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Heather Wood
A few years ago I made and bottled elderberry syrup. It had ingredients like ginger root, lemon juice, and honey in it along with the juice from the elder berries. Does cooking it completely destroy the medicinal value? Also, how do you dry elder berries?
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Laura Scott
Doc talks about drying and cooking in the Individual Plants section over in the course section. I just watched it!
When I dried mine this past fall, I just cut the whole umbrel off the bush and laid them out on a table covered with craft paper. I kept turning them over for a few days and then when my dehydrator was available I put them through on a very low heat until the berries were so dry they were falling off the twigs by themselves.
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Charlotte Chumlea
I have been told that freezing the branch of ripe berries before drying results in berries fall of the stem without having to pick off each berry by hand.
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Cheryl Clark
Here is Doc’s video of how to make elderberry syrup using his kit:
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(Note that he says elderberry doesn’t mind heat, it can be boiled and it doesn’t hurt the medicinal value.)
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Dr. Patrick Jones
The medicine of elderberry seems to be unharmed by boiling/simmering.
Don't use herbs or combine herbs with medications or use them during lactation or pregnancy without talking with your healthcare provider.
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I dry the berries by air drying the umbels and then knocking the berries off after they’ve dried.
Don't use herbs or combine herbs with medications or use them during lactation or pregnancy without talking with your healthcare provider.
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