Elderberry Syrup Kits
Elderberry syrup is known as a powerful cold preventative and remedy. The berries have been a staple of folk medicine for hundreds if not thousands of years. It’s also a great source of antioxidants — which may protect your cells from damage and help prevent heart disease and cancer.
Health Benefits: Modern science has corroborated many of the claims made about elderberry syrup in traditional medicine. The berries are a great source of important nutrients for the immune system.
Cold Treatment: Elderberry is much touted in traditional medicine as an effective cold remedy. Various studies have been done on this and have corroborated many of these claims, such as flu symptoms being prevented and/or minimized . A major study of air travelers who experienced cold symptoms during or after their trips, who used elderberry had marked reductions in both the length and severity of their illnesses.
Anti-Inflammatory Effects: Elderberry contains anthocyanin — which, in addition to giving elderberry its characteristic dark purple color, acts as a powerful, anti-inflammatory antioxidant. Anthocyanin reduces the damage that oxidative stress can cause when free radicals are metabolized in the body.
Elderberry Syrup Instructions
Our Kits have everything you need except the sweetener...we recommend local raw honey like "BeeNaked"'s wildflower honey. You can add as much or as little sweetener to the syrup as you like. Adding honey gives you the benefits of the Elderberries and honey all in one!
Instructions are inside the package
Research and Reference Sources
SOURCES:
Annual Review of Food Science and Technology: “Anthocyanins: natural colorants with health-promoting properties.”, Herbal Remedies Advice: “Elderberry Benefits.”, Hillview Urban Agriculture Center: “Elderberries: Nutrition Benefits.”, Industrial Crops and Products: “Elderberry (Sambucus nigra L.) by-products a source of anthocyanins and antioxidant polyphenols.”,Journal of Functional Foods: “Advanced research on the antioxidant and health benefit of elderberry (Sambucus nigra) in food – a review.”, Mayo Clinic: “Antioxidants.” Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: “Elderberry.”, Nutrients: “Elderberry Supplementation Reduces Cold Duration and Symptoms in Air-Travelers: A Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial.”, University of Rochester Medical Center: “Elderberry.”