Slippery Elm
Ulmus rubra
Part used: Inner bark
Energetics: Sweet, cooling
Actions: Demulcent, emollient, nutritive, antitussive, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, diuretic, expectorant, astringent.
Indications: Gastritis, gastric reflux, dyspepsia, gastric or duodenal ulcers, Crohn’s disease, colitis, diarrhoea and constipation, bronchitis and throat inflammation
Slippery Elm is used in our Essiac Tea