Sambucus javanica, the Chinese elder, is a species of elderberry in the family Viburnaceae native to subtropical and tropical Asia. It is native to Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, China (except in the north), India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia (in Sabah), the Philippines, southern Thailand, and Vietnam. It is a perennial herb or a small shrub 1–2 m (3 ft 3 in – 6 ft 7 in) tall.
Parts of the plant are used as analgesics, blood purifiers, bowel and bladder stimulants, or even for poison. It is also believed to be an aid against numbness, rheumatism, spasms, swelling, and trauma, as well as for general bone and circulatory health.
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Deyuan Hong; Qiner Yang; Valéry Malécot & David E. Boufford. "Sambucus javanica". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 21 March 2013. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242425216 ↩
"Sambucus javanica". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 March 2013. https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=32990 ↩
Deyuan Hong; Qiner Yang; Valéry Malécot & David E. Boufford. "Sambucus javanica". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 21 March 2013. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242425216 ↩
James A. Duke. "Sambucus javanica (CAPRIFOLIACEAE)". Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. Retrieved 10 May 2011. https://phytochem.nal.usda.gov/phytochem/ethnoPlants/show/1799 ↩
James A. Duke. "Sambucus javanica (CAPRIFOLIACEAE)". Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. Retrieved 10 May 2011. https://phytochem.nal.usda.gov/phytochem/ethnoPlants/show/1799 ↩