Elder Sambucus nigra

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Recipe for Elderflower Syrup.

I useNorthern Pacific Elder, whose flowers resemble black walnut tree blossoms, and I pick them as some are turning to green berries.....Taking a cup and a half of flowers,rinse carefully in a sieve and boil in six cups pure water for ten minutes. Strain and add sugar. Four cups of fine sugar.Coarse white sugar solidifies syrup into an unmeltable glass!!. The syrup will appear roseate or amber. Boil with sugar until it ribbons with the cold spoon in a glass of water trick. (A tip- hot syrup is thicker when cooled- overdoing it will harden into candy or glass rocks.)

Contra-Indications

Contra-Indications: Actually, there are no hazards.

Researchers' note:

I have been using this type of elders' properties homeopathically for five years with great success in providing the Yaysus toning which restores esponged collagen in the organism to its actual fibre properties, eliminating it quickly. Elder used in hand lotion also does the same thing. Syrup should be regarded as holy. Good on votive pancakes!!

(further constituents in A Modern herbal) An important Reference source: I really advise you to look at A Modern Herbal for Elder pages- there are 14 and a half pages on Elder. For instance, did you know that dwarf American Elder ( Aralia Hispida)(N.O. Araliaciae), is valuable in urinary diseases, treating internalized gravel, and for dropsy? A good hydagogue and emetic.

I researched both The Encyclopaedia of Herbs and Herbalism and A Modern Herbal for the above.

Elder
Names	Historic Use	Constituents	Uses
L. caprofoliaciae	Aeld meant , in early	Essential oil forming	combined action
rixus	Anglo-Saxon, "fire'The	terpenes	diaphoretic
ixus	young hollow stems were	the glucosides,rutin and	use fresh or dried flowers,
sambucus	used to blow up a fire.	quercitrin	fruit, leaves, root or bark
Black Elder	greek- Sambuca from	alkaloids tannins	laxative
Common Elder	Sackbut, a stringed musical	vitamin C	anti - spasmodic
Pipe tree	instrument or horn made of	mucilage	diuretic
Bore Tree	elder.berries used by	anthocyanins	emollient
Bour tree	Gerard, 16th c. for	Barks' active principle:	purgative, diuretic
Hylder		soft resin and Viburnic acid
Hylantree		Leaves contain alkaloid
Eldrum	"dropsie", swellings,	Sambucine	green inner bark
Ellhorn	"dropsie", swellings,	Sambucine	green inner bark
Hollunder	tumors and gout,	+ 0.16 % hydrocyanic	(diluted homeopathic
Sureau		acid.
		Eldrin, potassium nitrate
	green elderberry for piles.	berries have Viburnic acid,	tincture)-anti-asthmatic
	dried for infusion	an odorous oil combined	for children
	flowers used pharmaceutically for:	with malates of potash and	Unguentum Sambuci Viride (green Elder Ointment)
		lime	Elder Flower Water
		lime	as a vehicle for eye
	(when dried, black or brown flowers are rejected: they do not contain tufts of short hairs in the sinuses of the calyx)"Eau de Sureau"		and skin lotions
			tea, tonic wine, jam
			syrup, elder vinegar
			vegetable or hair dye
	The syrup is: in Pharmacopaeia)- Succus Sambuci	Mix dried leaves and flowers with Peppermint and Yarrow for treatment of colds and catarrh, or alone as a gargle in throat infections	syrup for colds domestic remedy for bruises,sprains, chilblains, emollient, apply to wounds cleansing toxins

Elder

Recipe for Elderflower Syrup.

Sambucus nigra

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Contra-Indications

Contra-Indications: Actually, there are no hazards.

Researchers' note:

I researched both The Encyclopaedia of Herbs and Herbalism and A Modern Herbal for the above.

Elder

Names

Historic Use

Constituents

Uses

L. caprofoliaciae

Aeld meant , in early

Essential oil forming

combined action

rixus

Anglo-Saxon, "fire'The

terpenes

diaphoretic

ixus

young hollow stems were

the glucosides,rutin and

use fresh or dried flowers,

sambucus

used to blow up a fire.

quercitrin

fruit, leaves, root or bark

Black Elder

greek- Sambuca from

alkaloids tannins

laxative

Common Elder

Sackbut, a stringed musical

vitamin C

anti - spasmodic

Pipe tree

instrument or horn made of

mucilage

diuretic

Bore Tree

elder.berries used by

anthocyanins

emollient

Bour tree

Gerard, 16th c. for

Barks' active principle:

purgative, diuretic

Hylder

soft resin and Viburnic acid

Hylantree

Leaves contain alkaloid

Eldrum

"dropsie", swellings,

Sambucine

green inner bark

Ellhorn

Hollunder

tumors and gout,

+ 0.16 % hydrocyanic

(diluted homeopathic

Sureau

acid.

Eldrin, potassium nitrate

green elderberry for piles.

berries have Viburnic acid,

tincture)-anti-asthmatic

dried for infusion

an odorous oil combined

for children

flowers used pharmaceutically for:

with malates of potash and

Unguentum Sambuci Viride (green Elder Ointment)

lime

Elder Flower Water

as a vehicle for eye

(when dried, black or brown flowers are rejected: they do not contain tufts of short hairs in the sinuses of the calyx)"Eau de Sureau"

and skin lotions

tea, tonic wine, jam