Useful properties of elderberry and the ability of a green healer

Tell us, what are the beneficial properties of elderberry? I remember how in childhood my grandmother made very tasty jam and gave it to all grandchildren so that they would not get sick in winter. Now I am a grandmother myself, but with age, not only pleasant chores appeared, but also sores. Lately, my legs have been sore. In the queue at the clinic I heard that it was possible to alleviate the condition by taking elderberry tincture and making baths of leaves and roots.

Elderberry can often be found in the forest and even among garden beds. And if some uproot and destroy it along with the weeds, then the herbalists treat the plant with respect. They know that the health benefits of elderberry put it ahead of many weeds. The berries of this culture contain many trace elements and vitamins, and even leaves with roots are healing. How did elderberry deserve such popularity, and what diseases will it help get rid of?

There are two types of elderberry - red and black. Both of them have almost the same composition of trace elements and vitamins, however, the red elderberry contains more toxins. In view of this, for medicinal purposes, it is used only externally, while it is prepared from black elderberry infusions and decoctions for drinking.

Elderberry composition

The maximum amount of nutrients and microelements, thanks to which elderberry has a healing effect, is contained in berries. Among them:

• amino and organo acids;
• fructose and glucose;
• essential oils and resins;
• tannins;
• vitamins of groups B, E and A;
• tannin;
• iron;
• magnesium;
• calcium;
• phosphorus;
• copper and others.

100 g of fresh elderberry berries contain 11.5 g of carbohydrates, 0.5 g of fat, 0.65 g of protein and 73 kcal. However, they can only be consumed in dried form, and even then no more than 8 berries per day.

Useful properties of elderberry

The fruits, roots and aerial part of the elderberry are used for the preparation of decoctions, tinctures and extracts. The plant has a number of medicinal properties, namely:

• calms the nervous system;
• relieves toothache and headache;
• has a mild laxative effect;
• acts as a diuretic, laxative and anthelmintic;
• strengthens the immune system;
• regulates metabolism.

What does elderberry heal?

Elderberry-based folk remedies help with such diseases:

• flu, bronchitis, colds, tonsillitis;
• diseases of the kidneys, liver and bladder;
• gout, arthrosis, rheumatism;
• oncology;
• neurology;
• skin diseases;
• problems in the gynecological part.

It is not recommended to be treated with elderberry for pregnant women and children under 10-12 years of age, as well as in the presence of chronic stomach problems.

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