Use of red elderberry (Sambucus racemosa) fruits in the Jomon period

Nodoka Hiraoka, Hiroo Nasu and Akihiro Kaneko

We found that brewing of red elderberry produced less than 1% of alcohol. The fruits contain relatively high levels of vitamin C and E. These results indicated the necessity to verify the use of red elderberry in the Jomon period from two aspects, as a source of vitamins and for rituals.

植生史研究

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