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What is it?

The flowers and berries of Elder, the familiar scraggly tree that grows in many a backyard with the owners being none the wiser that they have one of the great medicine chests of Nature right outside their door.

How has it been used?

Elder tea is an ancient remedy for colds, flus and fevers and for promoting the flow of urine. Elder helps heal grazed skin soothes sore or inflamed eyes. Elder berries contain ingredients that boost immunity and help the body fight the flu virus.

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Personal experiences

Elder Berry:
I have followed the scientific literature on Elder berry with keen interest, in particular its ability to assist with fighting the influenza virus. There are some more details about that research here.

There is a real possibility that at some time in the future there will be another mutation of the flu virus from animals to humans that will prove to be really deadly. Don't forget about Elder berry if this dreadful possibility turns into a reality.

Elder Flower:
You can literally feel your sinuses open and the blood run better when you drink some Elder flower tea and I have found it to be exceptionally helpful for people with chronic blocked noses and stuffy heads.

Elder flower smells and tastes good. If the condition needs heat (such as a cold, or blocked sinuses, or the person is feeling chilled and they are trying to raise their temperature) then sip the tea as hot as possible.

If the condition is already too hot (inflamed eyes, skin rash, the fever has broken and the person now feels too hot) then let the tea completely cool and either use it as a wash or simply drink it cold.

The tincture of the berries combines perfectly with Echinacea for weak immunity and viral infections. Elder flower tea combines perfectly with Limeflowers, Boneset and Yarrow for head colds and sinus problems.

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Excerpt from Felter & Lloyd's Kings Dispensatory from 1898

In hot infusion, elder flowers are diaphoretic and gently stimulant; in cold infusion, they are diuretic, alterative, and cooling, and may be used in all diseases requiring such action. The expressed juice of the berries, evaporated to the consistence of a syrup, is a valuable aperient and alterative; The flowers and expressed juice of the berries have been beneficially employed in scrofula, cutaneous diseases, syphilis, rheumatism, etc. The chief indication for sambucus is a fullness or oedematous condition of the parts, giving them a watery and flabby appearance.

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