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Elderberry Recipes That Will Keep You Healthy All Winter

Elderberry Recipes That Will Keep You Healthy All Winter

As always, I’m going to start this article with the standard caveat: Be very careful whenever you harvest a natural or wild fruit or berry. Only 10 percent of wild berries are safe to eat. Unfortunately, the other 90 percent ...

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11 All-Natural Fall Allergy Remedies

11 All-Natural Fall Allergy Remedies

Spring isn’t the only season that can bring dreaded allergies. For many people, fall, with its ragweed pollen and mold spores, accompanies fits of sneezing, coughing, runny noses, and watery eyes. To combat fall allergies, you can try herbal remedies. ...

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The 4-Ingredient Elderberry Syrup That Destroys The Cold & Flu

The 4-Ingredient Elderberry Syrup That Destroys The Cold & Flu

There are several varieties of elderberry grown throughout the world. However, the medicinal herb we want for its powerful cold- and flu-fighting powers is European black elderberry, or Sambucus nigra L. Elder is a shrub that originates in Europe, Asia ...

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Elderberries: The Forgotten Survival Fruit

Elderberries: The Forgotten Survival Fruit

Elderberries don’t get much billing in modern gardens, but these attractive plants were common fixtures in early American gardens. In fact, elderberries were so common a century ago that early settlers viewed them as ditch weeds. Several varieties are native ...

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Black Elderberry As Medicine – How To Make Your Own Elderberry Syrup

Black Elderberry As Medicine – How To Make Your Own Elderberry Syrup

Elderberry plants have long been a part of human history, sometimes with a good reputation and other times with a bad reputation. Elderberries have been used in tarts, cobblers, pies, jams, jellies, and wine, to name just a few applications. ...

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