Slippery elm
Ulmus rubra, family Ulmaceae. Part discussed: Inner bark.
Identity
- Common name
- Slippery elm
- Botanical name
- Ulmus rubra
- Family
- Ulmaceae
- Part or material
- Inner bark
- Classification
- Botanical
- Educational category
- Digestive Wellness
About
Ulmus rubra Muhl., Ulmaceae, inner bark.
Forms and distinctions
Different preparations of the same material are described separately, because what is recorded for one form does not carry to another.
Inner bark only.
Safety considerations
No significant hepatotoxicity signal, with a general product-quality caution; a mucilage-related caution that concurrent oral medicines may have absorption affected by the coating agent.
References
The authorities this entry draws on, named so you can weigh them yourself.
- LiverTox · US National Institutes of Health
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center About Herbs · Institutional reference source
This entry is educational. It is not medical advice, not a diagnosis, and not a statement about any Pam Oh Herbs Collection or its contents. It carries no dosage and no claim of effect.