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Slippery elm is a medium-sized tree with grayish bark, usually found near streams. Unlike the American elm its crown does not droop. It leaves are also larger than the American elm's with coarsely toothed margins. The inner bark of the slippery elm, which is sticky and fragrant when fresh, is used medicinally. Slippery Elm bark is available in dried and powdered forms from herbalists. It is made into paste with water and then applied as a poultice to injuries of flesh and bone, on gunshot…

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At one time, Elm trees lined the streets of small-town America. Their story is a cautionary tale for planting a ‘mono-culture’ – a dense planting of a single species (as opposed to a mixed planting of different species). Once Dutch Elm Disease struck, it swept through the populations quickly. The fungal disease is spread by […]

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Slippery Elm (Ulmus rubra) is a deciduous tree that grows in a cold climate. It is also known as the red elm because of its reddish-brown inner heartwood. But what earns its popular name is the slippery and gooey mucilage found in its inner bark. This substance is used as an ingredient in most lozenges…

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