Elderberry, one of Europe's oldest and most tested traditional remedies

摘要

This paper summarizes the re-emergence of elderberry as an important medicinal ingredient. Scientists are rediscovering the elderberry recipes and formulations used by their ancient predecessors to treat a range of ailments including fevers, influenza, digestive disorders, constipation, urinary constriction, cardiovascular prevention and bronchial catarrh. the Elderberry tree, Sambucus nigra L,.(Caprifoliaceae) has a I documented traditional medicine 1 pedigree starting with Hippocrates (460 BC -370 BO, Pliny (23 AD- 79 AD) and Hildegard von Bingen (1098 AD-1179AD).