CHRISTIANE’S NATURKRAFT

Our values

We want to be a brand you trust. Because you know the people behind it, understand the decisions we make, and know the standards we insist on for our products.

Natural. Grounded in science.

Nature sparks our curiosity. Strong scientific evidence determines what we make of it. We examine how an ingredient was studied, in which preparation and quantity, and what the findings actually support. Tradition is a valuable starting point. Every benefit we promise must have a sound scientific basis.

Christiane will never make a product whose rationale rests on questionable evidence or esoteric explanations. Where research has yet to offer a clear answer, we say so openly.

Discover more, with someone you trust.

There may be plants and ways to care for yourself that you have never come across. We want to discover them for you, examine them carefully, and explain them clearly. Think of Christiane as a trusted curator: a source you return to because you find something new and feel well guided.

We explain why something earns our confidence, who it might suit, and where its limitations lie. You can decide for yourself what belongs in your life.

WHY ELDERBERRY?

An Austrian wonder.

Rooted in Austria. Valued since antiquity. Studied by science today.

Stanley and Charlotte with freshly harvested elderberries — Stanley and Charlotte (the third generation) help with the elderberry harvest

FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION

Passing on what Christiane loved.

Elderberry was part of Christiane’s life. She told her children about its power and passed on her recipes. When Stephan discovered the scientific literature, he encountered that familiar knowledge again.

Today, Stanley and Charlotte help with the harvest. What began with Christiane’s enthusiasm is part of the third generation’s life too.

SMALL BERRY. REMARKABLE VARIETY.

The power of elderberry.

Valuable plant compounds. Thousands of years of tradition. Hundreds of scientific publications.

Valuable anthocyanins

They give the berries their deep violet colour. Together with other polyphenols, they shape elderberry’s distinctive plant compound profile.

PLANT COMPOUNDS

Antioxidant activity

Elderberry extracts scavenge free radicals in laboratory tests. Their anthocyanins and other plant compounds are central to this work.

DEMONSTRATED IN THE LAB

Colds & respiratory health

A study in air travellers found shorter, milder colds with elderberry extract among those who fell ill. The clinical evidence is mixed.

CLINICALLY STUDIED

Gut & metabolism

A small study of American elderberry juice found changes in gut microbiota, a lower glucose response and increased fat oxidation over one week.

SMALL HUMAN STUDY

Millennia of tradition

Elder was already known in ancient Greece. Its flowers and berries have belonged to European herbal traditions for generations.

SINCE ANTIQUITY

Flowers & berries

Fragrant flowers in early summer, rich berries at harvest. Two distinct worlds of flavour that Christiane loved to bring into her kitchen.

TWO SEASONS OF FLAVOUR

Studies and sources

PubMed: 1,774 publications for “Sambucus nigra” or “elderberry” (10 September 2026), spanning laboratory research and clinical studies.

Study context: The 2016 travel trial included 312 people; 29 developed a cold. Cold incidence did not differ significantly. A 2020 influenza trial with 87 people found no benefit for duration or severity. The 2024 metabolic study involved 18 adults with one-week treatment periods. Findings relate to the specific preparations and conditions studied.

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