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      Tammy Priolo
      Student

        Does one have to cook the elderberries first before making a tincture my berries are dried?

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        Dr. Patrick Jones
        Homestead Instructor

          I tincture the dried berries.

          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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        • #40392
          Tammy Priolo
          Student
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            Thus I will not bother cooking the dried berries then and just tincture them.  Thanks 🙂

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            Sharon
            Student

              Doc – what are the MEDICINAL differences for elderberry when looking at syrup, tea, a tincture, or some other extraction method?  I’m sure that different extractions would pull out different properties, right?  And if my memory is working right (this would be rare) – I seem to recall you like elderberry leaves more than the berries (or maybe it was a combination of leaves and berries)?  Please, since I cannot seem to find that lesson – which is the most effective use that you’ve found for this herb?  Thanks.

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              • #41410
                Dr. Patrick Jones
                Homestead Instructor

                  Leaf is stronger than berry and shouldn’t be used in children as a single herb. Tea, tincture etc… will have similar medicinal properties.

                  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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