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elderberries help block flu virus -- i didn't know this [View all] orleans Dec 2019 OP

Nice to see our grannies were right - drink your elderberry tea! Liberty Belle Dec 2019 #1

This comes to mind... 😀😁😂🤣 NurseJackie Dec 2019 #15

Hmmm... Pluvious Dec 2019 #21

Yes... it's the Brewster Sisters: Abby and Martha NurseJackie Dec 2019 #22

I THOUGHT so !! Lmao - Carry Grant was such a classic straight man Pluvious Dec 2019 #25

My first thought exactly. JDC Dec 2019 #45

Deeee-LIGHTED! NurseJackie Dec 2019 #48

Elecampane eradicates pneumonia, chronic bronchitis infections, anthrax and chest colds. TheBlackAdder Dec 2019 #43

ive never seen elderberries for sale Demovictory9 Dec 2019 #2

Sambucus nigra... often sold handmade34 Dec 2019 #4

Just checked, but Sambuca liqueur is very different. Often doesn't have any elderberry in it. Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2019 #7

It's cheaper to make your own. Jane Austin Dec 2019 #54

Here's a recipe for Elderberry syrup Jane Austin Dec 2019 #56

Thanks for this. MontanaMama Jan 2020 #87

You're welcome! Jane Austin Jan 2020 #88

Whole Foods carries the juice womanofthehills Dec 2019 #14

I wonder if the elderflower liqueur provides any health benefits... NurseJackie Dec 2019 #24

Good to know! cwydro Dec 2019 #57

I found it at the checkout with other natural flu meds, not with the juices womanofthehills Dec 2019 #66

Thanks! I'll look for it next trip. cwydro Jan 2020 #89

elderberry is easily available in natural supplement form. Grasswire2 Dec 2019 #30

Most interesting. calimary Dec 2019 #3

Holunder Saft or Holunder Tee Pachamama Dec 2019 #5

So, Does It RobinA Dec 2019 #20

I believe it does work Pachamama Dec 2019 #44

Have been foraging for wild elderberries for a while... N_E_1 for Tennis Dec 2019 #6

I grew them for the Cedar Waxwings WhiteTara Dec 2019 #13

I've grown this in my yard. llmart Dec 2019 #8

My father smelt of elderberries. Dave Starsky Dec 2019 #9

Whoosh! superpatriotman Dec 2019 #11

...but he did have a strange facination with hamsters JHB Dec 2019 #12

haha that's exactly where my brain went to IcyPeas Dec 2019 #23

was your mother a hamster? nt Grasswire2 Dec 2019 #31

I fart in your general direction. Dave Starsky Dec 2019 #37

It's too bad that your mother was a hamster. smirkymonkey Dec 2019 #61

There are at least two DUers essme Dec 2019 #10

The article is based on a recent study PatSeg Dec 2019 #17

+1 ... Thanks. KPN Dec 2019 #29

No, I meant essme Dec 2019 #32

Oh, I'm so sorry! PatSeg Dec 2019 #34

Hello back! essme Dec 2019 #39

When I read your comment, PatSeg Dec 2019 #41

It's pricey, but I really like it essme Dec 2019 #42

I am sure they will show up soon enough! Tipperary Jan 2020 #83

And there are many DUers, in this very thread, credulously believing whatever they read... SidDithers Dec 2019 #50

More studies: OMG! I found these on the internets!!! and they say elderberries help bigly womanofthehills Dec 2019 #67

Thanks for posting PatSeg Dec 2019 #69

Good to see you too!!!! womanofthehills Dec 2019 #71

Everything has been Trump or politics PatSeg Dec 2019 #75

This same web site claimed kids drinking flouridated water had lower IQ's. Archae Jan 2020 #85

Perhaps you'd prefer National Center for Biotechnology Information PatSeg Jan 2020 #94

The study referenced Codeine Dec 2019 #52

I prefer Disaffected Dec 2019 #64

Very interesting PatSeg Dec 2019 #16

An in-law makes fabulous elderberry wine Pobeka Dec 2019 #18

Reminds me of an early Elton John song ismnotwasm Dec 2019 #19

Hurry. Where can I get some? KPN Dec 2019 #26

Check out Amazon PatSeg Dec 2019 #35

Cool. Thanks! KPN Dec 2019 #36

Didn't know they make elderberry syrup I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2019 #73

I didn't either PatSeg Dec 2019 #76

You can make your own elderberry syrup. StarryNite Jan 2020 #86

Thx. I like it. KPN Jan 2020 #92

. ret5hd Dec 2019 #27

From the "Journal of functional foods" Fiendish Thingy Dec 2019 #28

A study was done at PatSeg Dec 2019 #40

Elderberry syrup is great at relieving coughs as well and easing cold symptoms too. /NT sdfernando Dec 2019 #33

Big Pharma is frantically seeking ways to patent elderberries. JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2019 #38

Anti-vaccine woo site... SidDithers Dec 2019 #46

you're right. a friend posted this on fb orleans Dec 2019 #62

There are other links with Europen studies saying elderberries help womanofthehills Dec 2019 #70

Most of us appreciated the article PatSeg Dec 2019 #72

thanks for sharing this n/t orleans Jan 2020 #82

A flawed and retracted study. Don't skip your flu shots. Nailzberg Dec 2019 #47

Yup... SidDithers Dec 2019 #49

Dept of Virology Study - Hebrew Univ-Hadasssah Med School, Jerusalum STUDY - all good - it helps! womanofthehills Dec 2019 #65

Lol too late GusBob Dec 2019 #59

Vaccination to not get flu at all, elderberry syrup to hopefully Hortensis Dec 2019 #51

And flu vaccines PatSeg Dec 2019 #63

Ummm, did old times for the holidays. Enough for a while! Hortensis Dec 2019 #68

I'm so sorry to hear PatSeg Dec 2019 #74

The Sambucus because it involved inflammatory reactions. Hortensis Dec 2019 #79

So your condition was a recent diagnosis then? PatSeg Dec 2019 #81

No, several years now, diagnosis symptom-triggered. Hortensis Jan 2020 #90

I had to look MCTD up PatSeg Jan 2020 #93

Once again, cherry-picked data has caused people to reject the importance and efficacy of vaccines. Aristus Dec 2019 #53

Yup ismnotwasm Dec 2019 #55

No one is saying it's a cure - studies say it helps people recover faster womanofthehills Dec 2019 #77

Funny, I saw no one saying we should not get a flu shot. Tipperary Jan 2020 #84

Yup StarryNite Jan 2020 #91

Yes PatSeg Jan 2020 #95

You are so right. Tipperary Jan 2020 #97

Some people need a new playbook! PatSeg Jan 2020 #98

I bought some elderberry gummies today, lol. Tipperary Jan 2020 #99

That's how it starts you know PatSeg Jan 2020 #100

OK - if you are looking for a study that names the flu virus types, here's your study womanofthehills Dec 2019 #78

That's fabulous. Preventing flu is better ismnotwasm Dec 2019 #80

There you go! PatSeg Jan 2020 #96

Me either! I'm not sure which product to buy online Bonx Dec 2019 #58

Elderberry does work for colds if you take it immediately when you start to feel sick helpisontheway Dec 2019 #60

I use it for colds as well dflprincess Jan 2020 #101

And studies show that Texasgal Jan 2020 #102