Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-666.61.12
Sambucus nigra
English: Elderberry.
German: Holunder.
Dutch: Vlier.
Content: cyanides, alkaloid, flavonoids, anthocyanins; viburnic acid, = valerianic acid; calcium oxalate.
Culture: symbol of barren, cursed place; Goddess Hel, Holunder, of the underworld, fertility, richness, happiness.
Source: Jannie Verheij, Links 1999.