Sambucus

Also known as elder

Sambucus is a genus of between 20 and 30 species of flowering plants in the family Adoxaceae. The various species are commonly referred to as elder, with the flowers as elderflower, and the fruit as elderberry.

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Sambucus is a group of flowering plants commonly known as elder, which includes between 20 and 30 different species. The plant produces elderflowers and elderberries, which are widely used and recognized in food, beverages, and traditional remedies.

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Species

red-berried elder

Sambucus

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderDipsacales
FamilyViburnaceae

Observations104,537

Observations recorded1,647,793

接骨木属（学名：Sambucus）约20余种，广泛分布在全球南北的温带和亚热带地区，在北半球种类最多，在南半球仅限于南美洲和澳洲部分地区。以前的分类方法将其列入忍冬科，但最新的根据基因分类的APG 分类法将其列入五福花科。接骨木属植物一般为灌木或小乔木，只有两种为多年生草本，落叶对生，为奇数羽状复叶，5-30厘米长，小叶有锯齿；花小，聚合成圆锥状聚伞花序，白色或黄白色，春季末开花；果实为浆果，为红色、蓝色或黑色，也有少数为黄色或白色。

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Research

1,581 papers

Black elderberry (Sambucus nigra) supplementation effectively treats upper respiratory symptoms: A meta-analysis of randomized, controlled clinical trials.Complementary therapies in medicine · 2019Hawkins J, Baker C, Cherry L et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2018.12.004
Elderberry (Sambucus nigra L.): Bioactive Compounds, Health Functions, and Applications.ReviewJournal of agricultural and food chemistry · 2022Liu D, He XQ, Wu DT et al.DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c00010
Lignans from Sambucus williamsii Protect Bone Via Microbiome.ReviewCurrent osteoporosis reports · 2024Xiao HH, Mok DK, Yao XS et al.DOI: 10.1007/s11914-024-00883-1
Sambucus williamsii Hance: A comprehensive review of traditional uses, processing specifications, botany, phytochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, and pharmacokinetics.ReviewJournal of ethnopharmacology · 2024Lei X, Zhang Y, Wei X et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2024.117940
Genus Sambucus: Exploring Its Potential as a Functional Food Ingredient with Neuroprotective Properties Mediated by Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Mechanisms.ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024Merecz-Sadowska A, Sitarek P, Zajdel K et al.DOI: 10.3390/ijms25147843
Ethnobotany, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology of the genus Sambucus L. (Viburnaceae).ReviewJournal of ethnopharmacology · 2022Waswa EN, Li J, Mkala EM et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2022.115102
Sambucus nigra.The Homoeopathic recorder · 1946McLAREN KA
Bioactive triterpenoids from Sambucus javanica Blume.Natural product research · 2020Chen F, Liu DL, Wang W et al.DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2019.1596092

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Commons category: Sambucus
taxon name: Sambucus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=10679
Commons gallery: Sambucus
taxon common name: 接骨木属
PAEnflowered taxon URL: www.paenflowered.org/apgii/dipsacales/adoxaceae/sambucus

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Contents

Description
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Ecology
Cultivation
Toxicity
Uses
Nutrition
Chemistry
Dietary supplement
Traditional medicine
Pigments
Other
In culture
Explanatory notes
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== Description == Elders are mostly fast-growing shrubs or small trees (rarely to ) tall, with a few species being herbaceous plants tall. The oppositely arranged leaves are pinnate with 5–9 leaflets (or, rarely, 3 or 11). Each leaf is long, and the leaflets have serrated margins. They bear large clusters of small white or cream-coloured flowers in late spring or early summer; these are followed by clusters of small berries that are green when immature, ripening black, blue-black, or red (rarely yellow or white).