Slippery elm
Scientific names: Ulmus rubra, Ulmus fulva
Family: Ulmaceae
Alternate names: Indian Elm, Moose Elm, Olmo Americano, Orme, Orme Gras, Orme Rouge, Orme Roux, Red Elm, Sweet Elm
Actions: Astringent, Demulcent, Dermatologic
Background
Slippery elm (Ulmus rubra) is a tree that is native to North America. Its inner bark feels slippery when chewed and may be effective for soothing sore throat.
Only the inner bark of slippery elm, not the whole bark, is used as medicine. The inner bark contains chemicals that can increase mucous secretion, which might be helpful for stomach and intestinal problems.
People use slippery elm for sore throat, constipation, stomach ulcers, skin disorders, and many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.
Only the inner bark of slippery elm, not the whole bark, is used as medicine. The inner bark contains chemicals that can increase mucous secretion, which might be helpful for stomach and intestinal problems.
People use slippery elm for sore throat, constipation, stomach ulcers, skin disorders, and many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.
Safety Safety definitions
When taken by mouth: Slippery elm is possibly safe for most people.
When applied to the skin: There isn't enough reliable information to know if slippery elm is safe when applied to the skin. In some people, slippery elm can cause allergic reactions and skin irritation when applied to the skin.
When applied to the skin: There isn't enough reliable information to know if slippery elm is safe when applied to the skin. In some people, slippery elm can cause allergic reactions and skin irritation when applied to the skin.
Special Precautions & Warnings:
Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Folklore says that slippery elm bark can cause a miscarriage when it's inserted into the cervix during pregnancy. Over the years, slippery elm got the reputation for causing an abortion even when taken by mouth. Although there's no reliable information to confirm this claim, stay on the safe side and avoid slippery elm if you are pregnant or breast-feeding.Effectiveness
Effective Effectiveness definitions
There is interest in using slippery elm for a number of purposes, but there isn't enough reliable information to say whether it might be helpful.
Dosing & administration
There isn't enough reliable information to know what an appropriate dose of slippery elm might be. Keep in mind that natural products are not always necessarily safe and dosages can be important. Be sure to follow relevant directions on product labels and consult a healthcare professional before using.
Interactions with pharmaceuticals
Medications taken by mouth (Oral drugs)
Interaction Rating=Moderate Be cautious with this combination.
Slippery elm contains a type of soft fiber called mucilage. Mucilage can decrease how much medicine the body absorbs. Taking slippery elm at the same time you take medications by mouth can decrease the effectiveness of your medication. To prevent this interaction, take slippery elm at least one hour after medications you take by mouth.
Interactions with herbs & supplements
There are no known interactions with herbs and supplements.
Interactions with foods
There are no known interactions with foods.
Products
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Per 10 g:
- Ulmus rubra (Slippery elm) 800 mg
- Wheatgrass powder 500 mg
- Brassica oleracea (Broccoli) 400 mg
- Hordeum vulgare powder 500 mg
- Plantago ovata (husk) (Psyllium) 1 g
- Citrus limon (Lemon) 400 mg
- Withania somnifera 750 mg
- Fucus vesiculosus 200 mg
- Zingiber officinale 400 mg
- Actaea racemosa 40 mg
- Rosmarinus officinalis 500 mg
- Silybum marianum 1 g
- Glycyrrhiza glabra 800 mg
- Vitex agnus-castus 500 mg
- Eleutherococcus senticosus 500 mg
- Taraxacum officinale 250 mg
- Stevia rebaubiana 40 mg
- Lactobacillus acidophilus
- Bifidobacterium bifidum
- Lactobacillus casei
- Lactobacillus helveticus
- Lactobacillus bulgaricus
- Lactobacillus leichmannii
- Lactobacillus caucasicus
- Lactococcus lactis
- Lactobacillus fermentum
- Lactobacillus brevis
- Lactobacillus plantarum
- Lactobacillus delbrueckii
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae (boulardii) (SB)
- Cinnamon zeylanicum 70 mg
- Punica granatum 250 mg
- Rubus idaeus 300 mg
Per 6 g (Orange Mango):
- Ulmus rubra (Slippery elm) powder 750 mg
- Glutamine 2 g
- Curcuma longa phospholipids (Turmeric) 50 mg equiv. curcuminoids 10 mg
- Aloe barbadensis ext. 50 mg
- Zinc gluconate 58.14 mg equiv. zinc 7.5 mg
- Pectin 600 mg
- Quercetin dihydrate 200 mg
- Acacia catechu 1.2 g
- Cynara scolymus ext. 100 mg
- Althaea officinalis ext. 533.34 mg
Per 5 g (Vanilla):
Per 0.35 g:
- Ulmus rubra (Slippery elm) (bark inner) powder
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus
- Bifidobacterium longum
- Bifidobacterium bifidum
- Larix occidentalis (arabinogalactan) (Larch)
- Cichorium intybus (root) (Chicory)
- Lactobacillus fermentum
- Plantago ovata (husk) (Psyllium)
- Pediococcus acidilactici
- Bifidobacterium infantis
- Streptococcus thermophilus
- Lactobacillus plantarum
- Lactobacillus acidophilus
- Lactobacillus casei
- Lactobacillus bulgaricus
- Lactobacillus salivarius
- Entero-coccus faecium
- Bacillus subtilis
- Lactobacillus acidophilus (DDS-1)
- Apple pectin
- Lactobacillus gasseri
- Lactobacillus sporogenes
Per 2.5 g:
Per 5 g:
- Ulmus rubra (Slippery elm) (bark) powder
- Marine collagen peptides 250 mg
- Lepidium meyenii (root) powder
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus (LR-32)
- Bifidobacterium longum (BL-05)
- Zinc
- Cannabis sativa powder 520 mg
- Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina) 370 mg
- Linum usitatissimum (seed) flour (Flaxseed) 250 mg
- Inulin (Dietary fibre)
- Wheatgrass powder
- Sunflower lecithin
- Citrus limon (juice) (Lemon)
- Ananas comosus (Pineapple)
- Chia (seed meal)
- Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C)
- Euterpe oleracea (berry) ext. (Acai)
- Chlorella pyrenoidosa powder
- Lycopersicon esculentum (Tomato)
- Apple pectin
- Beta vulgaris (root) powder (Beetroot)
- Citric acid anhydrous
- Citrullus lanatus (Watermelon)
- Fragaria ananassa (juice) powder (Strawberry)
- Garcinia mangostana (fruit) powder
- Punica granatum juice dry
- Carica papaya (fruit) powder
- Vaccinium macrocarpon (fruit) powder
- Natural vanilla flavour
- Lycium barbarum (fruit) (Goji)
- Aristotelia chilensis (Maqui berry)
- Silybum marianum powder
- Astragalus membranaceus (root) powder
- Equisetum arvense (herb) powder
- Laminaria digitara (Kelp)
- Silica - colloidal anhydrous
- Daucus carota powder (Carrot)
- Camellia sinensis powder
- Withania somnifera (root) powder
- Eleutherococcus senticosus (root) powder
- Echinacea purpurea (root) powder
- Melissa officinalis powder
- Taraxacum officinale (leaf) powder
- Zingiber officinale (root) powder
- Rosa canina powder
- Vaccinium myrtillus (fruit) powder
- Mushroom powder
- Kakadu plum powder
- Calcium pantothenate (Vitamin B5)
- Panax ginseng powder
- Curcuma longa (root) powder
- Backhousia citriodora (leaf) (Lemon Myrtle)
- Thaumatin
- Ananas comosus (Bromelain)
- Protease
- Phyllanthus emblica (fruit) powder
- Morindae officinalis (fruit) powder
- Marine algae
- Malpighia glabra (fruit) powder
- Medicago sativa 200 mg
- Sambucus nigra (fruit)
- Vaccinium corymbosum (fruit) powder
- Hordeum vulgare powder 200 mg
Per serve:
- Ulmus rubra (Slippery elm) (bark inner) powder
- Pea protein isolate
- Malus (Apple)
- Apple pectin
- Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina)
- Linum usitatissimum (seed) (Flaxseed)
- Sunflower lecithin
- Marine algae
- Wheatgrass powder
- Beta vulgaris (root) powder (Beetroot)
- Brassica oleracea (Broccoli)
- Chlorella pyrenoidosa powder
- Spinacia oleracea (Spinach)
- Daucus carota powder (Carrot)
- Zingiber officinale
- Glycyrrhiza glabra (root)
- Cynara scolymus
- Ribes nigrum
- Vitis vinifera
- Malpighia glabra
- Vaccinium myrtillus
- Camellia sinensis
- Rosa canina
- Curcuma longa
- Centella asiatica
- Silybum marianum
- Rhodiola rosea
- Rosmarinus officinalis
- Withania somnifera
- Resveratrol
- Taraxacum officinale
- Lycium chinese (berry)
- Crataegus laevigata
- Citric acid anhydrous
- Citrus bioflavonoids extract
- R,S-alpha lipoic acid
- Ananas comosus (Bromelain)
- Beta glucan
- Ubiquinol-10 (Coenzyme Q10)
- Dunaliella salina
- Lactobacillus acidophilus
- Bifidobacterium bifidum
- Potassium phosphate - dibasic
- Magnesium
- Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C)
- Natural vanilla flavour
- Natural pineapple flavour
- Zinc gluconate
- Tocopherols concentrate - mixed (Vitamin E)
- Selenomethionine (Selenium)
- D-calcium pantothenate (Vitamin B5)
- Nicotinamide (Vitamin B3)
- Nicotinic acid (Vitamin B3)
- Pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vitamin B6)
- Retinyl palmitate (Vitamin A)
- Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3)
- Copper sulphate pentahydrate
- Thiamine hydrochloride (Vitamin B1)
- Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)
- Folate
- Chromium picolinate
- Panax ginseng
- Fucus vesiculosus
- Stevia rebaubiana (leaf)
- Phytomenadione (Vitamin K1)
- Biotin
- Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12)
- Lentinula edodes (fruiting body)
- Carica papaya
- Hordeum vulgare
- Plantago ovata (husk) (Psyllium)
- Theobroma cacao
- d-alpha-Tocopheryl acid succinate (Vitamin E)
- Astragalus membranaceus
- Manganese gluconate
- Aloe barbadensis
- Menaquinone 7 (Vitamin K2)
Per 4 g:
- Ulmus rubra (Slippery elm) (bark inner) powder
- Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (Guar gum (SunFibre®))
- Zingiber officinale (root) powder
- Inulin (Dietary fibre)
- Plantago ovata (husk) (Psyllium)
- Linum usitatissimum (seed) flour (Flaxseed)
- Oryza sativa (Rice fibre (NuFlow))
- Malus powder (Apple)
- Aloe barbadensis (leaf) powder
- Mentha x piperita powder
Per 7 g:
- Ulmus rubra (Slippery elm) (bark)
- Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (Partially hydrolysed guar gum (PHGG))
- Plantago ovata (husk) (Psyllium)
- Ficus carica (fruit) (Fig fruit)
- Sugarcane fibre
- Acacia sp. (gum)
- Green banana
- Ceratonia siliqua (pod) powder (Carob)
- Cinnamon zeylanicum
- Oryza sativa (Rice bran)
- Natural flavours
- Opuntia ficus indica (cladode) (Prickly pear)
- Althaea officinalis (root)
- Luo Han Guo (fruit) ext. (Monk fruit)
- Foeniculum vulgare (seed)
- Glycyrrhiza glabra (root)
- Zingiber officinale (root)
- Aloe barbadensis
- Amorphophallus konjac (root) (Konjac root)
- Yucca schidegera
Per bar:
- Ulmus rubra (Slippery elm)
- Pea protein isolate
- Apricot
- Phoenix dactylifera (Date)
- Malus (Apple)
- Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina)
- Potassium phosphate - dibasic
- Linum usitatissimum (seed) (Flaxseed)
- Magnesium gluconate
- Sunflower lecithin
- Natural vanilla flavour
- Marine algae
- Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C)
- Natural pineapple flavour
- Wheatgrass powder
- Hordeum vulgare (leaf) powder (Barley)
- Citrus bioflavonoids extract
- Apple pectin
- Citric acid anhydrous
- Chlorella pyrenoidosa powder
- Brassica oleracea var. acephala (sprout) powder (Broccoli)
- Beta vulgaris
- Plantago ovata (husk) (Psyllium)
- Spinacia oleracea (Spinach)
- Carica papaya
- Daucus carota powder (Carrot)
- Zingiber officinale
- Glycyrrhiza glabra (root)
- R,S-alpha lipoic acid
- Lentinula edodes (mushroom)
- Ananas comosus (Bromelain)
- Resveratrol
- Curcuma longa ext.
- Rosa canina ext.
- Laminaria digitara (Kelp)
- Zinc gluconate
- Beta glucan
- Cynara scolymus ext.
- Stevia rebaubiana (Steviol glycosides)
- Lactobacillus acidophilus
- d-alpha-Tocopheryl acid succinate (Vitamin E)
- Ubiquinol-10 (Coenzyme Q10)
- Astragalus membranaceus ext.
- Camellia sinensis ext.
- Manganese gluconate
- Withania somnifera ext.
- Bifidobacterium bifidum
- Selenomethionine (Selenium)
- Tocopherols concentrate - mixed
- Lycium chinese (berry) ext.
- Taraxacum officinale ext.
- D-calcium pantothenate (Vitamin B5)
- Panax ginseng ext.
- Rosmarinus officinalis ext.
- Centella asiatica ext.
- Nicotinamide (Vitamin B3)
- Nicotinic acid (Vitamin B3)
- Pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vitamin B6)
- Retinol palmitate
- Cholecalciferol
- Dunaliella salina cell powder (Green micro-algae)
- Rhodiola rosea ext.
- Aloe barbadensis ext.
- Crataegus monogyna ext.
- Copper gluconate
- Thiamine hydrochloride (Vitamin B1)
- Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)
- Vitis vinifera ext.
- Vaccinium myrtillus ext.
- Ribes nigrum ext.
- Menaquinone 7 (Vitamin K2)
- Silybum marianum ext.
- Phylloquinone (Vitamin K1)
- Calcium L-5-methyltetrahydrofolate (Methyl folate)
- Chromium picolinate
- Biotin
- Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12)
- Coconut sugar
- Anacardium occidentale (Cashew nut)
- Sunflower seed
- Prunus dulcis (Almond)
- Chia (seed)
- Theobroma cacao ext.
- Malpighia glabra ext.
Per 8 g:
- Ulmus rubra (Slippery elm) ext. 125 mg
- Glutamine 2 g
- Zinc carnosine (Polaprezinc) 74.41 mg equiv. zinc 16 mg
- Pectin 1 g
- Uncaria tomentosa ext. 200 mg
- Quercetin 100 mg
- Dimethyl sulfone (MSM) 100 mg
- Glycyrrhiza glabra ext. 50 mg
- Matricaria chamomilla ext. 20 mg
- Aloe barbadensis ext. 2.5 mg
- Althaea officinalis ext. 5 mg
- Hibiscus esculentus ext. 25 mg
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