Medicinal Plants of North American by Littleflower's

Edible Use: The juice and preserves of elderberry have been mainstays of rural pantries. American Indians and early settlers used them as a dried and medicinal crop.

Elderberries are highly prized for food by modern Indian people. The Cahuilla Indians gather the small clusters of berries throughout the months of July and August in large quantities. These clusters are spread in thin layers and dried carefully on the drying floor so they will not become moldy. They are then preserved in considerable amounts. When wanted, they are cooked into a rich sauce that needs no sweetening. A Cahuilla family during this season of the year will subsist largely on these messes of "sauco." Frequently, the elderberry was so greatly enjoyed that families would live for weeks on little else.

Only the blue or purple berries of elderberry are edible. The red berries of other species are toxic and should not be gathered.

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Berries - The blue or purple berries are gathered and made into elderberry wine, jam, syrup, and pies. Eaten raw, they do not have a pleasant taste. Traditionally, the dried berries are mixed with deer meat and tallow. Additionally, they are used in soups in stews.

Seeds - To separate seeds from fruits either:

1) run fruit through a macerator with water and the pulp and empty seeds float;
2) crush, dry and use without separating fruits and seeds; or,
3) small amounts of fruit can be cleaned in a fruit blender. Elderberry seed can be stored dry at 41 °F for several years.

Flowers - raw or cooked. The entire flower cluster can be dipped in batter and fried while petals can be eaten raw or dried and made into a fragrant and tasty tea. They add an aromatic flavor and lightness to pancakes or fritters. They can be picked when unopened, pickled and then used as a flavoring in candies. They can also be soaked in water to make a drink and a very pleasant tasting tea is made from the dried flowers, which is beneficial for relief of women's ailments.

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HELDERBERRY Sambucus canadensis

Description | Edible Use | Medicinal Use

Specific Tribal Use | Use by Wildlife | Historic References to Native Use

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