Product introduction
The elderberry is one of the most commonly used medicinal plants in the world. Ancient Egyptians used it to improve skin tone and treat burns, American Indians used it to treat infections, and even today it is regarded as a folk medicine holy grail in many parts of Europe.In fact, we often refer to the fruit of the black elderberry. The flowers and leaves do relieve pain, swelling, and inflammation, and the bark of the black elderberry is also used as a diuretic, laxative, etc. In folk medicine, elderberries are also useful in treating colds and infections.
Nutritional value
Elderberry is a low-calorie food rich in antioxidants. Vitamins, dietary fiber, phenolic acids, flavonoids and anthocyanins are the main components of elderberry.
1. Boost immunity
Elderberry itself has anti-inflammatory, antiviral and immune-enhancing effects, especially for febrile diseases, only a cup of elderberry tea can effectively relieve nasal congestion symptoms. At the same time, elderberry can inhibit erythrocyte agglutinin, which has a significant effect on preventing virus invasion.
2. High in antioxidants
The plant flavonoids in elderberry are excellent antioxidants for the human body, with 20 times the antioxidant power of vitamin C and 50 times the antioxidant power of vitamin E. Also, the anthocyanins in elderberry have been shown to be 3.5 times the antioxidant power of vitamin E. As a high antioxidant fruit, elderberries help to eliminate free radicals in the body, preventing damage to human cells, and speed up the skin's ability to recover from oxidative stress, helping to strengthen the skin's defenses to tighten the skin and slow the growth of wrinkles.
3. Prevent osteoporosis
Elderberry is a combination of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compounds that are effective in reducing pain and swelling. Meanwhile, the minerals contained in elderberry also promote bone strength and the development of new bone tissue, which can effectively prevent and delay the symptoms of osteoporosis.
4. Moisturize skin
Elderberry oil contains high content of unsaturated fatty acids, which can improve the moisture retention of the skin without adding to the skin burden, effectively moisturizing the skin with a light texture.
5. Anti-cancer and Cancer prevention
Elderberry has anti-cancer effects, because it is rich in vitamin C and anthocyanins, which help to inhibit the growth and reproduction of cancer cells, so that the body's anti-cancer effect is significantly improved. The oil contains high content of unsaturated fatty acids, which can improve the moisture retention of the skin without adding to the skin burden, effectively moisturizing the skin with a light texture.
Product application
Although elderberry has always been considered to be the natural pharmacological product, but with the development of diversified, elderberry has a new application in many industries, such as in food and beverage industry elderberry can be used as natural food colorants, can also be used to make a cake, jam, syrup, such as food, can also be used for nutrition health care industry, key ingredients for the dietary supplements.
