Description: Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine to induce sweating, to help relieve symptoms of colds and flu (such as fever, cough, sore throat and excess mucus in the upper respiratory tract), to help relieve congestion and runny nose associated with sinusitis, hay fever/allergic rhinitis.
Ingredient: 1g dried flower of sambucus nigra (black elderberry).
Directions: 1 to 2 teaspoons, 3 to 4 times a day, as an infusion. Infuse in 1 cup of boiling water for 10 minutes, then strain.