Aug 042007







Elderberry Elixir

For your elixir, it’s helpful to have on hand:
▪    A good stirring spoon

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  73 Responses to “Elderberry Elixir”

  1. I made this wonderful elixir over a year ago. How do I know when it is no longer fit for consumption? It has a much more potent alcohol taste than a year ago, but seems to be every bit as effective as last year. One jar seems to be more brown than purple. Should I make it fresh each year? Thanks.

  2. You should be able to tell by the taste, if it starts tasting at all off (as in fermented in a bad way) then it’s probably not good, but otherwise it should be effective for several years… I usually run out every year though, so I make more pretty frequently.

  3. I have been reading your website and have taken down details of the elderberry elixir, thank you so much Kiva…I did not know anything about elderberrys until I was saying a prayer one day for a solution to my lung problem and elderberrys popped into my mind!
    I was diagnosed with Allergic Intrinsic Alveolitus in 2008 and the specialist said it was the feathers from my cockateil bird I had for 27 years. I used to kiss him and did not realise I was giving myself a disease! Sadly he died a long while ago…but my lungs have got steadily worse and I have been really breathless for the past 3 months or so. I take hyssop tincture which does help with the mucus, but the breathlessness is still there. On xray it shows all the bits of white inflammation on my lungs. I have a steroid inhaler and ordinary one, (which I have refused to take up until the past week as I have osteoporosis and steroid take the minerals out of your bones) I actually literally watched my own mum crumble away as she was on permanent steroids…and the doctors wonder why I will not take them?? I am a therapist myself and into all the alternative remedies and your site has given me new hope. I got the hyssop from a lady whom I trust, I also eat very healthy and take lots of vits/minerals. Hope I haven’t written too much?

  4. Kiva. I hve made this 2 years running and missed last year. I felt uch a difference. Elderberries are lready coming on in my area. Thank you so much for this tecipe. It is one of the best medicines i provide my family. And yes my toddler loves it and asks for it every day. I think she has developed a taste for alcohol as she loves rescue remedy as well. But lo. Hopefully she associates it with medicine and in very small doses.

  5. Dear Kiva Rose,

    First of all, what a gem of a website! A treasure chest full of recipes and information about all things good that God’s provided for us to keep us happy and healthy… Super!

    Just a quick question for you, and I hope I’m not repeating a question that has already been asked! Just too many comments to read through. :) Anyway, you mention dosages in units of ‘dropper fulls’. Please may I ask how much a ‘dropper full’ holds?

    Thank you once again for a fab website!

    Kindest Regards,
    Angel in Gloucester, UK

  6. Hi Kiva, if I use the dried berries do I blitz them first into a powder? Also I was a little concern about using alcohol as it’s for my children 5 year old & 7 yr old. Could I replace the alcohol with pear juice, or would it not be as effective?
    Lol Dee :)

    • No, you should NOT make them into a powder. Some people have a strong response to the ground seeds and will become very nauseous or vomit from ingesting them.

      And no, you definitely cannot replace the alcohol with pear juice, it would just ferment and rot. Please understand that the amount of alcohol being ingested by a child for a dose of this is far less than what naturally occurs in something like an overripe banana…. but if you’re very concerned about the alcohol for some reason, make a syrup instead.

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