Scientific Name: Sambucus nigraCommon Names: elder, mother elder, elderberries, elderflowersFamily: Caprifoliaceae-Honeysuckle Family Uses: sweat-inducing for fevers encourage circulation, colds and flu bronchial and upper-respiratory allergy and hay fever eye wash tonsillitis and sore throat mild laxative rheumatism and gout inflammation The Elder, with its flat-topped masses of creamy-white, fragrant blossoms, followed by large dropping bunches ofContinue reading “Elder Flowers”