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A new study of the properties of the elderberry plant, published this year, suggests its compounds could be a powerful medicine in preventing and reducing flu symptoms. Elderberry, also known as Sambucus, is regarded as an antioxidant-rich fruit across Europe and North America, and its flowers and leaves have been used in folk medicines to relieve pain, swelling and inflammation, while stimulating the production of urine and to induce sweating. Traditionally, the plant's bark was made into both diuretics and laxatives, and it was sometimes used to induce vomiting. But these are only some of the superfood’s properties. According to a report in Healthline, traditional folk people used the dried berries to make medicinal juices to help treat “influenza, infections