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Elder
Common Name | Elder |
Genus / Species | Sambucus nigra |
Part Used | Flower, berry |
Energetics | Flower: acrid, bitter, cool |
Meridians | Flower: lung, liver |
Active Constituents | Flower and berry: flavonoids including rutin, phenolic acids, anthocyanins, triterpenes, vitamins A and C, sterols, volatile oil (up to 2%), mucilage Leaf: tannins, cyanogenic glycosides |
Medicinal Uses | Increases sweating Diuretic Anti-inflammatory Cathartic Decongesting Flower and berry: antiviral |