Elderberry is a proven medicinal plant
The elderberry is valued not in vain for many hundreds of years as a medicinal plant. No matter if fever, common cold, kidney or bladder problems, depression, or tense nerves: The elderberry is helping. Even before cancer and heart disease, the medicinal plant is intended to protect. And also when applied externally, in the case of small wounds or burns, the elderberry for relief. The all-rounder is not for nothing is a tried and tested home remedies.
- Elderberry is rich in phytochemicals. The percentage of flavonoids is well over three percent. The high content of antioxidants protects the body cells and also acts as the fountain of youth.
- In addition, the medicinal plant is full of essential Oils, tannins, caffeic acid derivatives, as well as mucilage's. With plenty of Vitamin B2 and Vitamin C, the elderberry also points.
- The honeysuckle plant unfolds its health-promoting effect as elder-flower tea as well as elderberry juice, elderberry soup or elder ointment.
Elderberry is healthy, but how it looks with elderflower syrup? (Image: Pixabay)
Elderflower syrup – not so healthy he really is
There has been good news about the elderberry and its excellent health promoting effect, it is now significantly less good facts.
- To start with the Positive: The elderberry flower syrup tastes very good and is to process prima is a delicious refreshing drink. Also desserts such as ice cream, Pudding or cake they give with the floral liquid the certain Something.
- The much less good news, however, is that elderflower syrup can hardly be called healthy.
- The reason for this lies in the preparation of the elderflower syrup. It consists of a very large proportion of sugar, and that is not just healthy, has spoken out in the meantime already around. In addition, additives and preservatives are located in the industrially-produced elderflower syrup often. The proportion of the elderflower is usually very low.
- So if you want to take advantage of the healing properties of the Plant, you should use the products that were mentioned in the first section.
If you are your elderflower syrup to make your own, you can, however, at least a little healthier produce. How this works, we will explain in the next article.
