Key notes:

• Immune stimulating
• Antiviral
• Antibacterial
• Diaphoretic
• Antioxidant
• Antispasmodic

Therapeutic actions:

Sambucus nigra (Elder tree or Black elder buds) is widespread in nature. It is a plant of organic overload (excess weight, of non metabolised toxins), it is therefore recommended for obesity, and promotes the elimination of accumulated toxins in the body and helps with constipation.

It also has diuretic properties and is useful for kidney stones; it is the remedy for hydropsy.

Sambucus nigra will help decongest abdominal viscera and condylomata.

It also has anti-inflammatory properties.

Clinical indications:

Digestive: Sambucus nigra is a valuable aid in cases of low digestion by facilitating decomposition of food. Constipation (atonic in the elderly people), serous discharges, abdominal congestion, hemorrhoids, accumulation of toxins.

Uro-genital: Oedema, anuria, acute nephritis with oedema, ascites, hydropsy, nephrolithiasis, condylomata.

Musculoskeletal: Anti-inflammatory, neuralgia, rheumatism (muscular / articular).

Immune stimulating, antiviral, antibacterial. Prevention and treatment of influenza, sinusitis, bronchitis, laryngitis, herpes outbreak, croupy cough.

Consider in combination with:

Viburnum lantana, Ribes nigrum, for asthma

Rosa canina, for rhinopharyngitis

Carpinus betulus, for chronic conditions like sinusitis, rhinitis, bronchitis

HerbalGem gemmo complex that contains Sambucus nigra:

G24 STOMAGEM (digestive comfort complex)

Gemmotherapy is a branch of phytotherapy that uses buds and young shoots of trees and shrubs. Gathered in the spring at a key stage of their natural growth cycle, buds and young shoots are freshly handpicked and put in maceration in a solution of water, alcohol and glycerin to extract all their active principles.

Ingredients | Each drop contains:

Sambucus nigra* …………………………………. 0.05 ml
(Black elder buds) (extract 1:20, QCE 2.5 mg)

Non-medicinal ingredients: glycerin* (vegetal), alcohol*, purified water.

*Organic certification by Certisys-BE1

Dosage:

Adults and children > 12 years take 5-15 drops daily, between meals, pure or diluted in water, or as recommended by a healthcare practitioner.

Warnings:

Consult a healthcare practitioner if symptoms persist or worsen.

Do not use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding unless directed by a healthcare practitioner.

Keep out of reach of children.

Do not use if safety seal is broken.

Keep in a cool, dry place.

NPN:

80010666