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I make Anarres' #Organic #Elderberry Syrup with my Canadian elderberries organically grown in #Toronto, 350 metres from #Anarres #Apothecary TRIPLE FILTERED water, plus #fairtrade organic dehydrated cane juice... and nothing else!

Ingredients: Sambucus canadensis, Sambucus nigra, triple filtered water aqua, Fair Trade evaporated cane juice Saccharum officinarum.

Elderberry syrup is traditionally used to help fight #colds and the #flu. Use it when you have a cough, sore throat, fever, congestion or #viral #infection.

Or add hot, or cold water and ice to create a #healing tasty drink!

A syrup that tastes good and works.

Black elder (Sambucus nigra L.) has a long ethnobotanical history across many disparate cultures as a treatment for viral infection and is currently one of the most-used medicinal plants worldwide.... While the extent of black elder's antiviral effects are not well known, antiviral and antimicrobial properties have been demonstrated in these extracts, and the safety of black elder is reflected by the United States Food and Drug Administration approval as generally recognized as safe.
~ A Review of the Antiviral Properties of Black Elder (Sambucus nigra L.) Products by Randall S Porter 1, Robert F Bode 2

Symptoms were relieved on average 4 days earlier and use of rescue medication was significantly less in those receiving elderberry extract compared with placebo. Elderberry extract seems to offer an efficient, safe and cost-effective treatment for influenza.
~ Randomized study of the efficacy and safety of oral elderberry extract in the treatment of influenza A and B virus infections by Z Zakay-Rones 1, E Thom, T Wollan, J Wadstein

Elderberry has been used for hundreds of years to fight colds and flu; it’s high in anthocyanins, antioxidants that protect the cells from damage and activate the immune response. In one study, elderberry was more effective than echinacea or propolis in activating the immune response. Other studies have confirmed the antiviral properties of elderberry, and suggest that taking elderberry at the first sign of illness can substantially shorten the duration of flu, and may be especially effective in treating upper respiratory tract infections.
~ Lisa Turner, 12 IMMUNE-BOOSTING SUPPLEMENTS, Amazing Wellness Mag

I make Anarres' Organic Elderberry Syrup with elderberries organically grown in my yard here in Toronto, TRIPLE FILTERED water, plus fair trade organic dehydrated cane juice... and nothing else!
Ingredients: Sambucus canadensis, Sambucus nigra, triple filtered water aqua, Fair Trade evaporated cane juice Saccharum officinarum.

Elderberry syrup is traditionally used to help fight colds and the flu. Use it when you have a cough, sore throat, fever, congestion or viral infection.
Or add hot, or cold water and ice to create a healing tasty drink!
A syrup that tastes good and works.

Elderberry: Traditionally used against colds and flu, there is indeed laboratory evidence that elderberry is active against the influenza virus. A study in humans showed that an elderberry extract could soothe the symptoms of the flu and shorten the duration of the illness.
~ Zakay-Rones Z, Varsano N, Zlotnik M, et al. Inhibition of several strains of influenza virus in vitro and reduction of symptoms by an elderberry extract (Sambucus nigra L.) during an outbreak of influenza by B Panama. J Altern Complement Med. 1995;1(4):361-9.

One laboratory study demonstrated that anthocyanins taken from elderberries helped protect blood vessels from free radical damage, suggesting it could be beneficial against cardiovascular disease.
~ Bell DR, Gochenaur K. Direct vasoactive and vasoprotective properties of anthocyanin-rich extracts.by J Appl Physiol. 2006 Apr;100(4):1164-70.

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