Elderflower

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What other names is Elderflower known by?

Black-Berried Alder, Black Elder, Boor Tree, Bountry, Common Elder, Ellanwood, Ellhorn, European Alder, European Elder Flower, Sambucus, Sambucus nigra, Sweet Elder.

What is Elderflower?

Elderflower is the flower of a tree. An extract of the flower is used to make medicine.

Possibly Effective for...

  • Treating sinusitis when taken with gentian root, verbena, cowslip flower, and sorrel.

Insufficient Evidence to Rate Effectiveness for...

  • Bronchitis, cold, flu, cough, laryngitis, diabetes, arthritis-like pain, constipation, and swelling (inflammation).

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database rates effectiveness based on scientific evidence according to the following scale: Effective, Likely Effective, Possibly Effective, Possibly Ineffective, Likely Ineffective, and Insufficient Evidence to Rate (detailed description of each of the ratings).



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