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Elderberry
Family:
Caprifoliaceae |
Latin Name:
Sambucus species |
Description
Deciduous shrub with white, wheel-shaped flowers in large terminal clusters. The fruit are berry-like, very juicy, and range from amber, red, black, purple, and blue. Height: 12-50 feet. Blooms in summer.
Common Uses
The berries help coughs, colic, sore throats, asthma, and flu. They have also been taken for rheumatism and erysipelas, and are mildly laxative.
History
Used to dye hair black in ancient Greece, it also happens to show berries at just the right time to signal the beginning of wheat sowing. The wood was formerly used to make musical instruments and mathematical tools.
Products Containing this Ingredient
Moisturizer, Honey & Calendula, Sambucus Black Elderberry Lozenges, Sambucus Immune Syrup, Sambucus Immune Syrup, Sambucus, For Kids, Throat Lozenges, Elderberry & Zinc, Throat Lozenges, Zinc, ImmunActin w/ Echinacea, Olive Leaf & Elderberry
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