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They could help tame inflammation, lessen stress, and help protect your heart, too. Some experts recommend elderberry to help prevent and ease cold and flu symptoms. It's also been used as a treatment for: Constipation.

If you're managing a health condition or are on medications, check with your doctor before consuming elderberry. The bark, leaves, seeds, and unripe fruit may cause cyanide poisoning when ingested. Side effects of uncooked berries include nausea or vomiting.

Yes, you can! You can safely take elderberry daily as long as you follow the recommended dosage instructions. Elderberry is safe to take all year round. Our Nature Made Elderberry Gummies with Vitamin C & Zinc can be taken daily, as long as they are taken within the recommended daily dosage for adults and children.

The genus Sambucus includes many species and subspecies of elderberry. Often colloquially, and sometimes in marketing, the Sambucus nigra ssp. nigra and Sambucus nigra canadensis are referred to as “Black” elderberry and Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea is known as “Blue” elderberry.

Bottom line: These studies are small, and there's no evidence to suggest that elderberry prevents a cold or flu from taking hold. More research is needed to determine whether it's a safe and effective remedy for – or defense against – cold and flu viruses.

Cardiovascular disease risk biomarkers and liver and kidney function are not altered in postmenopausal women after ingesting an elderberry extract rich in anthocyanins for 12 weeks.

Common side effects may include: nausea, vomiting; stomach cramps; diarrhea; or.

Common side effects of Elderberry include:

• Nausea/vomiting (consumption of raw berries)
• Weakness.
• Dizziness.
• Numbness.
• Stupor.

Cardiovascular disease risk biomarkers and liver and kidney function are not altered in postmenopausal women after ingesting an elderberry extract rich in anthocyanins for 12 weeks.

"Autoimmune diseases" such as multiple sclerosis (MS), lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus, SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), or other conditions: Elderberry might cause the immune system to become more active. This could increase the symptoms of autoimmune diseases.

It is possibly unsafe to consume elder leaves or stems, or unripe or uncooked elderberries. Cooked elderberry seems to be safe, but raw and unripe fruit might cause nausea, vomiting, or severe diarrhea.