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Black Elderberry

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Testing Details
Identity Result Test Method
Black Elderberry Conforms TM-0099* Passed
Test Specification Test Method
Micro - Aerobic Plate count ≤ 25,000 cfu/g TM-0045 Passed
Micro – Yeast & Mold count ≤ 300 cfu/g TM-0046 Passed
Micro – E. coli Absent in 10 g TM-0047 Passed
Micro – Salmonella Absent in 10 g TM-0051 Passed
Heavy Metals – Arsenic ≤ 10.0 µg/day TM-0038 Passed
Heavy Metals – Cadmium ≤ 4.1 µg/day TM-0038 Passed
Heavy Metals – Mercury ≤ 0.3 µg/day TM-0038 Passed
Heavy Metals – Lead ≤ 0.5 µg/day TM-0038 Passed
Water Activity ≤ 0.65 aw J.0019* Passed
*ISO/IEC 17025:2017 | Accreditation #107080 - Gaia Herbs, Inc.; 101 Gaia Herbs Dr., Brevard, NC 28712 
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Ido D. Dagan
Director of Quality
Lab & Tech Ops
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Leslie Hubbard
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Black Elderberry

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Sambucus Nigra
Country of Origin
Austria
Format Used
Extract
Certification
Certified Organic
Plant Part Used
Fruit

Sambucus Nigra also called Black Elderberry and European Elder, is a deciduous shrub native to Europe that belongs to the Adoxaceae family along with Guelder Rose or Cramp Bark (Viburnum Opulus) and Blackhaw (Viburnum Prunifolium). The Sambucus genus is widespread, with varying species being found in Africa, throughout Europe and the Americas.

A unique species of elder, Sambucus Palmensis, is only found in the Canary Islands. Most North American species of Elder are used for the same purposes as European Elder, with the exception of Red Elder, S. Racemosa. While the Red Elder species is not commonly used in herbalism like Sambucus Nigra is, its berries were an important food source for Native Americans.

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The elder plant has deep roots in tradition. In the 9th century Charlemagne was said to proclaim that the elder plant, as a panacea, be widely planted.

In all traditions of herbalism, a display or offering of gratitude for the plant’s gifts is part of the ritual of harvesting. Native Americans make an offering to a plant before it is harvested, but in European tradition an offering for all plants was made to the Eldermother, who was thought to reside in the Eldertree.

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As American Ginseng holds the coveted position as being the ‘Grandfather’ of the herbs in some Native American traditions, Elder is the Grandmother in European ones.

Most of the black elderberry Gaia Herbs® uses is grown in Austria from the Haschberg variety and bred from a wild variety for its high anthocyanin content. Our primary source is a cooperative of 450 certified organic growers that started in the 1970s. In order to provide the highest quality material, our black elderberry is hand-harvested.



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60 Count Black Elderberry Vegan Capsules

Black Elderberry

IMMUNE*
  • A daily elderberry capsule with antioxidants to support your immune health.*
  • Our organic, vegan elderberry supplement contains an equivalent of 5,000mg of fresh black elderberry (Sambucus nigra) per capsule to support your overall health.*
  • Grown by a certified organic co-op of 450 growers that practice hand harvesting for ensured quality. Our elderberries are juiced, concentrated, and passed through a patented membrane filtration system to produce a highly concentrated extract.
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