Black Elderberry has incredible antiviral properties and has a major affinity with the respiratory tract from the sinuses to the lungs. Elderberry also contains lecthins which can stop the replication of different strains of the flu virus. It is a safe and natural way alleviate colds and flu. You can obtain Elderberry in a liquid supplement, which like homeopathic remedies, provide definitive proof that not everything which is good for you has to taste vile. There is even a children’s liquid supplement, which might actually pass muster with your kids, too.