Elderberry -Sambucus nigra -Бузина чёрная

Since early childhood, I am familiar with this plant, or rather say with a tree. I collected inflorescences of elderberry, dried them and handed them over to the pharmacy. Then there were no special dryers, dried simply on sheets of paper.

I did not like being in the thickets of this plant. Even when this plant does not bloom, its leaves and branches radiate a strange smell, which I was not very pleasant. This is for an amateur.

After reading a lot of information about elderberry, I'm surprised. In our culture, this planting did not take root.

I read that in many nationalities, the elderly ripe elderberries are widely used. They are eaten raw, used in baking and are made from them drinks.

In those days when there was no Internet, I was told that the elderberry berries are poisonous. It is possible that someone tried to eat the immature berries, and this led to toxicity. Unripe elderberry berries are really toxic.

The seeds, leaves, bark and stems of the plant are considered poisonous.

Thus, steriotypes are born. Maybe because of this. the population of the town in moldova is very extensive. It can be seen in any planting of trees, along roads.

Many people do not suspect what a valuable product is next to them.

Inflorescences are helpful in diseases of the respiratory system. Berries, this is an excellent laxative. When you eat them, the main thing is then to have time to reach. This is probably the second reason why they look with apprehension at these berries. Public toilet next to can not be.

From the hollow branches of elder, they are empty inside, more precisely, there is a substance similar to cotton wool, which is easy to remove, we made flutes and whistles.

But, its name was received by the elder, because of its hollow trunks, furs were made to kindle foci and to supply air to the forge.