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- Modern Uses
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- Elderberry is used today to alleviate many cold and
flu symptoms including a runny nose, cough, sore throat, fevers, and muscle pain
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- Active constituents
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- The flavonoids, including quercetin, are believed to
account for the therapeutic effects of the elderberry flowers and berries. According to
laboratory research, an extract from the leaves, combined with St. John’s wort and
soapwort, inhibits the influenza virus and herpes simplex virus.2 A study in
humans determined that an extract of elderberries is an effective treatment for influenza.3
Animal studies have shown the flowers to have anti-inflammatory properties.4
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- Are there any side effects
or interactions?
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- There are no known adverse reactions to elderberry.
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- Recent findings
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- Israeli scientists tested a standardized extract of
the berry on 40 people and found that it caused a significant improvement in symptoms of
the flu or a complete cure in approximately 90 percent of cases within two to three days,
compared to six days for a control group. Given the widespread nature of flu epidemics,
and the relative paucity of reliable over-the-counter remedies, studies such as this one
have boosted elderberry sales in recent years.
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Product Recommendations |
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- 2 teaspoon contents: 3.8 gm of
Elderberry extract. Sambucol, patented black elderberry extract. On Special
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2 capsules provides: Elderberry 920 mg, Elderberry Flower 230 mg.  |
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Sambucol Immune System Formula supports your natural defenses, and is especially
popular during the winter season.  |
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