Elder flowers

Elder flowers - 50g
 
Latin name: Flos Sambuci nigri (Caprifoliaceae)
 
Helps for: colds, bronchitis, fever, tonsillitis, tuberculosis cough. The flowers are used as a diaphoretic and softener remedy. Increases cell growth, accelerates healing processes. Compresses of steamed flowers and leaves are used in difficult healing wounds, rheumatism, edema and gout. Ulcers in the stomach and duodenum, gastritis, hypertension, fatigue. Stimulates liver function, acting sedative the nervous system.
 
Use: 2-3 cups of hot tea a day. In sips.
 
Preparation: 3 teaspoons flowers in 1/4 l of boiling water brew 10 minutes. The roots and the fruits have laxative effect. Peels of the stems, chopped into small pieces, are used externally to impose wounds.
 
Note: It has softener action for hoarse voice.