Elderberry is one of the oldest and most commonly used medicinal plants in the world and has long been a go-to remedy for treating inflammation and upper respiratory diseases [1,2,3]. But is elderberry’s reputation warranted? Does elderberry really work for colds? And is elderberry good for the flu?

Read on to discover what modern-day science has discovered about the health benefits of elderberry as it relates to the common cold, influenza, and other types of illness… including whether or not elderberry can actually help you recover more quickly if you do get sick with a cold or flu.

What Is Elderberry?

The elderberry plant (Sambucus nigra, S. canadensis, S. caerulea), also known as Black Elder, European Elder, and Elder Flower, belongs to a family of flowering shrubs known as Sambucus or Elder. Originally native to Europe, this family of plants has now become naturalized in many parts of the world, including the U.S.

Cultivated for both medicinal and food purposes, the dark purple-black Sambucus berries are traditionally used to make teas, jams, pies, syrups, cordials, and wine.

Sambucus Nigra Is Recognized as a Safe Herbal Supplement

In the United States, Sambucus nigra (black elderberry or Black Elder) is widely available commercially in the form of tablets, capsules, syrups, and gummies. In general, elderberry products are considered to be herbal supplements and are not FDA-approved for any indication, although the FDA has classified Black Elder as GRAS or “generally recognized as safe”[4].

The European elderberry (S. nigra L) contains anthocyanins, flavonoids, and other bioactive polyphenolic compounds that have been shown to contribute to its powerful antioxidant capacity. Other species of elderberries also contain these compounds, including the American (S. canadensis) and Blue Elder (S. caerulea), but S. nigra L is the variant of elderberry most studied and the most commonly used in supplements.

The Health Benefits of Elderberry: Is Elderberry Good for Colds and Flu?

Hippocrates (The Father of Modern Medicine) is credited with proclaiming 2,000 years ago that “This plant of God heals anything it touches!” Folk healers agreed with him and have used black elderberry for centuries to treat flu, cold, and sinusitis and its associated symptoms such as cough and sore throat.

Modern-day scientific and clinical evidence concerning black elderberry’s antibacterial and antiviral properties [5] appears to support the wisdom of these ancient healers.

Elderberry Is Both Antibacterial & Antiviral

For instance, in laboratory experiments, a standardized elderberry liquid extract was shown to have antimicrobial activity against multiple bacterial species that are responsible for upper respiratory tract infections [6].

This liquid extract was also shown to block the propagation of human flu viruses in laboratory experiments. A virus cannot reproduce on its own, but can only do so inside the cells of its living hosts. Each infected host cell is forced to rapidly produce thousands of identical copies of the original virus. This is known as virus propagation.

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Elderberry Helps Fight Flu & Herpes Viruses

Elderberry had also previously been reported to have antiviral activity against flu viruses and the herpes simplex viruses HSV-1 and HSV-2, which cause cold sores and genital herpes, respectively [7].

In a laboratory experiment, two bioactive flavonoid compounds from elderberry extract (S. nigra L) were shown to bind to human flu viral particles, and when bound, block the ability of these viruses to infect host cells [8]. S. nigra L extract was also seen to inhibit infectious bronchitis virus at an early point during infection, likely by rendering the virus unable to infect host cells [9].

Sambucus Nigra Acts in Multiple Ways Against the Flu Virus

Similarly, researchers from the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Engineering and IT have shown that Black Elder juice was effective at stopping the flu virus from infecting human cells in culture [10].

To their surprise, Black Elder juice was much more effective at preventing viral propagation at later stages in the flu cycle, after the cells had already been infected with the virus. These results indicate that elderberry acts in multiple ways against flu viruses.

Is Elderberry an Effective Therapy for People with Viral Flu Infections?

In the early 2000s, researchers set out to determine whether or not elderberry is an effective therapy for the flu. They conducted a study on 60 patients from Norway between the ages of 18 and 54 years during a time when influenza was present in the community. The study participants, who were all suffering from flu-like symptoms for 48 hours or less, were given 15 ml of elderberry or placebo syrup 4 times daily for 5 days as part of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study [11].

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Faster Recovery & Less Medication Needed for Elderberry Group

The study authors noted that relative to patients receiving placebo, those receiving elderberry extract showed relief from their flu-like symptoms up to 4 days earlier, significantly lowering the need for rescue medication.

The researchers concluded that elderberry extract offers an efficient, safe, and cost-effective treatment for the flu, but noted that their findings needed to be confirmed in a larger study [12].

Significant Improvement in Symptoms… Faster

Similarly, a standardized elderberry extract (Sambucol®) has been shown to prevent replication of at least 10 variants of human flu viruses in laboratory experiments [13,14]. To test its effectiveness in people, a placebo-controlled, double-blind study was carried out on a group of individuals who were treated either with the elderberry extract or control extract during an outbreak of the flu.

A significant improvement in symptoms, including fever, was seen in 93.3% of the individuals in the Sambucol-treated group within 2 days. In contrast, 91.7% of the patients in the control group showed an improvement, but only within 6 days. A complete cure was achieved within 2-3 days in nearly 90% of the Sambucol-treated group, but only within at least 6 days in the control group.

Considering the efficacy of the elderberry extract on the many strains of the flu virus in laboratory studies, the clinical results, its low cost, and absence of side effects, the study authors stated they believed that this preparation could be a safe and effective flu treatment [15].

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Does Elderberry Work for Colds?

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of 312 economy class passengers traveling from Australia to an overseas destination assessed the effects of treatment with Black Elder extract on cold episodes, duration, and symptoms [16].

More cold episodes were seen to occur in participants in the placebo group than in the elderberry extract group. Participants in the placebo group also had a significantly longer duration of cold episode days, with more reported symptoms – indicating that Black Elder extract significantly reduced cold duration and severity in these air travelers.

Black Elderberry for Upper Respiratory Infections

In 2019, a meta-analysis was carried out to quantify the effects of Black Elder supplementation on upper respiratory infections [17]. In a total of 180 participants, supplementation was found to significantly reduce upper respiratory symptoms due to viral infections, suggesting that Black Elder might be an effective and safer alternative to prescription drugs for upper respiratory infections.

In a review article, scientists at Natural Standard Research Collaboration (NSRC), which evaluates natural therapies, assessed the results of three human trials on elderberries involving a total of 151 patients taking syrups or lozenges [18]. In their assessment, the NSRC scientists gave the berry a grade of “B” denoting “good scientific evidence” for treatment of the flu, but stated that more research was needed.

Outlier Study Finds No Benefit

However, not all clinical studies on elderberry have had such positive outcomes. A study published in 2020 examined the results of 87 patients who had tested positive for the flu. These patients were randomly assigned to receive elderberry extract or a placebo for 5 days. At the end of the study, no differences were seen in the severity or duration of flu symptoms between the elderberry and placebo groups. Aware that their study results contradicted previous studies, the authors recommended that further studies were needed [19].

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The Health Benefits of Elderberry for the Immune System

There is growing evidence to indicate that elderberry acts directly on the immune system. For instance, in laboratory experiments, three standardized black elderberry preparations were seen to increase production of five different pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines [20]. In particular, the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines was significantly increased, specifically a cytokine known as TNF-alpha [21].

Cytokines are a broad category of small proteins, also known as peptides, that play an important role in signaling between cells, including immune cells. In other words, black elderberry formulations may directly act on the immune system, potentially offering therapeutic benefits in patients with diseases in which their immune system is suppressed.

Elderberry Is Rich in Antioxidants

Dietary anthocyanins have been shown to reduce inflammation in animal models and black elderberry is one of the richest sources of anthocyanins. In laboratory experiments, black elderberry extract (as well as anthocyanins on their own) have been shown to reduce oxidative stress and combat inflammation [22,23,24].

Similarly, bioactive polyphenols extracted from Sambucus nigra were seen to increase levels of anti-inflammatory cytokines in an animal model of insulin-deficient diabetes.[25]

Can Elderberry Help with Certain Kinds of Cancer?

Do the health benefits of elderberry even extend to cancer? In laboratory experiments, the effects of various fractions of Black Elder flower extracts were tested on bladder carcinoma cells [26]. Of these, the butanolic fraction containing various bioactive flavonoid compounds was seen to have selectively toxic effects on bladder carcinoma cells.

Both cultivated Black Elder and wild American Elder berries show significant anticancer potential. Specifically, fractions of American Elder extract were seen to inhibit an enzyme known as ornithine decarboxylase, thereby affecting the promotion or proliferation stage of cancer formation [27].

Similarly, in laboratory experiments, treatment with a lectin compound from another species of Sambucus (S. sieboldiana) was seen to sensitize cancer cells to cell death [28].

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Elderberry for Metabolic Dysfunction, Heart Health, HIV-AIDS & Constipation

Other potential health benefits of elderberry have to do with weight management and heart health. In a 2015 study, the effects of Black Elder extract were assessed in an animal model of obesity. After 16 weeks, animals given the extract showed significantly lower levels of serum insulin and triglycerides, along with improvements in markers of inflammation and insulin resistance – a condition which typically leads to diabetes [29].

Diminished Hardening of the Arteries

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) is a risk factor that is considered to be protective against atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) and heart disease. The efficacy of Black Elder extract containing 13% anthocyanins was assessed in a laboratory animal model of hyperlipidemia and HDL-C dysfunction [30].

Although blood lipids did not differ significantly between groups after 6 weeks, the study authors observed significant reductions in atherosclerosis progression in animals given the Black Elder extract.

Elderberry and HIV-1/AIDS

Flavonoid compounds present in elderberry (and also in cinnamon and green tea), have been shown to bind to HIV-1 viruses and block their ability to infect their target cells [31]. Additionally, elderberry extract was seen to have additive effects with enfuvirtide, a peptide HIV-1 fusion inhibitor.

Elderberry Is an Effective Treatment for Constipation

In a randomized, crossover, placebo-controlled, single-blinded trial with 20 patients presenting with chronic constipation, a phytotherapeutic (plant-based medicine) compound containing Black Elder was seen to be an effective laxative when taken for a 5-day period [32].

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Do Not Consume Raw Elderberry

Although they have long been cultivated for medicinal and food purposes and the health benefits of elderberry are well-documented, they are not without some risk. Most importantly: elderberries should not be consumed raw! Uncooked elderberries contain poisonous cyanogenic glycosides and must be cooked properly before consumption, to avoid the risk of dangerous cyanide toxicity [33].

Elderberry leaves and stems also contain cyanogenic glycosides. After ingesting elderberry juice made from raw elderberries, leaves, and branches, people have experienced nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and numbness along with severe neurologic symptoms.

Elderberry and elderberry-containing products may have additive effects with antidiabetic drugs [34], diuretics [35], and laxatives [36]. Be sure to consult with your doctor or a pharmacist before consuming elderberry if you are taking medication or have a health condition.

Organixx Immunity 3 Contains Black Elderberry

Each serving of Organixx Immunity 3 contains 200 mg of organic black elderberry (Sambucus nigra L.) extract. Immunity 3 also contains whole food (not synthetic) vitamin C from organic camu camu and 15 mg of two forms of zinc for better absorption and higher tolerability.

Organixx Immunity 3 gives you natural immune system support against harmful viruses & bacteria, including the common cold, influenza, and sinusitis. This ultimate 3-in-1 immune support supplement provides 3 powerhouse nutrients in one convenient daily formula: organic camu camu (vitamin C), organic elderberry & 2 forms of zinc.

Jonathan Hunsaker: Thank you for watching. Jonathan here with Organixx, with some very exciting news. We’re about to launch a brand-new initiative called Inspired Health Journeys. Now this is going to be a video series, where yes, I’m going to share a little bit more about my health journey. More importantly, I’m going to share about my team’s health journey. We have a lot of people on our team that have overcome some great feats to just get healthier.

More importantly, though, I want to interview you. I want to hear your health stories. What have you overcome? What have you accomplished? Have you beat cancer? Have you reversed diabetes? Have you lost an extra 10 pounds that you’ve been fighting to get off? Have you switched to eating fully organic, non-GMO? Are you meditating more? Are you exercising more? Like what can you share about your health journey that’s going to help somebody else?

You see, we live in a world right now, where you’ve got a lot of news media that just gives a bunch of doom and gloom, and “The world’s ending,” and there’s problems here, and there’s problems there. When really, the world is getting better. We’re just not hearing more about it. And I want to do my part in sharing inspirational stories.

The other thing is, not everything that works for me is going to work for you. Not everything that works for certain people on my team is going to work for you. But I can guarantee there’s things that others are doing in the world that will work for you. And the best way for me to help you get healthier is to bring you their stories, to share their secrets on what’s worked with them. And hopefully, it can work with you.

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I really actually don’t want to read too much, because what I’d like to do is then schedule you to do an interview, and we can just do it right from your home or do it right here from my house as well. We’ll get on a Skype video interview, or a Zoom video interview, something very easy. And we’ll just have a conversation for 10-15-20 minutes.

I’ll ask you some questions, you’ll share your story, and then I’m going to share it with our 200,000+ listeners. I’m going to share it with the people that come and visit our site and put it on our YouTube channel and on Facebook, to hopefully inspire others through your story, through your triumphs, to get healthier themselves.

Now listen, don’t feel like you have to have had a great feat, either. Like you didn’t have to beat cancer, or reverse diabetes. You didn’t—you don’t even have to be at your final “goal.” Just share your story on what you’ve been through and what you’ve learned.

And like all of us, we’re still on our journeys to health. I’m still on my journey to health. I don’t know that I’ve met anybody who’s achieved optimum, perfect health. Anybody that I’ve met, no matter how fit, no matter how much they exercise, no matter how clean they eat, are still trying to do better and trying to do more.

So, please don’t get caught in the trap that you’re not far enough along, or that you haven’t done enough yet, or that you need to just do a little bit more before you can share your story.

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Any story is a good story.

What I want to do is I want to get to the journey. I want to hear about the mountain that you were trying to climb, and then I want to hear about your climb up the mountain, even if you’re not at the top yet. Because it’s that journey, it’s that climb, it’s that—it’s that drive that’s inspiring for others.
What we need more in this world, in my opinion, is more inspiration, more hero journeys, and things that can really uplift us, to put us in a better place, put us in a better mood, give us energy, give us inspiration so that we can be more and so that we can achieve more.

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So, thank you for watching. [email protected]. Send me an email. Tell me your story, and I would love to interview you. Thanks for watching.

Have you ever partaken of an Indian or South Asian curry? The reason they are typically yellow in color is because they contain the root spice turmeric. Known scientifically as Curcuma longa, turmeric is found all over South Asia and is believed to have been in use in India as both a spice and as a medicinal component for at least 5000 years.

The many health benefits of turmeric have long been exploited in Ayurveda, the traditional Indian system of medicine. According to customary Ayurvedic practice:

• Turmeric maintains gut flora and protects against stomach disorders. It’s also a natural antiseptic and is useful for disinfecting cuts, burns, wounds, and other skin infections.
• Turmeric detoxes the liver. Curcumin (a primary compound of turmeric root) has been found to increase the flow of bile, which is necessary for breaking down dietary fat during digestion.
• Turmeric can help to manage blood sugar.
• Due to its anti-inflammatory and pain relieving properties, turmeric is used for treating arthritis inflammation and pain.

Traditionally, turmeric is also used to treat cough, tonsillitis, sore throat, swollen gums and canker sores, upper respiratory congestion, dry cough, and asthma.

Turmeric Contains More Than 300 Bioactive Components

But it’s not just traditionalists who value turmeric. According to modern science, the list of turmeric’s health benefits – specifically, of its more than 300 bioactive components known as “curcuminoids,” which exert various beneficial biological actions in our body – is growing by the day.

Thousands of scientific studies have been carried out on curcumin, the main curcuminoid and active ingredient present in turmeric. This research is demonstrating that curcumin has powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties and is believed to be mainly responsible for many of turmeric’s health benefits.

Why Is Inflammation Bad News for Your Health?

Inflammation has been getting a bad rap in the media recently. Inflammation is our body’s natural response to cellular and tissue damage caused by:

• injury
• harmful external invaders such as bacteria and viruses
• toxic pollutants that enter our bodies via our diet or from the environment

Inflammation starts out as a protective response that works to eliminate the original cause of damage, clear out damaged and dying cells, and begin the process of repair and healing.

Although inflammation is beneficial for our body in the short term, ongoing inflammation is now known to play a major role in almost every chronic disease including:

• diabetes
• heart disease
• Alzheimer’s and other brain degenerative diseases
• cancer

Inflammation and Heart Disease

Inflammatory mechanisms have been linked to the development of atherosclerosis, an early step in the formation of heart disease. Inflammatory mechanisms have also been shown to trigger thrombosis, leading to heart infarcts (attacks) and strokes.

Inflammation and Cancer

Similarly, chronic inflammation is a necessary component for cancer formation and progression. The so-called “tumor microenvironment” – largely controlled by inflammatory cells – plays an active role in the growth, survival, and spread of cancer cells.

The tumor microenvironment is the environment in which the tumor exists and usually includes blood vessels, immune cells such as lymphocytes, inflammatory cells, and various signaling molecules.

Curcumin has a long history of use in Ayurvedic medicine as a treatment for inflammatory conditions. This is supported by scientific research published in Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, which shows that curcumin fights inflammation by interacting with and blocking the actions of a number of different molecules that play a role in the inflammatory process.

Results from the Phase IIa Clinical Trial of Curcumin for the Prevention of Colorectal Neoplasia indicate that curcumin is well tolerated, with only mild gastrointestinal disturbances. In other words, turmeric’s health benefits don’t come with a laundry list of side effects, like many mainstream drugs do.

Fighting Free Radicals and Boosting Natural Antioxidants with Turmeric

Free radicals are highly reactive chemicals that are formed daily in our bodies as a result of normal biological metabolic activity. However, thanks to the ever-increasing levels of toxic chemical pollution in our environment, we’re now being bombarded with many more free radical attacks than ever before.

Free radicals can damage cellular structures including the outer protective cell membrane, cellular proteins, and even DNA – paving the way for chronic diseases such as heart disease, Alzheimer’s, and cancer to develop. Free radical damage is also believed to contribute significantly to the aging process.

According to Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, Turmeric contains powerful curcuminoid antioxidants which can neutralize harmful free radicals and minimize the damage they cause in our bodies.

Not only that, but in a 2013 study published in Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry, turmeric was shown to enhance the activity of our body’s natural antioxidant enzymes, including superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, and glutathione peroxidase.

SOD helps to break down and inactivate harmful superoxide radicals. Catalase protects our cells from oxidative damage caused by reactive oxygen species (ROS), which are a type of harmful free radical that contains oxygen. Similarly, the main biological role of glutathione peroxidase is to protect our cells from oxidative damage.

In other words, the antioxidant benefits of turmeric include neutralization of free radicals as well as enhancing the activity of natural enzymes in our body that also inactivate them.

Can Turmeric Help Protect Against Many Types of Cancer?

Extensive research indicates that the health benefits of turmeric may include both prevention and treatment of cancer.

In studies, curcumin has been shown to block the proliferation of a wide variety of tumor cells by turning off multiple molecular mechanisms that otherwise allow them to grow uncontrollably.

Some researchers believe curcumin may interfere with up to a hundred different cell signaling pathways – including those of the cell cycle, apoptosis (programmed cell death), proliferation, invasion, angiogenesis (growth of new blood vessels to support tumor growth), metastasis, and inflammation.

Not surprisingly perhaps, curcumin has been reported to have anti-cancer activity against leukemia, melanomas, sarcomas and lymphomas – as well as against gastrointestinal, breast, ovarian, head and neck, and lung cancers.

Evidence also suggests that curcumin may even help to prevent cancer from developing at all. In a 2012 Phase II clinical trial published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research, curcumin was given to 44 smokers daily for 30 days, with 8 of them already showing lesions in the colon that sometimes turn into colorectal cancer.

Of the 41 subjects that completed the study, 4 grams of curcumin given daily reduced the number of lesions by 40%, reducing the likelihood that they will develop colorectal cancer.

How Can You Get Enough Curcumin?

One of the major problems with curcumin is that it’s poorly absorbed in our gut. Also curcumin is fat soluble, but not water soluble. So it’s advisable to consume it in a meal cooked with a high-quality fat source such as extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil.

How Much Curcumin Is in Turmeric?

The curcumin content of turmeric is only around 3% by weight – which is why most studies looking at turmeric’s health benefits use extracts that have been standardized to include large amounts of curcumin, usually at doses of 1 gram per day or even more.

It would be very difficult to consume such a high dose of curcumin every day solely from the turmeric present in curry dishes. To help take advantage of the many diverse health benefits being credited to turmeric, you may wish to consume a proven, reliable extract containing significant amounts of curcumin that is more available to your body.

Join Pique’s INSPIRED Health Journey in this vlog (video blog) series and uncover the basic tips and suggestions you need to know for starting an all-natural lifestyle from scratch.

Pique is a young mom who works on our Organixx Customer Success team. Watch her exciting transformation and discover how to eliminate harmful chemicals, sugars, and household carcinogens along with Pique as she works to create the healthiest, safest life possible for herself and her family!

It is the Organixx mission to INSPIRE as many people throughout the world as possible by promoting holistic health.

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Establishing My Health Goals

Has life been a little hectic causing you to hit the drive-thrus and reach for “convenience foods” that lead to malnutrition and unhealthy eating habits?

Trust us, we understand all too well…

Pique found herself in a similar situation. She noticed that she was becoming increasingly unhealthy and was fearful that her young family was not getting the nutrients they needed.

Pique joined the Organixx team two years ago and quickly realized this job offered her much more than just a paycheck. Listen to Pique share her health journey and what she has learned from Organixx about natural, clean living and defending her family against disease such as cancer by moving away from the unhealthy standard American diet.

Eliminating Toxic Plastic & Chemicals from our Household

Are you trying to eliminate plastics, harmful chemicals, and other toxins from your body and household? Have you been trying to kick that soda or junk food habit but are struggling to give it up?

Organixx team member Pique is here to remind us all that no one is perfect! And that the most important thing you can do is take a moment and learn from yourself!

Make sure to watch to the end to get her favorite DIY Shampoo Hand Soap recipe.

DYI Antibacterial Cleaning Spray with Essential Oils

Do you have children who like to crawl around and explore your floors, cabinets, or countertops…? Rid your home of dangerous toxins in cleaning supplies and uncover how to make your own cleaning mix using organic essential oils that leave your house with a fresh, natural essence.

This is Pique’s third entry on her “INSPIRED Health Journey.” Join her to discover how else she has been eliminating chemicals from her home, staying active through the winter, and even curbing her sweet tooth with the help of this healthy snack… (Watch to find out which one!) + Get the written recipes here