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Today I took advantage of a beautiful morning for a walk along the nearby river and forest. If we walk with our eyes open, we notice many things that nature offers us. Among them is also the elderberry which I picked today.
Elderberry grows in shrubs that reach up to ten meters high. Their flowers are yellowish-white and have a very characteristic scent, which is also extremely intense. It usually grows along clearings or at the edge of a forest.
Elderberry has many healing properties, which is why in the past it was also called a healing box for peasant people. Among other things, elderberry helps with diabetes, hay fever, stimulates sweating, lowers fever and colds, cleanses the blood …
I usually use it for tea.
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Do you know this plant?
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We use elderberry syrup and tea.
I, too, have already made syrup but I spend most of it on tea.
In Bulgaria we make drinking syrup. Dilute with cold water. This is an elixir.
I, too, have already made syrup and juice.
I don’t know if there’s one here in our place.
It may not be thriving in your country. Plants do not like wet soil.
I see. It won’t grow especially during our rainy session.
There was an elderberry lotion craze for a while in Chicago when I was little.
This plant is very popular in our country. People use it a lot in different ways.
it is often used in the US, i have mostly found it in Elderberry brandy and wine.
I know this plant, dear Vidocka … it is very beautiful, it smells nice and tastes very nice … but I didn’t know that it is also medicinal
Thank you, Lado. You are right. The plant has a magical scent.
I used to make syrup from it … it tastes very nice
I, too, have already made syrup.
And how do you like it? …. it tastes very nice
I really like the syrup.
I first learned and heard about elderberry in England a long time ago and its healing properties. Its too warm for elderberry trees here in Auckland but they do have it in the South Island. Lovely photo
Thank you, Pamela. Unfortunately, the plant does not thrive in all climatic conditions.
Elderberry is a very healthy and useful plant indeed. Beautiful photo and interesting information!
Thank you very much, Ellie. You are right. This plant is very medicinal and I use it a lot.
I think I have this plant but never knew of its health properties.
I’m glad you learned something new.
It is a very pretty flower. I have heard about elderberry but not seen it before.
Thank you. Maybe it doesn’t grow in your place.
I remember growing up many would make elderberry wine.
We can make a lot of things out of this plant. I also made juice.