Slippery Elm
Buy Slippery Elm
Scientific Name: Ulmus rubra
Parts Used: Dried inner bark
Cautions:
Healing Properties
How to Use:
Grow/Harvest Yourself:
*I am not a doctor. The information on this platform is not a claim to treat, cure, prevent or diagnose any illness. These remedies are intended to aid the healing process within your body (in correlation with existing traditional treatments). Please talk to your family doctor before trying any natural remedies (especially if you are pregnant, nursing, or on prescription medication).
Scientific Name: Ulmus rubra
Parts Used: Dried inner bark
Cautions:
- None reported
Healing Properties
- Used for ulcers, indigestion, heartburn, hernia, colds, sore throats and coughs.
- Good for Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, IBS and diarrhea.
- Use in creams/ointments to soothe wounds and burns, and helps to draw out splinters and boils.
How to Use:
- Add powder to food.
- Add 1 teaspoon ground dried bark to smoothies (it does not dissolve well with other liquids).
- Can be taken in store-bought capsule or extract form.
- Ointments/Creams:
- Ointment (use when needing to protect and seal the skin): Melt 1/2 pound lard or vaseline in a saucepan over very low heat. Add 3 Tablespoons of dried herb and stir well. Heat for about 2 hours or until herb is starting to get crispy. Strain into glass ointment jars and store in a cool dry place. This should last about a year if all equipment is clean/sterile.
- Cream (use when you want the mixture absorbed by the skin): Use a large double boiler. Fill lower pan with water and put 1.5 Tablespoons white beeswax and 1.5 Tablespoons anhydrous lanolin into the top pan. Heat until melted and add 1/2 cup of base oil (sunflower or similar), 6 Tablespoons water and 2 Tablespoons glycerol. Heat until fully melted again. Add 3 Tablespoons dried herb and heat for at least 3 hours (check water level of bottom pan often and add boiling water as needed). After 3 hours, pour the hot mixture through a strainer (quickly, as it will begin to re-solidify). Stir cream gently until it cools. Store in small dark glass jars and use as needed. This should last about a year if all equipment is clean/sterile.
Grow/Harvest Yourself:
- Buy Slippery Elm Seeds
- Harvest bark before April or after June
- Hardy to zone 3
- Soil pH: 7.1-8.0
- Well-drained limestone soil
- Full/Part sun
*I am not a doctor. The information on this platform is not a claim to treat, cure, prevent or diagnose any illness. These remedies are intended to aid the healing process within your body (in correlation with existing traditional treatments). Please talk to your family doctor before trying any natural remedies (especially if you are pregnant, nursing, or on prescription medication).