Digestive
Respiratory
Urinary
Medicinal Bark
Safety Class 1
At-Risk — UPS
Slippery Elm
Ulmus rubra
A North American tree whose inner bark forms a protective gel on contact with water — coating, soothing, and feeding the mucosal tissue of the digestive, respiratory, and urinary systems. One of the most potent demulcents in the Western materia medica and a documented prebiotic with measurable effects on 166 bacterial species.
Primary Action
Demulcent
Energetics
Cooling · Moistening
Safety
Class 1 / Class A
Plant Part
Inner Bark
Ulmus rubra — inner bark
The Herb
Body Systems
Depth
Practical
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