Cortex Ulmus (Slippery Elm) | [한국산] 느릅나무 껍질 (유근피)

Slippery elm is primarily used as an herbal remedy for sore throats and coughs.  The mucilage found in the bark of slippery elm is mixed with water becoming a gel-like substance which coats and soothes the mouth, throat, stomach, and intestines. Slippery elm has been widely used to treat stomach and digestive disorders or illnesses like diarrhea and gastroenteritis. Furthermore, it has been used traditionally as a medicinal herb to treat constipation, colic, hemorrhoids, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohns’s disease, ulcerative colitis and diverticulitis.  The slippery elm bark can be blended with a cream, such as glycerine, and applied directly as a topical ointment. It is reported to speed up the healing process, and is though to be effective for bruises, cuts, boils, burns and many types of dermatitis, including eczema. Folk cough remedies include a syrup made with slippery elm, wild cherry bark, great mullein, and the leaves of sweet gum. Some Native American tribes used the bark of s