Elderberry (scientific name: Sambucus williamsii Hance) is a deciduous shrub with a height of 4 meters. Stem arris free, much branched, grayish brown, glabrous. Leaves opposite, singular pinnately compound; Leaflets ovate, elliptic or ovate lanceolate, apex acuminate, base oblique, broadly cuneate, margin coarsely serrated, both sides glabrous. Panicles terminal, margin coarsely serrate, both sides glabrous. The function of elderberry juice powder is diuresis and hemostasis. Main rheumatism, arthralgia, gout, Kashin Beck disease, acute and chronic nephritis, rubella, traumatic injury, fracture swelling and pain, traumatic bleeding.
Born on hillsides, thickets, ditches, roadsides, houses and other places at an altitude of 540-1600 meters. It is produced in Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Hebei, Shaanxi, Shandong, Anhui, Zhejiang, Henan, Hubei, Guangdong and other provinces. Elderberry extract is the fruit of elderberry (Sambucus nigra L.) of elderberry family. It is used as medicine in the whole plant, harvested in summer and autumn and dried in the sun. Elderberry juice powder is a strong oxidant, which can remove free radicals and prevent aging. It is mainly used in acidic drinks, sparkling wine, fruit wine or various food additives. Strong adaptability and lax climate requirements; Like the sun, but it has a tip and is resistant to shade. It is better to cultivate in fertile and loose soil. Light loving, shade tolerant, cold tolerant and drought tolerant, with developed roots and strong sprouting. It often grows under the forest, bushes or plain roads with developed roots. Avoid waterlogging. Strong pollution resistance.
Elderberry is regarded as the habitat of the soul because it will have negative associations related to witches and bad luck. In the middle ages, it was unlucky to burn elderberry or bring it into the house. However, properly treated elderberry can produce protective functions. For example, Scots are used to collecting elderberry leaves before May 1 and hanging it on the door to keep away from bad luck and bad things. Elderberry branches can be made into wands and crutches (the old wand in Harry Potter is made of elderberry), and standing under the elderberry can protect against lightning.
The she family, which is produced in Southwest Zhejiang and has a history of more than 1500 years, has a precious wine: she lvqu wine. According to the she elders, she people have lived in seclusion in the mountains since ancient times and have common diseases such as insect bite and rheumatism. The simple way to solve this problem is to drink lvqu wine, which is one of the precious and mysterious components of lvqu wine, It is said to be elderberry.
