Elderberry Research Links:

  1. Inhibition of Several Strains of Influenza Virus in Vitro and Reduction of Symptoms by an Elderberry Extract {Sambucus nigra L.) during an Outbreak of Influenza B Panama.
Journal of Alternative Complementary Medecine . Winter 1995;1(4):361-9.  
Z Zakay-Rones, N Varsano, M Zlotnik, O Manor, L Regev, M Schlesinger, M Mumcuoglu
  1. Randomized Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Oral Elderberry Extract in the Treatment of Influenza A and B Virus Infections
Journal of International Medical Research. Mar-Apr 2004;32(2):132-40.  
Z Zakay-Rones, E Thom, T Wollan, J Wadstein
  1. Elderberry Supplementation Reduces Cold Duration and Symptoms in Air-Travellers: A Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial
Nutrients . 2016 Mar 24;8(4):182.  Evelin Tiralongo, Shirley S. Wee, and Rodney A. Lea
  1. Black elderberry (Sambucus nigra) supplementation effectively treats upper respiratory symptoms: A meta-analysis of randomized, controlled clinical Trials
Complementary Therapies in Medicine Volume 42, February 2019, Pages 361-365.  Jessie Hawkins, Colby Baker, Lindsey Cherry, Elizabeth Dunne
  1. A Systematic Review on the Sambuci fructus Effect and Efficacy Profiles.
Phytotherapy Research.  2010 Jan;24(1):1-8.  J E Vlachojannis, M Cameron, S Chrubasik
  1. Inhibitory activity of a standardized elderberry liquid extract against clinically-relevant human respiratory bacterial pathogens and influenza A and B viruses
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2011, 11:16.  Christian Krawitz, Mobarak Abu Mraheil, Michael Stein, Can Imirzalioglu, Eugen Domann, Stephan Pleschka, Torsten Hain
  1. Sambucus nigra extracts inhibit infectious bronchitis virus at an early point during replication
BMC Veterinary Research 2014, 10:24.  Christie Chen, David M Zuckerman, Susanna Brantley, Michka Sharpe, Kevin Childress, Egbert Hoiczyk, and Amanda R Pendleton
  1. Interfering With Lipid Raft Association: A Mechanism to Control Influenza Virus Infection By Sambucus Nigra
Iran J Pharm Res. 2017 Summer; 16(3): 1147–1154. Shahla Shahsavandi, Mohammad Majid Ebrahimi, and Ameneh Hasaninejad Farahani
  1. Plant-made virus-like particles bearing influenza hemagglutinin (HA) recapitulate early interactions of native influenza virions with human monocytes/macrophages
Vaccine Volume 35, Issue 35, Part B, 16 August 2017, Pages 4629-4636. Alexander I. Makarkov, Sabrina Chierzi, Stéphane Pillet, Keith K. Murai, Nathalie Landry,Brian J. Ward