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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

Personally, I use a recipe that calls for berries, leaves, and small stems. But using just the berries works fine. I usually don’t have enough berries for a full batch, which is why I use the rest of the plant.

It’s important to cook elderberry preparations. Baking won’t lower the medicinal properties, it will actually improve them. There’s another compound in the raw elderberry plant that is mildly toxic, but the toxin isn’t heat-stable. Cooking renders it harmless, while not affecting the medicinal compound.


35 posted on 01/23/2020 2:58:29 PM PST by Ellendra (A single lie on our side does more damage than a thousand lies on their side.)
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To: Ellendra
Ellendra :" Cooking renders it harmless, while not affecting the medicinal compound "

Thank you !
I appreciate the information

43 posted on 01/23/2020 3:21:13 PM PST by Tilted Irish Kilt
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