Elderberry syrup every day can keep cold away

By Santa Ynez Valley Star Staff · Tue Mar 17 2020

By Vida Gustafson

Contributing Writer

Every year, just before flu season I start making batches of Elderberry syrup as a natural immunity booster. While I can’t promise you any miraculous cure for the common cold, many people, including myself, swear by taking a tablespoon a day.  

If you’ve cast your eye over the cold and flu section of your local health food store lately, you know the cost of this stuff rivals that of gold. Not if you take the time to make a batch yourself! You may have to buy the dried elderberries in bulk online, but they’re shelf stable and should last you a very long time. 

Please note: Raw elderberries should not be eaten, it’s only after the cooking process, that destroys glycosides in the raw berry, that we can enjoy their phenolic and anti-oxidant benefits.

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