Sambucus javanica

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|name = Chinese elder

|image = Sambucus chinensis 1.JPG

|image_caption = Chinese elder

|status = LC

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn | author1 = Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) | author2 = IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group | name-list-style = amp | title = Sambucus javanica | page = e.T135809730A135813677 | year = 2018 | access-date = 19 March 2023}}

|genus = Sambucus

|species = javanica

|authority = Reinw. ex Blume

|synonyms =

• Sambucus chinensis Lindl.
• S. c. var. formosana (Nakai) H.Hara
• S. formosana Nakai
• S. hookeri Rehder
• S. javanica subsp. chinensis (Lindl.) Fukuoka

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Sambucus javanica, the Chinese elder, is a species of elderberry in the family Viburnaceae native to subtropical and tropical Asia. It is native to Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, China (except in the north), India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia (in Sabah), the Philippines, southern Thailand, and Vietnam. It is a perennial herb or a small shrub {{convert|1|-|2|m|abbr=on}} tall.

Parts of the plant are used as analgesics, blood purifiers, bowel and bladder stimulants, or even for poison. It is also believed to be an aid against numbness, rheumatism, spasms, swelling, and trauma, as well as for general bone and circulatory health.

File:接骨草 Sambucus chinensis 20210419095420 01.jpg|Leaves and phyllotaxy

File:接骨草 Sambucus chinensis 20210419095420 06.jpg|Terminal inflorescence.

File:接骨草 Sambucus chinensis 20210419095420 09.jpg|Yellow nectaries.

File:接骨草 Sambucus chinensis 20210419095420 12.jpg|Flower, macro photography.