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In herbal medicine a Slippery Elm bark powder is considered one of the best possible poultices for wounds, boils, ulcers, burns and reducing pain and inflammation. The tree's inner bark is rich in mucilage, a spongy, slippery fiber that soothes and coats mucus membrane inflammation and irritation in the throat and urinary tract when the herb is taken as a tea or infusion.
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Ulmus rubra |
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| There are no known contraindications or precautions for slippery elm because it is mainly mucilage and various nutrients. |
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Preparation Methods :The chopped bark is suitable for poultices. Use ground bark for tea. The inner bark is preferred.
Teas, infusions, poultices. Up to 5 tablespoons (15 grams) of slippery elm bark can be dissolved in a cup (240 ml) of water. Sometimes found encapsulated and as a liquid extract.
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 Remedies using : Elm, Slippery
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Slippery elm for :Cuts, burns, irritated skin |
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The high mucilage content of Slippery elm is responsible for it's effectiveness in herbal medicine for treating itchy, inflamed, or irritated skin as well as cuts, scrapes, scratches, and minor burns. |
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Burns/SunBurn *
Diarrhea *
Pregnancy *
Sore Throat/Laryngitis *
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The Slippery Elm is a small tree abundant in various parts of North America. The inner bark has important medicinal value and was official in the US. Pharmacopoeia. The powdered bark is sold in two forms: a coarse powder for use as poultices and a fine powder for making a mucilaginous drinks. It is recommended that ten-year old bark be used. The powder should be grey of fawn-colored. If dark or reddish, good results will not be obtained. Grieve, Maude Modern Herbal (1931)
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 The bark has also been used historically by native women as an abortifacient, first moistened with water and then inserted into the cervix. |
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 It is a cold and Saturnine plant. The leaves thereof bruised and applied heal green wounds, being bound thereon with its own bark. The leaves or the bark used with vinegar cureth scurf and leprosy very effectually: The decoction of the leaves, bark, or root, being bathed, heals broken bones. Nicholas Culpeper | |
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