Do you want to discover all the secrets of the elderberry? Then this book, published in the Our Garden collection, is for you!

You will learn information about the plant's history, the superstitions related to it, how to use it as an ornamental and medicinal plant, as well as the possibility of incorporating it into various culinary recipes.

You will be pleasantly surprised to find out that the elderberry lives for about 100 years and has numerous spectacular effects in the prevention and alternative treatment of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, herpes virus, HIV, allergies, and obesity. It can also be successfully used for various skin conditions.

It is essential to learn the correct way to harvest and cultivate it to ensure we fully benefit from the positive effects of the elderberry. By presenting all the species of elderberry, attention is drawn to the fact that the plant is toxic, so it is necessary to know all the species very well.

Even if beneficial species are picked, it is essential to make sure they are not polluted, and a method is presented to help determine this.

Finally, a multitude of recipes using the flowers and fruits of this highly appreciated plant, known since Hippocrates (460 BC), are presented.