{"id":5040,"date":"2014-01-18T18:45:40","date_gmt":"2014-01-18T23:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/68.183.58.104\/learn\/?p=5040"},"modified":"2021-06-19T00:01:33","modified_gmt":"2021-06-19T04:01:33","slug":"black-elderberry-immune-system-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/black-elderberry-immune-system-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Elderberry &#8211; Immune System Support*"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<h2>Black Elderberry &#8211; What It Is<\/h2>\n<p>Primarily found in Europe and North America, black elderberries have long been used in traditional cultures to support immune function, earning its name as an &#8220;Elder&#8221; plant in Native American Herbalism due to its role in tribal medicines to promote health and vitality.*\u00a0 Elderberries have also been used as a food source for making wine and syrup. The bush has been referred to as &#8220;the medicine tree of the common people.&#8221; Elderberry&#8217;s use as an immune supportive botanical can even be traced back to ancient Rome.*<\/p>\n<h3>Black Elderberry &#8211; What It Does<\/h3>\n<p>There are many species of elderberry; however, the bulk of the scientific research has been performed on Black Elderberry, or Sambucus nigra. Two double-blind, placebo-controlled studies have found that Black Elderberry:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Supports natural immune defenses*<\/li>\n<li>Supports the body when challenged with foreign invaders*<\/li>\n<li>Rapidly restores health following immune challenges*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Black Elderberry &#8211; How It Works<\/h3>\n<p>Human clinical trials have shown that Black Elderberry works, but how? Laboratory studies points to some interesting mechanisms of action for Black Elderberry:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Normalizes the production of inflammatory cytokines, indicating an immuno-supportive effect*<\/li>\n<li>Protects the integrity of cell membranes from being compromised*<\/li>\n<li>Elderberry antioxidants are incorporated into cell membranes and cell fluids, where they provide antioxidant protection*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Click here for a selection of Elderberry products available through Peach Vitamins website.<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>References:<\/h3>\n<p>Barak V, et al. Isr Med Assoc J. Nov. 4[suppl 11]:919-922.<\/p>\n<p>Zakay-Ronnes Z, et al. J Altern Complement Med. 1995 Winter;1[4]:361-369.<\/p>\n<p>Youdim KA, Martin A, Joseph JA. Free Radic Biol Med. 2000 Jul 1;29[1]:51-60.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-small\">*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Elderberry &#8211; What It Is Primarily found in Europe and North America, black elderberries have long been used in traditional cultures to support immune function, earning its name as an &#8220;Elder&#8221; plant in Native American Herbalism due to its role in tribal medicines to promote health and vitality.*\u00a0 Elderberries have also been used as &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/black-elderberry-immune-system-support\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1274,8529],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5040"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5040"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5040\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}