My main problem with elderberry is that I can't reconcile the recommendations about dosage, even from one single source. Looking at the two main published studies and the labels on commercially available products, I can't make sense of the dosage units and procedure. Chris Masterjohn recommends something like 1000 mg of elderberry extract daily, split in two doses. However, the studies cited to support this dosage make use of Sambucol, which advertises 38% concentration (or 1.83g per 5 ml dose). So, how many millilitres daily would be required? T... (read more)
My main problem with elderberry is that I can't reconcile the recommendations about dosage, even from one single source. Looking at the two main published studies and the labels on commercially available products, I can't make sense of the dosage units and procedure. Chris Masterjohn recommends something like 1000 mg of elderberry extract daily, split in two doses. However, the studies cited to support this dosage make use of Sambucol, which advertises 38% concentration (or 1.83g per 5 ml dose). So, how many millilitres daily would be required? T... (read more)