Rooted Heart Botanicals

It is Elderberry harvesting season and I would love to introduce you to the beautiful Elder that is growing in my yard. The Latin name for Elder is Sambucus. Elderberry is traditionally used to help support people with inflammation of the respiratory tract or viral infections like influenza and has been shown to shorten the duration of symptoms. The elder plant has been a part of medicine cabinets spanning thousands of years and across many continents. A fun fact about Elder is that its wood which is pithy in the middle can be hollowed out to make a flute.