Flavonoids are another ingredient that places elderberries in the category of antioxidant-rich, capable of preventing cell damage. One study suggested that the elderberry extract called Sambucol could shorten flu duration by up to three days. Other traditional uses of elderberry flowers are as external antiseptic washes and poultices to treat wounds, and as an eye wash for conjunctivitis and eye inflammation.
JUNIPERO SERRA and the Sacred Expedition. Lived: 1713-1784. Explored California in: 1769-1784. Exploring for: Spain. Explored: by land from San Diego to San Francisco. Father Serra was the spiritual leader of the Sacred Expedition, the first Spanish attempt to found a settlement in Alta (Upper) California.
Confidence votes 648. Mission San Gabriel is a Franciscan Mission established by Father Junipero Serra on Sept 8, 1771 near the present town of Montebello in California. Father Pedro Cambon cambÃ³n And Father joseph de La somera assisted in the founding of The. missionission San Gabriel was one of the wealthiest missions of the time. In it were planted crops of wheat, beans, corn, and vineyards. The missionaries also raised cattle and sheep.