Common Elderberry Boosts Immunity : Cures Eight Known Strains Of Influenza

Another natural cure for health insurance ripoffs and elitist doctors  

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By Alicia Bayer
05/13/2015

It's miserable to get the flu, but elderberry syrup can help you beat it fast. This all-natural tonic has been proven in many studies to be excellent at both preventing and treating multiple ailments. 

Elderberries: Anti-viral

Elderberry syrup can dramatically boost your immune system, protect against illness and lessen the duration and severity of influenza. 

Elderberries have been shown to be effective against eight strains of influenza, including the type that includes H1N1. 

While H1N1 is too new to have many studies out yet, one study has already found elderberry extract inhibited H1N1 infection in lab tests.

Elderberry is also excellent for respiratory ailments such as bronchitis and much more. 

Good Health Herbs lists elderberries benefits as:

Internally, for colds, flu, cough and sore throat, fever, swelling, inflammation, respiratory problems including asthma and bronchitis, chronic sinusitis, detoxification, laxative, diaphoretic (brings on perspiration).

Indeed, the seventeenth century herbalist John Evelyn called Elderberry a remedy “against all infirmities what-so-ever.”

If you want to make your own great tasting elderberry syrup, here is an easy recipe that our family uses that is based on a recipe by famous herbalist Rosemary Gladstar. It uses just elderberries, honey and water (an alternate recipe is given for use in children under 12 months). You can purchase dried elderberries online from sources such as Mountain Rose Herbs and at some health food stores.

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You can also gather your own in the wild. Our family harvests elderberries every September. 

We dry them and keep them in mason jars to make up batches of elderberry syrup as needed all year long, and to share with friends who become ill. 

Here are instructions on how to find elderberries in the wild and here are easy instructions on how to collect and use them.

You can also purchase prepared elderberry remedies like Sambucol, which is widely available at local health food stores and drug stores like CVS, The Vitamin Shoppe and Walgreens.

Elderberry extracts are safe for children, pregnant women and those with compromised immune systems. The leaves and branches of elderberries are poisonous, but the small bits of stem that may stay on the end of the berries are considered safe. Elderberries should be cooked before they are consumed, as the raw berries can make you ill. The Pollen Libraryreports, "This genus is not typically considered to be of marked allergenic significance to most people."

This is a wonderful remedy to keep on hand all year round.

You can find more information on the health benefits and contraindications of Elderberry at Herb Wisdom and the University of Maryland Medical Center.

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