Learn About Our Ingredients – Pop quiz: What do the following Elderberry Family Farms products have in common? • Elderberry Citrus Ginger Tea • Elderberry Plus Immune Tincture • Elderberry Fruit Blend Tea • Elderberry Plus Rosehip Extract If you answered “elderberry” of course you would be right. Because we […]
Yearly Archives: 2022
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NEW Recipe! Elderberry Thumbprint Cookies The holidays are just around the corner and there’s nothing we like better than finding new ways to use our elderberry products in new cooking projects. Today we’re playing around in the farm kitchen with Elderberry Jam and Elderberry Orange Jam. Our Elderberry Jam is […]
What the Experts Say – The elder tree has a long history of traditional medicinal uses among herbalists, documented since ancient times. As early as the fifth century BCE, the writings of such luminaries as Hippocrates, Dioscorides and Pliny the Elder described the medicines derived from the fruit and flowers […]
We make an elderberry syrup here on the farm that is exclusively sweetened with honey. Honey costs more than sugar, so why do we do it? Honey is truly one of nature’s wonders. It’s been around for a long time, and as you know, it is the nectar gathered from […]
ELDERBERRY AND NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS May elderberry assist motor recovery and muscle coordination? Abstract “Huntington’s disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder which begins in the striatum and then spreads to other neural areas. Knownas a progressive movement cognitive disorder, HD has no efficient therapy. Although the exact mechanism of HD […]
Sparkling Summer Drinks How to Use Elderberry Cordial Summer is just a few weeks away, and with it… hot Utah weather! During the summer months a sweet, cold drink is especially appealing. Unfortunately, that means we often reach for the worst possible solution to our thirst. Heavily sweetened commercial drinks […]
ELDERBERRY AND CHOLESTEROL Can elderberries reduce aortic cholesterol in atherosclerosis? Abstract “Serum high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) is a risk factor considered to be protective of atherosclerosis. However, atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease and contributes to impairment in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) function, including reductions in HDL-C, HDL antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. Anthocyanins […]
ELDERBERRY AND ENHANCED EXERCISE PERFORMANCE Could elderberries enhance exercise performance? Abstract “Polyphenols are secondary metabolites involved in a myriad of critical processes in plants. Over recent decades, special attention has been paid to the anti-oxidative role of fruit-derived polyphenols in the human diet, with evidence supporting the contribution of polyphenols […]
Soothing Citrus Ginger Comfort in a Cup It’s still a bit nippy outside on a spring morning, and that means a hot cup of tea is just the thing to start the day. But by afternoon we’re shedding the sweaters and looking for something cool to drink. Such is the […]
ELDERBERRY AND OBESITY ASSOCIATED DISEASES Does elderberry target chronic inflammation as it relates to obesity-induced health problems? Abstract “Chronic low-grade inflammation plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of obesity, due to its associated chronic diseases such as type II diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, pulmonary diseases and cancer. Thus, targeting inflammation is an […]