Wild Cherry Bark

🌱 What it is

Wild cherry bark is the inner bark of the wild cherry tree, traditionally prepared as a tea or syrup.

📜 Where it comes from

Wild cherry bark was used by Native American tribes as a cough remedy and tonic long before European settlers arrived, and colonial physicians soon adopted it into their own materia medica. It became a standard ingredient in 19th century American cough syrups and tonics, prized for its mildly sedating, aromatic bark. Traditional herbalists continued to brew it as a tea for calming coughs and nervous heart flutters.

✨ Why it's good for you

• May help calm nervous palpitations
• Traditionally soothing for spasmodic cough
• Pleasant, mild flavor

🥄 How to use it

Drink teaA warm drink made by steeping herbs in hot water. How to make a tea → made from wild cherry bark, or add wild cherry syrupA sweet, thick herbal liquid that soothes the throat. How to make a syrup → to a cup of tea, as needed for a settling effect.

How much: As directed on a commercially prepared teaA warm drink made by steeping herbs in hot water. How to make a tea → or syrupA sweet, thick herbal liquid that soothes the throat. How to make a syrup → product label.

Why it works: Traditionally used to help calm nervous heart palpitations and soothe spasmodic coughing.

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