Fig 4. We have tested the HPLC for Chinese Woody-Elderberry (Sambucus wiiliamsii ) with standard and tested materials.
Chinese Blood-red Herb-elderberry: Sambucus adnata
This elderberry is a high perennial herb or soft-wooded shrub, 1-2 meters high. The roots and rhizomes are red, bursting out red juice when broken. The stems are grass-like and have obvious ribs. The leaves are small with three to five pairs and an oblong, ovate or lanceolate shape 4-15 cm long and 1.5-2.5 cm wide. Flowers are small and white with a strong smell and yellow anthers. Fruit is red with wild flowering time between May-July. The elderberry fruit matures between September and October. Fig 5-1.
Geographic Distributions: From Wikipedia, species is recognized in the Himalaya’s and eastern Asia and from Chinese Words Dictionary the species is recognized in Shanxi, Ningxia, Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and Tibet. The plants are most commonly found under the forest trees, along ditches, among thickets, on valley slopes, in wetlands and among alpine meadows at about 1600-3600 meters above sea level. Medical uses: It has been used as a traditional medicine to treat bruises, blood stasis, rheumatism, and diuretic problems.10.11