the cardiovascular diseases;
3. Quench free radical, antioxidant, and anti-aging
4. A treatment for mild inflammation of the mucous membranes of mouth and throat
5. A treatment for diarrhea, enteritis, urethritis, cystitis and virosis rheum epidemic,
with its antiphlogistic and bactericidal action.
