Sambucus mexicana may refer to the following North American black or blue elderberry species: All preparations and uses of all parts (except the flowers) of Sambucus is with regards to the deadly amount of cyanide carried within the plant.
With that aside, the medicinal benefits of this plant are immense and have carried its fortune from pre-colonial times until now.
[7] The bark of Sambucus is often used as “a cathartic, laxative, and diuretic”.
[7] The preparation of the bark involves aging for at least a year so that the cyanide has time to degrade.
Indigenous to California, Sambucus is one of the largest elder tree carrier of cyanide.