Latin name: Sambucus nigra L. ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli Syn.: S. canadensis L.
Botanical family: Caprifoliaceae
Growth habit: Shrub
Vernacular name(s): common elder, elderberry (Eng.)
sureau du Canada, sureau blanc (Fr.)
pipigwe-minan (Chippewa)
Uses:
Bark :Used as an emetic and physic [Algonquians 63; Mi'kmaq 60]. Tea used as an emetic and laxative [Algonquin 69].
Roots :Steeped and taken as an emetic and physic [Chippewa 85].
Flowers :Dried and used to make a tea drunk as a diaphoretic [66].