Herb
Slippery Elm
The soft, slick inner bark of a native tree that has long been stirred into soothing drinks for a scratchy throat.
🌱 What it is
Slippery elm is the inner bark of the slippery elm tree, ground into a powder that turns soft and mucilage-like when mixed with water.
✨ How it may help
- May help support a soothed, coated feeling for a scratchy throat
- May help support comfort for an unsettled stomach
- May help support a gentle, warming drink during illness
- May help support throat comfort through lozenges made with it
🥄 How to use it
Stir a teaspoon of slippery elm powder into warm (not boiling) water to make a soothing drink, and sip it slowly. Throat lozenges containing slippery elm are another simple option.
⚖️ Caution
Take slippery elm about an hour apart from medicines, since its coating action can slow how well the body absorbs them.
🍃 A note from nature
That a tree's own bark can turn so soft and soothing in water is a gentle picture of the comfort woven into creation for those who are unwell.