[SPAM]Slippery Elm Root (Flowers) & Willow Bark

[Guest guest]

I do not know much about herbs, and I love hearing about them. But when you say

it is a tonic, and all of the other therapeutic properties, how do you know how

to take them/use them?

Lori V.

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Cindy RN

Wednesday, August 20, 2008 7:28 AM

[sPAM]Re: Slippery Elm Root (Flowers) & Willow Bark

 

 

Oh my goodness yes!

Slippery Elm (Ulmus rubra), is a demulcent, emollient, pectoral, nutritive,

expectorant, diuretic, tonic, and slightly astringent herb. It has a

distinctively " slimy " or mucilaginous taste. It is one of the most valuable

medicines in the herbal world. Externally, it is very beneficial for

inflammatory conditions of the stomach, lungs, intestines, and urinary

organs. It is especially soothing and healing to irritated and inflamed

surfaces. There are many many uses for Slippery Elm! It is definitely one

of my favorites. However, I have known of using the flowers, but it is the

inner bark that is used.

 

Willow Bark, otherwise knows as White Willow (Salix alba) is a tonic,

antiperiodic, astringent, antiseptic, anodyne, diaphoretic, diuretic, and

febrifuge. It reduces fever and alleviates pain. That is where common

aspirin comes from. It is useful in stomach troubles, heartburn, fevers,

chills, rheumatism. It can be used internally as well as externally. Once

again, it has many many excellent properties.

 

Ok, sorry, probably more than you wanted to know...I just love herbs! Cindy