Sambucus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sambucus ( elder or elderberry ) is a genus of between 5 and 30 species of shrubs or small trees in the moschatel family, Adoxaceae. It was formerly placed in the honeysuckle family, Caprifolia...
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Almindelig hyld, baccae, baises de sureau, battree, black berried alder, black elder, black elderberry, boor tree, bountry, boure tree, Busine (Russian), Caprifoliaceae (family), cyaniding-3-glucoside, cyaniding-3-sambubioside, devil's eye, elderberry, elderberry anthocyanins, elderberry bark agglutinin,
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-el...
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» Trees » Elder Tree (Sambucus nigra) ... So many, indeed, were its supposed medicinal virtues, that the great Boerhaave is said to have taken off his hat to every Elder-tree he passed. Well may our ancestors, therefore, have planted this tree at their doors, to shield them alike from bodily and from spiritual harm.
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www.2020site.org/trees/elder.html
www.2020site.org/trees/elder.html
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DESCRIPTION : Black elder may take the form of a shrub or small tree, 10 to 30 feet high. The bark is light brown near the bottom of the stem, gray-white higher up, somewhat torn and stippled with warts. The leaves are opposite, ... An Elder tree growing on your land protects it from negative energy and lightning attacks.
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www.shee-eire.com/Herbs,Trees&Fungi/Trees/Elder/Factshe...
www.shee-eire.com/Herbs,Trees&Fungi/Trees/Elder/Factsheet1.htm
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A folk-tale about an elder-tree witch from Somerset is worth repeating here. It tells of a farmer who discovered his cows were being milked by a witch disguised as an elder-tree. The farmer loaded his gun with a silver bullet to shoot her, but missed, and the witch chased him back to his cottage.
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druidry.org/obod/trees/elder.html
druidry.org/obod/trees/elder.html
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The Elder Tree and its place within our daily lives. This native British tree is explored for its magical properties, the medicinal usages then folklore and divination. ... Of all the native trees of the British Isles, it is the elder tree which evokes my deepest affection. Of all the trees, I talk readily to the elder and...
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www.whitedragon.org.uk/articles/elder.htm
www.whitedragon.org.uk/articles/elder.htm
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In earlier days, the Elder Tree was supposed to ward off evil influence and give protection from witches, a popular belief held in widely-distant countries. Lady Northcote says: 'The Russians believe that Elder-trees drive away evil spirits, and the Bohemians go to it with a spell to take away fever.
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www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/e/elder-04.html
www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/e/elder-04.html
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A medium-sized tree occurring on moist soil of floodplains and along streams. Although not the most desirable landscape tree, it is sometimes planted for shade. Box elder is in the same family as the maples because of its fruit characteristics...
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www.noble.org/imagegallery/woodhtml/BoxElder.html
www.noble.org/imagegallery/woodhtml/BoxElder.html
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The Elder Tree ... There was a Roman belief that the souls of the dead gathered in the elder tree until Samhain when they would be released by ceremonially burning branches of the tree. Obviously this would have to be done in a carefully controlled way, but I think is a lovely addition to a Samhain ceremony.
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myweb.tiscali.co.uk/theshire/trees/html/elder.html
myweb.tiscali.co.uk/theshire/trees/html/elder.html
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