Welcome to Small Seeds. This video is all about the Elder Tree, which is a tree who’s history rich in magic, medicine and mystery. Elderberries are one of the most popular herbal remedies for the common cold and flu and today are known worldwide for their benefits. Both the elderberries and elderflowers flowers are utilized in herbal medicine today for a myriad of benefits and they are also used to create tasty treats and refreshing drinks! This video covers everything from how to identify the Elder Tree for its edible flowers & berries, its historical uses, folklore, modern medicinal uses, some science behind its benefits, how to harvest and process them safely at home, and lastly some popular ways to use them! This video pretty much became a mini documentary on the Elder Tree so if you enjoyed it and found any value in it please give it a like, comment or share it to social media! I usually don't like to ask people to like, share and subscribe but there was a lot of work put into this one so yeah... I hope you are doing well and enjoying the summertime. Much love!
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Other videos on this channel that feature elderflowers & elderberries:
Elderflower & Rose Herbal Soda Recipe:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXRIHqJvQgo&t=126s
How to make Elderberry Syrup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd0Curq_KHQ
Elderberry Cough and Cold Syrup with wildcrafted herbs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxPxRBP0NxU
Elderflower identification & edibility: (the video where we make elderflower fritters)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vpT-0-_JOQ&t=2s
Music in this video:
Lord of the Land by Kevin MacLeod
Folk Round by Kevin MacLeod
Ibiza Dream by Chris Haugen
Snowy Peaks by Chris Haugen
Some citations for information on elderberry benefits:
Complete overview of Elderberry Benefits:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464614002400
Human trial with airline passengers using elderberry for common cold : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4848651/
Human study for flu symptoms: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15080016/
Cytokine storm: https://commonwealthherbs.com/elderberry-cytokine-storms/
Stronger antiviral effect in later stages of influenza infection: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1756464619300313
https://www.naturalmedicinejournal.com/blog/elderberry%E2%80%99s-anti-viral-activity-update
Polyphenol content of elderberries:
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Main-polyphenols-in-elderberries-phenolic-acids-flavonols-and-anthocyanins_tbl1_355983580
https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/1718/pdf/2007/anthocyaninsandotherpolyphenolicsinamericanelder.pdf
Antioxidant overview: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464614002400
Elderberry for cold and flu overveiw:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7347422/