SLIPPERY ELM (Ulmus fulva; ULMACEAE: URTICACEAE)

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Bark is deeply furrowed (strait perpendicularly), very rough and scaly. Innermost layer next to wood is buff white, tough and fibrous texture and mealy fracture. Branches and twigs are rough, grayish and hairy. Powder: light brown (fawn).</div> <div> Leaves             Large, 4-8 inches long, 2-3 inches broad, oblong, acuminate (tapering to a slender point), rough on both sides, petiolate, pubescent (hairy), unequally serrate, unequal at subcordate base, deep yellowish, olive green above, lighter and sometimes rusty-downy beneath. Buds are covered with a dense russet down.</div> <div> Flowers            Small, appearing before leaves (March-April), sessile (attached directly by the base), no stalk or petiole in cluster, downy calyx and corolla wanting.</div> <div> Fruit                 Samara, long, flat, broadly oblong (nearly round in outline), 1/2 - 3/4 inch long, entire, notched, 1 celled, yellow wing, silky with short fulvous (dull yellow) hairs with ripening in the spring at intervals of 2-4 years.</div> <div> Taste                Distinctively "slimy" or mucilaginous.</div> <div> Odor                Strong and characteristic.</div> <div> <I><B>Part used:</B></I></div> <div> Inner bark.</div> <div> <I><B>Therapeutic action:</B></I></div> <div> Emollient, demulcent, pectoral, nutritive, expectorant, diuretic, slightly astringent, and tonic.</div> <div> The slippery elm is one of the finest and most valuable medicines in the herbal world. It possesses an abundant mucilage which will soothe, disperse inflammation, draw out impurities, heal rapidly, and greatly strengthen. It is especially soothing and healing to irritated and inflamed surfaces, the various mucous membranes internally, or wounds, burns, chapped skin, etc. Externally it is most beneficial for inflammatory conditions of the stomach, lungs, intestines and urinary organs. The powder made into a mucilage beverage or gruel is a bland and nutritive food for babies, the elderly, or convalescents (it possesses as much nutrition as oatmeal, and is an excellent sustaining food). The gruel is a valuable remedy in all cases of weakness, pulmonary complaints, stomach inflammation, lung hemorrhage, etc. The slippery elm is considered as one of nature's finest demulcents. It is especially efficient in absorbing noxious gases and neutralizing any acidity in the stomach. Because of its mucilaginous nature, it insures easy passage during the processes of assimilation and elimination. Its action is so gentle that it can be retained by delicate stomachs when other substances will be rejected. As a poultice, the slippery elm is one of herbal medicines greatest remedies in soothing injured or inflamed parts, which also provides the elements for speedy healing and strengthening of the tissue. This was an important botanical medicine and food for both the American Indians and pioneers.</div> <div> <I><B>Medicinal uses:</B></I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Page 334</div> <div> Consumption or tuberculosis, asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, gastritis, nephritis, gastric ulcers, phloric inflammation or ulceration, calculi, scalding urine, croup, diphtheria, inflammation of the bowels, skin eruptions, sores, ulcerated stomach, stomach weakness, boils, carbuncles, abscesses, chilblains, purulent ophthalmic, wounds, burns, diarrhea, coughs, dysentery, pleurisy, sore throat, poison ivy, female problems, leukorrhea, tumors, vaginal irritation, etc.</div> <div> <I><B>Preparation:</B></I></div> <div> Decoction, infusion, mucilage, powder, pessaries and suppositories and tincture.</div> <div> <I><B>Dosage:</B></I></div> <div> Decoction                2 fluid ounces 3-4 times daily.</div> <div> Infusion                    1 teacupful 3-4 times daily.</div> <div> Powder                    1 teaspoon or more in capsule 3 times or more per day.</div> <div> Tincture                    5-40 drops 2 to 3 times.</div> <div> Mucilage or Gruel     1/2 - 1 pint (warm) 1-3 times daily or more often if needed</div> <div> <I><B>Administration:</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Anal</B></I></div> <div> <I>Inflammation of bowels:</I></div> <div> Infuse 1 ounce of powdered bark in 1 pint of boiling hot water (pour the water slowly over the bark while stirring) and allow it to stand until the proper injection temperature is reached. Strain off clear liquid and inject into the bowels.</div> <div> <I><B>Oral</B></I></div> <div> <I>Asthma, bronchitis, chronic cough (especially whooping cough), lung trouble, cystitis, catarrh of bladder, poison ivy, burns, tuberculosis:</I></div> <div> See "<A HREF="#formulas" TITLE="SLIPPERY ELM (Ulmus fulva ULMACEAE: URTI">Formulas</A>" under "<A HREF="#asthma_remedy__also_for_bronchitis" TITLE="SLIPPERY ELM (Ulmus fulva ULMACEAE: URTI">Asthma remedy</A>."</div> <div> <I>Heartburn or sore throat:</I></div> <div> Chew the bark.</div> <div> <I>Tuberculosis:</I></div> <div> Use the "<A HREF="#asthma_syrup__bronchitis_croup" TITLE="SLIPPERY ELM (Ulmus fulva ULMACEAE: URTI">Asthma remedy</A>" formula, adding 1 teaspoonful of garlic juice; take 1 teaspoonful frequently, according to the severity of the case.</div> <div> <I>Ulcerated stomach:</I></div> <div> Use slippery elm gruel.</div> <div> <I>Weak stomach and vomiting, pneumonia, nephritis, inflammation, ulceration:</I></div> <div> A gruel of slippery elm is often well-received when all food is ejected. See "<A HREF="#formulas" TITLE="SLIPPERY ELM (Ulmus fulva ULMACEAE: URTI">Formulas</A>."</div> <div> <I>Soothing nutritive for weaning babies:</I></div> <div> Boil a small portion or lump of whole slippery elm bark, pour off clear liquid and sweeten.</div> <div> <I><B>Skin</B></I></div> <div> <I>Drawing and healing poultice (inflamed surfaces, ulcers, wounds, burns, boils, skin diseases, purulent ophthalmic, chilblains, etc.):</I></div> <div> Add water to the powder to make an application of due consistence (use alone or in combination with other healing agents discussed) and place on the affected part. Stripping the bark straight from the tree and binding the inner side to a bad wound will work.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Page 335</div> <div> <I>Poison ivy and burns:</I></div> <div> Apply the "<A HREF="#asthma_remedy__also_for_bronchitis" TITLE="SLIPPERY ELM (Ulmus fulva ULMACEAE: URTI">Asth</A><A HREF="#asthma_remedy__also_for_bronchitis" TITLE="SLIPPERY ELM (Ulmus fulva ULMACEAE: URTI">ma</A><A HREF="#asthma_remedy__also_for_bronchitis" TITLE="SLIPPERY ELM (Ulmus fulva ULMACEAE: URTI"> remedy</A><A HREF="#asthma_remedy__also_for_bronchitis" TITLE="SLIPPERY ELM (Ulmus fulva ULMACEAE: URTI">"</A> formula as a fomentation locally to the affected parts and allow to remain 1 hour. Wash off with biodegradable soapy water and rinse. Reapply until all itch and symptoms disappear.</div> <div> <I>Skin eruptions and sores:</I></div> <div> Wash with slippery elm tea.</div> <div> <I>Boils, carbuncles, abscesses:</I></div> <div> See "<A HREF="#slippery_elm_poultice" TITLE="SLIPPERY ELM (Ulmus fulva ULMACEAE: URTI">Slippery elm poultice</A>."</div> <div> <I><B>Vaginal</B></I></div> <div> <I>Pessaries and suppositories (bases):</I></div> <div> These are easily made from the powdered bark when moistened to a due consistency.</div> <div> <I>Female genito-urinary organs, inflammation of the vagina, ovarian inflammation, uterine weakness, puritis, leucorrhea, growths, and tumors:</I></div> <div> Use the "<A HREF="#slippery_elm_pack__female" TITLE="SLIPPERY ELM (Ulmus fulva ULMACEAE: URTI">Slippery elm pack</A>" formula.</div> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="formulas"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I><I><B>Formulas:</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Slippery elm mucilage #1:</B></I></div> <div> 6 grams              Slippery elm, bruised (Ulmus fulva)</div> <div> 3 fluid ounces     Water</div> <div> <I>Preparation:</I></div> <div> Place the herb into the boiling water, cover well and keep on low heat for one hour. Strain through a fine wire strainer.</div> <div> <I>Administration:</I></div> <div> Use alone or for emulsions and mixtures.</div> <div> <I><B>Slippery elm mucilage #2 (for the mucous membranes of the stomach and intestines):</B></I></div> <div> 1 tsp      Slippery elm, powder (Ulmus fulva)</div> <div> 1 pint     D-cell or distilled water</div> <div> <I>Preparation:</I></div> <div> Mix the slippery elm with sufficient cold water to make a smooth paste. When thoroughly mixed, pour over the boiling hot water while stirring steadily and flavor with cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon rind, either grated or oil, etc.</div> <div> <I>Dosage:</I></div> <div> 1/2 pint (warm) 1-4 times daily.</div> <div> <I><B>Slippery elm gruel (strengthening, soothing and healing of inflamed surfaces):</B></I></div> <div> 1/2 tsp      Slippery elm, powder (Ulmus fulva)</div> <div> 1/2 pint     Raw milk</div> <div> 1 tsp         Honey</div> <div> dash         Cinnamon or nutmeg, powdered</div> <div> <I>Preparation:</I></div> <div> Make a paste out of the slippery elm and honey (press out the lumps); bring the milk to a boil and stir in the slippery elm mixture as the milk reaches the boiling point. Remove from the heat and stir 5-10 seconds, adding the cinnamon or nutmeg.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Page 336</div> <div> <I>Dosage:</I></div> <div> Drink warm 1/2 - 1 pint, 1-3 times daily.</div> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="slippery_elm_poultice"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I><I><B>Slippery elm poultice:</B></I></div> <div> Mix the slippery elm powder into a proper consistency with hot or boiling water (the amount of powder used would vary with the area to be covered, but a sufficient amount should be used to make a fairly thick covering), and apply as hot as is convenient. Change as often as required, or from every 3 hours to 2 times daily. For an obstinate boil or any other external problems: Add 1 part lobelia powder (Lobelia inflata) to 3 parts slippery elm powder, which will relax the affected area and hasten suppuration.</div> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="asthma_syrup__bronchitis_croup"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I><I><B>Asthma syrup (bronchitis, croup, whooping cough, etc.):</B></I></div> <div> 1 ounce     Slippery elm (Ulmus fulva)</div> <div> 1 ounce     Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)</div> <div> 1 ounce     Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra)</div> <div> 1 ounce     Flaxseed or linseed (Linum usitatissimum)</div> <div> 1 pint         Blackstrap molasses</div> <div> <I>Preparation:</I></div> <div> Simmer the herbs for 20 minutes in 1 quart of water, strain and stir in the molasses while hot and sweeten with honey.</div> <div> <I>Dosage:</I></div> <div> 1 tablespoonful as required.</div> <div> <I><B>Bruises (poultice):</B></I></div> <div> 1 pound        Slippery elm powder (Ulmus fulva)</div> <div> 1 pound        Wild indigo powder (Baptisia tinctoria)</div> <div> 1/2 pound     Myrrh gum (Commiphora molmol)</div> <div> 1/4 pound     Prickly ash, powder (Zanthoxylum americanum)</div> <div> <I>Preparation:</I></div> <div> Wet and mix to paste consistency with good brewer's yeast.</div> <div> <I>Administration:</I></div> <div> Apply over the affected area and cover.</div> <div> <I><B>Bronchitis, croup, whooping cough, etc.:</B></I></div> <div> 1 ounce     Slippery elm (Ulmus fulva)</div> <div> 1 ounce     Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)</div> <div> 1 ounce     Flaxseed or linseed (Linum usitatissimum)</div> <div> 1 stick       Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra)</div> <div> <I>Preparation:</I></div> <div> Simmer the herbs for 20 minutes in 1 quart of water. Strain, add 1 pint of apple cider vinegar, sweeten with sugar and when cool, bottle and keep in a cool place.</div> <div> <I>Dosage:</I></div> <div> 1 tablespoonful 2-3 times daily.</div> <div> <I>Note:  For bronchial catarrh, either the apple cider vinegar may be used or 1 pint of blackstrap molasses.</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Page 337</div> <div> <I><B>Burns and scalds (after skin is broken):</B></I></div> <div> 1 part         Slippery elm, powder (Ulmus fulva)</div> <div> 1 part         White pond lily (Nymphaea odorata)</div> <div> Sufficient     Olive oil or raw linseed (flax seed) oil</div> <div> <I>Preparation:</I></div> <div> Mix to paste consistency.</div> <div> <I>Administration:</I></div> <div> Apply as a poultice. This will soothe and draw out all inflammatory pains and swellings. Our "burn paste" under "comfrey" is preferred for this condition. Use cold water applications for several hours, external fomentation, with cayenne composition, or strong peppermint tea internally, and thereafter, applying this poultice will do a nice job.</div> <div> <I><B>Gastritis (inflammation of the stomach):</B></I></div> <div> 1 ounce        Slippery elm (Ulmus fulva)</div> <div> 1 ounce        Raspberry leaves (Rubus idaeus)</div> <div> 1/2 ounce     Marshmallow root (Althaea officinalis)</div> <div> 1/2 ounce     Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria)</div> <div> 1 tsp            Cayenne (Capsicum minimum; C. fastigiatum)</div> <div> <I>Preparation:</I></div> <div> Simmer the first 4 herbs for 20 minutes in 1 quart of water and strain hot over the cayenne.</div> <div> <I>Dosage:</I></div> <div> 2 fluid ounces every hour, or more frequently if the case requires.</div> <div> <I>Administration:</I></div> <div> Always use slippery elm gruel for this condition, and give cayenne. Where there is persistent vomiting, cleanse the stomach with an emetic of lobelia. A cayenne fomentation on the abdomen will ease bad pains, the lower bowel tonic will regulate. A catnip enema relieves the bowels.</div> <div> <I><B>Sores (hasten suppuration) and gangrenous wounds (will arrest gangrene):</B></I></div> <div> sufficient     Slippery elm powder (Ulmus fulva)</div> <div> sufficient     Brewer's yeast</div> <div> sufficient     Raw milk</div> <div> <I>Preparation:</I></div> <div> Mix the herb and yeast with hot milk. If the brewer's yeast is not available, dissolve a yeast cake in warm water and mix.</div> <div> <I>Administration:</I></div> <div> Apply over the affected area and cover.</div> <div> <I><B>Offensive gangrenous wounds or sores (antiseptic poultice):</B></I></div> <div> 1 part     Slippery elm, powder (Ulmus fulva)</div> <div> 1 part     Vegetable charcoal, powdered</div> <div> <I>Preparation:</I></div> <div> Mix with hot water or with infusion of wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) to paste consistency.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Page 338</div> <div> <I>Administration:</I></div> <div> Apply over the affected area and cover.</div> <div> <I><B>Slippery elm (nutritive for infants, convalescent, etc):</B></I></div> <div> 1 tsp     Slippery elm powder (Ulmus fulva)</div> <div> 1 tsp     Yellow D sugar or honey</div> <div> <I>Preparation:</I></div> <div> Mix the ingredients together, then add 1 pint of boiling hot water slowly, mixing as it is poured on. Flavor with cinnamon or nutmeg to suit taste.</div> <div> <I>Administration:</I></div> <div> Serve as a nutritive food.</div> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="asthma_remedy__also_for_bronchitis"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I><I><B>Asthma remedy (also for bronchitis, chronic cough, whooping cough, lung trouble, cystitis, catarrh of bladder, poison ivy, burns, and tuberculosis):</B></I></div> <div> 2 ounces          Slippery elm bark, powder (Ulmus fulva)</div> <div> 1 ounce            Horehound, cut (Marrubium vulgare)</div> <div> 1 ounce            Garden thyme, cut (Thymes vulgaris)</div> <div> 1 ounce            Red clover tops, cut (Trifolium pratense)</div> <div> 1 ounce            Yerba santa, cut (Eriodictyon glutinosum)</div> <div> 1 ounce             Lobelia herb, cut (Lobelia inflata)</div> <div> 1 ounce             Resin weed leaves, cut (Grindelia robusta)</div> <div> 1 tsp                 Cayenne, powder (Capsicum minimum, C.annum, C. fastigiatum)</div> <div> 1 1/2 pounds     Blackstrap molasses</div> <div> 1/2 pint             Glycerine</div> <div> <I>Preparation:</I></div> <div> Soak the herbs for 2 hours in 2 quarts of D-cell or distilled water and bring to a boil (well-covered). Simmer slowly for 30 minutes; strain and press. Return the liquid to the clean vessel and reduce to 1 pint; add the blackstrap molasses and glycerine. Bring to a boil and simmer very slowly for 5 minutes; cool and bottle.</div> <div> <I>Note:  The slippery elm mixes more uniformly with the other ingredients when first made into a paste and stirred into the water.</I></div> <div> <I>Dosage:</I></div> <div> 1 tablespoonful every hour until relief and relaxation is obtained; thereafter, 1 tablespoonful 3-4 times daily.</div> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="slippery_elm_pack__female"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I><I><B>Slippery elm pack (female genito-urinary problems, growths, tumors, etc.):</B></I></div> <div> <I>Preparation:</I></div> <div> Take the slippery elm powder and add sufficient water to make a bolus. Knead the bolus until it is quite stiff, 3 inches long, and the size of the patient's middle finger. Cut into 3 pieces, each 1 inch long and procure a fine sea sponge, sew a piece of silk thread firmly to the sponge, leaving 3-4 inches of the thread to the hand. Smear the sponge with equal parts of Vaseline and glycerine and set aside for use.</div> <div> <I>Administration:</I></div> <div> Dip 1 piece of the slippery elm bolus into hot water and insert as far as possible into the vagina. Follow with the second and third pieces.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Page 339</div> <div> Next, insert the smeared sponge into the vagina opening (which will hold the bolus in place) and leave for 2 days. Remove the sponge by pulling down on the silk thread, syringe thoroughly with a cleansing agent such as yellow dock (Rumex-crispus), and repeat the pack, or use our Vaginal Douche (Dr. Christopher's).</div> <div> <I><B>A time to live and a time to die.</B></I></div> <div> We once had a case of an eight-year-old boy who was like a skeleton. He could not eat any food or drink any water. He'd lain in the hospital so long that he had developed very bad bed sores. His spine was open with the bones protruding, as was his hip bone, which also protruded through the flesh. The orthodox physician had sent him home from the hospital as a hopeless case. There wasn't anything more they could do for him.</div> <div> He was put on slippery elm gruel and fed one teaspoon at a time. Poultices of slippery elm were placed on his hips and spine. Within weeks, he was back to normal weight, his flesh was restored, and he looked like a perfect specimen of health, but he lacked energy. Nothing we gave him would give him strength. It was suggested that our healing ministrations could be contrary to the Lord's will concerning this boy. With a change his time had come, and the only thing that the parents could do was to administer to him and dedicate him to the Lord. This was done with the boy's approval, and as soon as the "Amen" was said, the little boy looked up and smiled. He then said, "Good-bye Daddy, good-bye Doc." and he was gone with a smile on his face.</div> <div> <I><B>Growth characteristics:</B></I></div> <div> Perennial; grows extensively in North and South America, flourishes in high open places and in firm, dry soil.</div> <div> <I><B>Collection:</B></I></div> <div> For best results, it is recommended that the ten-year-old bark be used. The best quality of slippery elm bark can be folded lengthwise without breaking, while inferior grades are brittle. The bark should be collected in the spring and the epidermis should be removed and dried.</div> <div> <I><B>Drying and preservation:</B></I></div> <div> The powder should be grayish or fawn colored. The dark or reddish powder should be rejected.</div> <div> <I><B>Sister plants:</B></I></div> <div> English elm or European elm (Ulmus campestris; ULMACEAE); thinner bark, cinnamon color, mucilaginous, bitterish, astringent with similar therapeutic properties and uses.</div> <div> Black elm (Ulmus effusa; ULMACEAE); The bark is therapeutically very similar.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Page 340</div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=24 BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="cc203181eearkz.gif"> <div>  <A HREF="snh_marshmallow.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MARSHMALLOW (Althaea officinalis MALVACE">SNH Marshmallow</A> < Previous  |  Next > <A HREF="snh_elecampane.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ELECAMPANE (Inula helenium COMPOSITAE)">SNH Elecampane</A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>