Black elderberry has been valued as a medicine for centuries, thanks to its remarkable health properties. Elderberry berries, on the basis of which the syrup is prepared, have strengthening properties, thanks to which the body can cope with infections faster. What are the properties of elderberry? How to make elderberry juice and for what diseases it may be necessary?
- Elderberry juice is a natural remedy for colds – thanks to the high content of vitamin C and minerals, it strengthens immunity and helps with the symptoms of the disease
- Elderberry juice can also help with kidney and urinary problems because it has an anti-inflammatory effect.
- Elderberry fruits and flowers must not be eaten raw – they are poisonous
- The turn of August and September is the best time to collect elderberries and make healing juice from them
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Black lilac – flowers
It is known for a long time that The juice from the Black Elderberry is a remedy for colds. It is made of flowers and fruit. Flowers elderberry, tiny, milky white, gathered in inflorescences, are a rich source of phenolic acids, flavonoids, mineral salts, sterols, tannins, and organic acids. Thanks to this, they have fever-lowering properties – they force the body to excessively produce sweat, with which all pathogenic microorganisms are excreted from the body. Additionally elderberry flowers have a diuretic effect, therefore drinking elderberry juice is recommended for people with kidney or bladder problems, as a substitute for cranberry juice. Lilac flowers also have an anti-inflammatory effect – they are used to prepare compresses for use in viral conjunctivitis or a rinse to help treat inflammations and sore throats.
You can also make an infusion of elderberry flowers. You will find a ready infusion of black elderberry flowers by Natjun at a promotional price on Medonet Market.
Are you looking for a product with anti-inflammatory and anti-swelling properties. At Medonet Market you can order the Echinacea Complex 450 mg dietary supplement with Echinacea and elderberry or Zatoka – a liquid supplement with elderberry, thyme and mullein.
Elderberry berries
An even greater treasury of nutrients are elderberry fruit. They are the source of: pectins, anthocyanin glycosides, tannins, as well as vitamins C, A and mineral salts (calcium and potassium salts).
Vitamin C, present in elderberry juice, is the main substance recommended in the prevention of colds and flu, and additionally strengthens immunity and reduces the development of free radicals. Vitamin A, more commonly known as beta-carotene, improves skin tone, creates a natural UV filter on the skin, visibly brightens discolorations, prevents the formation of new ones, and above all is recommended in the prevention of cancer of the urinary system and speech apparatus.
Elderberry fruits also have an analgesic effect – they can be helpful in relieving neuralgia or unpleasant symptoms caused by sciatica. In addition, they also improve intestinal peristalsis and speed up the work of the stomach.
Attention! Keep in mind that raw elderberry flowers and fruits they are poisonous! They contain sambunigrin, which breaks down into a highly poisonous hydrogen cyanide that causes nausea and vomiting. Before consumption, flowers and fruits should be thoroughly dried or boiled, because in this process sambunigrin decomposes spontaneously, losing its harmful properties.
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How to prepare elderberry juice?
It is very important that when flowers and lilac fruits are harvested. The former should be harvested in May and June, when they are not yet fully developed. Then dry them well, but it is best to do so in such a way that the flowers are not exposed to direct sunlight, which causes them to lose their healing properties. The fruit should be harvested in August and September. It is important to cut the whole clusters, but only those on which all the fruits are ripe (dark blue, even black), and dry them together with the stalks.
To prepare elderberry juice, soak the dried flowers in cold water and cook the mixture for about 5 minutes over low heat. Then cool the mixture and when it is cold – strain. Elderberry flower juice it should be light yellow in color. Order ready Elderberry Juice Herbal Monasterium with no added sugar today.
In the case of berries, place the dried fruit without stalks in a pot and heat it until they release the juice. Then, preferably using a blender, crush the fruit and pour it through a sieve to drain the seeds. Boil the prepared juice, adding two tablespoons of sugar for each liter of juice. Elderberry fruit and flower juice should be consumed prophylactically in the period of increased flu and colds, and if it becomes ill – at least once a day, diluted with warm water or as an addition to hot tea.
At Medonet Market, buy ready-made elderberry syrup now. You will find it currently at promotional prices. Check:
- PNEUMOPOL syrup with elderberry,
- Lilac flower syrup with vitamin C,
- Icelandic lichen and lilac syrup.
Another attractive offer is Ecological Elderflower Syrup, which can be added to tea.
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