What is Slippery Elm?
There is a gelatinous substance inside the bark. In the past, the bark was immersed in water to treat laryngeal disease, or it was ground into a powder for lozenges. It can be chewed to quench thirst, and there are other uses.
Slippery Elm
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- Chinese scientific name
- Slippery Elm
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- There is a gelatinous substance inside the bark. In the past, the bark was immersed in water to treat laryngeal disease, or it was ground into a powder for lozenges. It can be chewed to quench thirst, and there are other uses.
- The scientific name is Ulmus rubra or U. fulva. Large leaves, hard wood, scented inner trunk, and gelatinous substance inside the bark.
- Elm from eastern North America.
- Because it is part of the Pharmacopoeia of Chinese Herbal Medicine for Alternative Medicine, it appears in a variety of prescriptions for discomfort, so it has regained attention.