I-Black elderberry iyikhambi lemvelo elisebenzayo lokwelapha umkhuhlane. Ucwaningo olwenziwa ngeminyaka yawo-90s lubonisa ukuthi abantu ababelashelwa umkhuhlane ngokukhipha amajikijolo amnyama babone ukuthuthuka kwesimo sabo ngemuva kwezinsuku ezi-2, uma kuqhathaniswa nezinsuku eziyi-6 zeqembu elaphathwa nge-placebo. I-Black elderberry nayo ibonwe njengendlela ephumelelayo yokuvimbela umkhuhlane.

I-Black elderberry ingadliwa ngendlela yezimbali noma amajikijolo. Kukhona amalungiselelo enziwe ngomumo we-black elderberries. Izinkomba ezilandelayo ziyabonakala ngezimbali ezindala:

- Ukumnika. Gcoba u-3 kuya ku-5 g wezimbali ezomisiwe ku-150 ml wamanzi abilayo imizuzu eyi-10 kuya kweyi-15. Phuza izinkomishi ezintathu ngosuku.

- Ukukhishwa kwe-fluid (1:1, g/ml). Thatha i-1,5 kuya ku-3 ml ye-black elderberry liquid extract ngosuku.

– Tincture (1:5, g/ml). Thatha i-2,5 kuya ku-7,5 ml ngosuku.