Flavonoids are another ingredient that places elderberries in the category of antioxidant-rich, capable of preventing cell damage. One study suggested that the elderberry extract called Sambucol could shorten flu duration by up to three days. Other traditional uses of elderberry flowers are as external antiseptic washes and poultices to treat wounds, and as an eye wash for conjunctivitis and eye inflammation.
JUNIPERO SERRA and the Sacred Expedition. Lived: 1713-1784. Explored California in: 1769-1784. Exploring for: Spain. Explored: by land from San Diego to San Francisco. Father Serra was the spiritual leader of the Sacred Expedition, the first Spanish attempt to found a settlement in Alta (Upper) California.
Father Serra erected a cross and proclaimed the founding of the first mission in Alta California. WHAT SERRA ACCOMPLISHED. Spanish settlement of Alta California (which became the State of California) began with the founding of Mission San Diego de Alcal and the San Diego Presidio in July 1769. In April 1770 Serra went with Portol on his second trip from San Diego to Monterey. There Serra founded Mission San Carlos Borromeo, the second in the chain of California missions.