Health benefits of elderberries
Posted on: 28/Dec/2018 10:16:15 AM
How many of us know what an elderberry is? The elderberry or elder belongs to the family named ‘Adoxaceae’ and the leaves are pinnate in nature. The superb point is during the late spring season large clusters of white or cream coloured flowers appear and these are followed by clusters of small black coloured or blue-black coloured or red coloured berries.
The various ingredients present in these elderberries are proteins, fats, fibre, minerals like potassium, phosphorus, Vitamins like B6, B2 and C. The elderberries also have folic acid, biotin, beta carotene plus others like pantothenic acid, nicotinamide etc in them.
We could get many health benefits by consuming elderberries and they are
Digestion gets better:
The presence of dietary fibres in elderberries helps us in the digestion. The bowel movements in us get improved and issues like bloating are avoided. The health of our digestive system gets improved by the intake of elderberries.
Good for weight reduction:
For those who want to reduce their weights, intake of elderberries could give them a superb solution. It is said that the dietary fibres present in elderberries does amazingly in making us feel full. This would result in less food intake by us and hence weight would be lost.
Blood sugar levels get lowered:
This is also one fantastic health advantage of eating elderberries. The studies have shown that this fruit has the ability to clear excess sugar present in the bloodstream. The insulin resistance gets lowered and blood sugar levels get reduced.
Lowers the risk of UTI:
UTI or urinary tract infection is highly common in the women. Various symptoms are burning sensations, uncontrollable urge to pass urine, blood in the urine etc. Intake of elderberry could reduce the risk of UTI. The diuretic property of elderberry plays an important role in reducing the load on the kidneys by increasing the urination.
Brain function is improved:
Treatment of cognitive impairment plus other related mental diseases could be possible by the presence of anthocyanins in the elderberries. Our brain function gets improved.
Cancer prevented:
It is revealed that the presence of anthocyanins plus others like flavonoids and polyphenols in elderberries makes elderberries a potent natural agent in fighting cancer. The studies have shown that black elderberry or Sambucus nigra is effective in preventing the progression of ovarian cancer.
Cold, cough etc are relieved:
By the intake of elderberries we could get relief from issues like cold, cough etc. The presence of vitamins, minerals plus antioxidants in elderberries plays a huge role here.
For good skin health:
The information is elderberries could protect us from harmful UV radiations. Researchers from University of Alabama at Birmingham have shown that the skin product having extracts of elderberry had 9.88 SPF or sun protection factor. Our skin could look young and glowing by the intake of this fruit.
Relief from allergy:
By eating elderberries it isis possible to get relief from issueS like inflammation of sinus, sneezing, itching and watery eyes etc in us. The anti-inflammatory as well as immune-stimulating properties of this fruit play a great role.
