Slippery Elm
(Ulmus Rubra)
What is it?
A nutritious convalescent food, the powdered inner bark of the tree is the part used medicinally. Slippery elm powder is soothing to the digestive tract and can also be used externally.
What it does in the body
Slippery elm powder is mainly used to treat ulcers and inflammatory conditions of the digestive tract such as gastritis and oesophagitis. It can also be used externally to draw and soothe boils, abscesses and burns.