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I am a real human being, seriously. I say that because this might be my first 5* review. I heard about Sambucol from KK.org cool tools. The guy who started O'Reilly media books (I think) said he takes it all the time, although a different brand, to not get sick. He takes it and a whole slew of other sort of not-exactly-name-brand/sometimes-Chinese herbal remedy type things. I don't usually go for that kind of thing, but I had also heard on You Bet Your Garden WHYY (NPR), that elderberries have been proven in some study to have anti-viral properties. I didn't think there was anything that was really anti-viral besides inocculation, so I was intrigued. I have a two year-old and anticipate getting all sorts of colds and probably some mutation of the flu this year. The advice I heard was to take it a lot -- 4 times per day. When I started coming down with a sore throat and stuffy nose and body pains a week or two ago, I ordered this. I got received it two days into the sickness. I took it as directed and honestly felt strangely better within maybe 1-2 days. I took it as directed for about five days and tapered down to once-per-day for a couple more day. I never got sick. Of course, if you don't get sick, you can never really know if you were going to get full-blown cold or flu ... but I'm pretty sure I was. And I'm pretty sure this stuff slammed the door shut on it. I've never, ever had that experience before. I don't believe in the Vitamin C or Zinc or Echinacea stuff. I do believe that if you get stuck in the rain on a cold day, you're probably compromising your immune system and will get sick. I do believe that if you share cigarettes or drinks or swap spit with people, you'll probably get sick. I can almost not believe this worked. But, again, I'm pretty sure it did something. It's expensive but I'll buy it again when I run out. The funny thing is that the study I read about elderberries and viruses named a different brand specifically and also said that studies were inconclusive with H1N1, AIDS and pregnant women. But, apart from that, it backed up everything else I read. And once I started looking around, I see lots of people giving this stuff a high rating. My vegan friends were like, duh, of course elderberries work. We've been using it for years. I'll keep buying this stuff but I'm planting an elderberry tree in my backyard too. Thanks!