Guest guest Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 slippery elm is a soothing demulcent derived from the inner bark of the stately Elm tree, rich in mucopolysaccharides that soothe mucosal inflammation when taken internally, and promotes epithelial healing when applied as a poultice generally speaking, its effects could be compared with licorice, bala, vamsharochana or aloe gel: but it has minimal antimicrobial activity in ayurvedic terms i would classify it as having a sweet rasa, sweet vipaka, and cooling virya, reducing pitta and vata, and increasing kapha i remember using it with one young man admitted to the hospital, with unexplained vomiting up of blood and abdominal pain after 24 hrs the father contacted me, and we had him prepare a gruel from slippery elm powder 24 hrs later the vomiting and pain had stopped, and he was out of the hospital best... todd On Thursday, January 20, 2005, at 08:17 AM, ayurveda wrote: > I cannot comment on the slippery elm as I am not sure what it is. > From the information available on it on the net I don't think it > will be useful in strep throat. Caldecott todd www.toddcaldecott.com "For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." -Richard P. Feynman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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