*purchased organic herb*

Elderberry (Sambucus Nigra)

Taste: Sour, Sweet

Energetics: Cooling, Moistening, Stimulating

Actions: Alterative, Decongestant, Astringent, Demulcent, Relaxant Diaphorethic, Diuretic, Expectorant, Hepatoprotective, Inflammation Modulating

Affinities: Cardiovascular System, Digestive System, Urinary System, Respiratory System, Integumentary System

Preparations: Herbal Infusion, Tincture

Contraindications: generally regarded as safe

Herb-Drug Interaction: caution to those already taking diuretics as the flowers can also act in the same way.