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  • No ingredients exceed tolerable upper intake levels
  • 33% of ingredients have research evidence
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Label Data

5 mL Serving Size
47 Servings
Botanical Product Type
33% Evidence Coverage

Supplement Facts — Evidence Check

Calories
15 Calorie(s)
Total Carbohydrates
4 Gram(s) (1% DV)
📊 Market median: 175.0mg (497 products) 📚 11 studies (Tier A: 0, B: 1)
This product: 500mg

Other Ingredients

Vegetable Glycerin de-ionized Water Citric Acid Potassium Sorbate

Label Claims — Verification

All Other
Structure/Function
All Other (100% of products) Structure/Function (91% of products) Nutrient (41% of products)

Target Groups

Vegan Vegetarian Adult (18 - 50 Years) Gluten Free Dairy Free

Product Information

📋 Directions for Use

Suggested usage: Shake well before using. Take 1 teaspoon (5 mL) 1 to 3 times daily, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner. Can be taken directly, or mixed with water or juice.

⚠️ Warnings & Precautions

Cautions/Interactions: Consult your healthcare practitioner if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.

Keep out of reach of children.

Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish or shellfish ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.

🧪 Formulation Notes

How it works: Black elderberry (Sambucus nigra) fruit has a long history of use as a tonic in traditional European herbal systems. Black elderberries are known to possess a variety of natural compounds that help to maintain health and well-being, such as potent, free radical-scavenging anthocyanins and other beneficial nutrients.

Protocol For Life Balance Sambucus Black Elderberry Liquid Concentrate is a non-GMO supplement formulated with a 10:1 elderberry concentrate that delivers 500 mg per teaspoon serving.

Protocol For Life Balance Sambucus Black Elderberry Liquid Concentrate is a non-GMO supplement formulated with a 10:1 elderberry concentrate that delivers 500 mg per teaspoon serving.

- 10:1 Concentrate - 500 mg per teaspoon

Non-GMO

Vegetarian/Vegan

Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish or shellfish ingredients.

Natural color variation may occur in this product.

Additional Information

Store in a cool, dry, dark place after opening.

Product Details

UPC / SKU 7 07359 14852 9
DSLD Entry Date 2022-01-22
Product Type Botanical
Form Liquid
DSLD ID 258702
Data Updated 2026-04-11

Research Evidence

12 Research Sources
48 Avg Quality Score
4 Rct
4 Systematic Review
2 Meta Analysis
1 Clinical Trial
1 Openfda Safety
B Black elderberry (Sambucus nigra) supplementation effectively treats upper respiratory symptoms: A meta-analysis of randomized, controlled clinical trials
Meta Analysis Complementary therapies in medicine 2019
C Elderberry Supplementation Reduces Cold Duration and Symptoms in Air-Travellers: A Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial
Rct Nutrients 2016
C Elderberry for prevention and treatment of viral respiratory illnesses: a systematic review
Systematic Review BMC complementary medicine and therapies 2021
C Effect of herbal compounds on coronavirus; a systematic review and meta-analysis
Meta Analysis Virology journal 2022
C Anthroposophic medicine in the treatment of pediatric pseudocroup: A systematic review
Systematic Review Complementary therapies in medicine 2018
C Effect of Dietary Supplementation with Lutein, Zeaxanthin, and Elderberries on Dry Eye Disease (DED) and Immunity: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Rct Nutrients
C A systematic review on the sambuci fructus effect and efficacy profiles
Systematic Review Phytotherapy research : PTR 2010
C An evidence-based systematic review of elderberry and elderflower (Sambucus nigra) by the Natural Standard Research Collaboration
Systematic Review Journal of dietary supplements 2014
C Physical Fitness, Body Composition and Frailty in Elderly People.Exercise Program Effecsts. EXERNET Elder 3.0
Clinical Trial ClinicalTrials.gov 2018
C Inhibition of several strains of influenza virus in vitro and reduction of symptoms by an elderberry extract (Sambucus nigra L.) during an outbreak of influenza B Panama
Rct Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) 1995
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