Elderberry has some awesome health benefits and has been used for centuries in North America, Western Asia, Europe and North Africa. Its traditional benefits of are: -stimulate the immune system -protect against free radicals that attack healthy cells. -topical elderberry tinctures and have long been used to treat dental pain, cut, bruises, skin issues. -fight cold, flu and infections. -Have antiviral properties that prevent or reduce the severity of some common infections Its antioxidant activity is USEFUL for coughs, colds and other viral and bacterial infections and tonsillitis. People who have taken Elderberry fruit have reported less severe symptoms and have felt much better, much faster than those who did not.