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This is a tasty extract made from fresh, ripe, wild elderberries from our native elder tree in Oregon, Sambucus cerulea ("blue elder"). I harvest these berries from pristine sites in the Coast Range and the Cascades in the early autumn. Blue elderberries are very beautiful, developing a dust-like coating on their skins, like some grapes, which give them a wonderful silvery appearance. The tincture turns a very dark blue/purple (indicative of a high anthocyanin concentration) and thickens into an almost syrupy tincture after several weeks in alcohol. The color comes from anthocyanins and phenolic compounds in the skins of the fruits. These compounds are highly antioxidant, and elderberries are one of nature's richest sources