Blütezeit: Juni bis Juli
Erntezeit: Blätter vor und nach der Blüte, reife Beeren, Rinde im Frühjahr, Wurzel im Frühjahr oder Herbst
Sammelgut: Blüten, Blätter, Früchte, Rinde, Wurzel
Heilwirkung: nierenwirksam, blasenwirksam, schweißtreibend, blutreinigend, hustenlindernd
Mythologie: 'It was thought that if you burned elder wood you would see the Devil, but if you planted elder by your house it would keep the Devil away. It is also known as the ‘Judas tree’ as Judas Iscariot is said to have hanged himself from an elder tree.'
Botanische Merkmale: Laubblätter unpaarig gefiedert; Infloreszenz: Rispe, Blüte radiärsymmetrisch, flache, schirmförmige Rispe; Frucht: schwarze Steinbeere; Nährstoffzeiger; planare bis submontane Waldschläge, Auwälder; als alte Obst- und Heilpflanze kultiviert.
Plants For A Future: Sambucus nigra: The leaves, berries and bark of elder are used as dye sources, although dyes from the berries fade quickly. The leaves yield colors in the yellow to green range, the bark creamy-beiges, and the berries shades of purple. The pomace (fruit marc) of the berries gives red-brown colors on wool fibers, no mordant used; Distiller's wash of the berries produces rose colors on wool fibers, no mordant used; Concentrated juice of the berries gives violet on wool fibers, use alum mordant; poor to medium light fastness, medium to good water fastness.
