What is the usefulness of elderberry and why you should eat it every day?

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What are the benefits of elderberry? How much of it can be eaten per day?

In ancient Greece, elderberry was considered a home remedy and was also used as a medicine. Doctors prescribed elderberry for heart disease, during colds, to boost immunity and treat other ailments. Surprisingly, but the instructions of ancient Greek doctors are confirmed today.

What is the elderberry?

Elderberry itself is a tree of dark brown color with large leaves, white flowers and berry fruits of black and purple color. It is grown mainly in Moldova, Turkey, Iran, Tunisia, Georgia and a number of other countries.

Elderberry is often used in cooking and even in the preparation of wine, beer, champagne and port. Its juice is used to make jellies and marmalades, as well as drinks – juices and morses. It makes delicious jams and syrups.

What is useful elderberry?

The uniqueness of elderberry is that almost all of its parts are used for treatment: fruits, flowers, bark, branches, leaves and even roots. Among the main useful properties of elderberry are the following:

• general strengthening of immunity;
• relieving symptoms of colds: runny nose, cough, fever, chills;
• normalization of the gastrointestinal tract;
• diuretic effect;
• laxative effect;
• calming of the nervous system;
• removal of unnecessary fluid from the body.

Consumption of elderberry will help to strengthen blood pressure, improve the quality of blood vessels, as well as reduce the amount of fat deposits in them.

Also, the berry is often used during the treatment of headaches, stomach ulcers, bronchitis.

Elderberry is also suitable for those who have skin problems or have a tendency to depression and apathy.

In addition, it is prescribed for varicose veins, as well as for various viral diseases, particularly seasonal. Elderberry is an excellent antioxidant, it removes toxins from the body and promotes its purification.