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Elderberry: study protocols

13 study groups say how much Elderberry participants took a day. These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Elderberry: what the research found →

Dose per serving from products

441 products in our catalogue print how much Elderberry a serving holds.

Most common: 50 mg to 100 mg, 25% of 441 products.

Dose per servingProducts
25 mg or less
21
25 mg to 50 mg
71
50 mg to 100 mg
112
100 mg to 250 mg
70
250 mg to 500 mg
67
500 mg to 1 g
39
1 g to 2.5 g
12
2.5 g to 5 g
31
over 5 g
18

Dose per serving from research

10 study groups in 8 studies say how much Elderberry participants took a day.

These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Most common: 100 mg to 250 mg, 30% of 10 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
50 mg or less
1
50 mg to 100 mg
1
100 mg to 250 mg
3
250 mg to 500 mg
2
500 mg to 1 g
0
1 g to 2.5 g
0
2.5 g to 5 g
0
5 g to 10 g
0
10 g to 25 g
0
25 g to 50 g
1
50 g to 100 g
0
100 g to 250 g
0
250 g to 500 g
1
500 g to 1,000 g
1

Commonly used together

7 of 13 study groups took Elderberry with something else. Shown: what 3 or more different studies gave.

What was given together, not what works together.

Taken withStudy groups
Zinc
5

13 study groups

Study
The Effect of Mouthwash with Sambucus williamsii var. coreana Extract on Halitosis: A Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study
2022 · Sambucus williamsii var. coreana extract group · Adults aged 18–? years, men and women, with at least 16 healthy remaining teeth and without the listed oral or systemic exclusions
10 mg5 days39
Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of American Elderberry Juice for Improving Cognition and Inflammation in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment
2024 · elderberry juice intervention · Adults aged 50 years or older with mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
15 mL26 weeks11
One-Week Elderberry Juice Treatment Increases Carbohydrate Oxidation after a Meal Tolerance Test and Is Well Tolerated in Adults: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study
2023 · elderberry juice treatment · Adults aged 22–75 years with BMI >25 who were otherwise healthy; overweight or obese
177 mL7 days10
Randomized study of the efficacy and safety of oral elderberry extract in the treatment of influenza A and B virus infections
2004 · elderberry · Adults aged 18–54 with influenza-like symptoms for 48 hours or less
60 mL5 days—
Difensil Immuno Reduces Recurrence and Severity of Tonsillitis in Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial
2020 · Group B (GB) · Children younger than 8 years with at least 3 fever-associated tonsillitis episodes per year and Mackenzie score >2
183 mg45 days41
Difensil Immuno Reduces Recurrence and Severity of Tonsillitis in Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial
2020 · Group A (GA) · Children younger than 8 years with at least 3 fever-associated tonsillitis episodes per year and Mackenzie score >2
112 mg90 days40
Effects of a mixed berry beverage on cognitive functions and cardiometabolic risk markers; A randomized cross-over study in healthy older adults
2017 · Berry beverage · Healthy men and women aged 50–70 years with BMI ≤28 kg/m²
50 g5 weeks40
A Pilot, Phase II, Observational, Case-Control, 1-Month Study on Asthenopia in Video Terminal Operators without Dry Eye: Contrast Sensitivity and Quality of Life before and after the Oral Consumption of a Fixed Combination of Zinc, L-Carnitine, Extract of Elderberry, Currant and Extract of Eleutherococcus
2021 · group T = treatment · VDT workers of any age and gender, without dry eye and with symptoms of ocular discomfort
300 mg30 days15
Effect of Dietary Supplementation with Lutein, Zeaxanthin, and Elderberries on Dry Eye Disease (DED) and Immunity: A Randomized Controlled Trial
2024 · intervention group · Adults aged 18 years or older with dry eye symptoms
100 mg20 days—
A One-Week Elderberry Juice Intervention Augments the Fecal Microbiota and Suggests Improvement in Glucose Tolerance and Fat Oxidation in a Randomized Controlled Trial
2024 · elderberry juice (EBJ) · Adults aged 22–75 years with overweight or obesity who were otherwise healthy
355 g7 days18
One-Week Elderberry Juice Intervention Promotes Metabolic Flexibility in the Transcriptome of Overweight Adults During a Meal Challenge
2025 · elderberry juice (EBJ) · overweight and obese adults; 15 of the 18 trial completers were female
710 g7 days18
Use of Nutraceuticals in Elderly to Fight Inflammation and Immuno-Senescence: A Randomized Case-Control Study
2022 · TG1 · Hospitalized adults older than 65 years; sex not restricted; recruited for causes other than cancer, with specified immune-disease and infection exclusions
183 mg12 weeks30
Use of Nutraceuticals in Elderly to Fight Inflammation and Immuno-Senescence: A Randomized Case-Control Study
2022 · TG2 · Hospitalized adults older than 65 years; sex not restricted; recruited for causes other than cancer, with specified immune-disease and infection exclusions
366 mg6 weeks30