Ulmus rubra

Thesaurus

Noun

Ulmus rubra - North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard woodslippery elm, red elmgenus Ulmus, Ulmus - type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regionselm, elm tree - any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees

ulmus rubra

slippery elm

Very safe and friendly food and medicine, especially powdered inner bark. Tree grows to 70 ft (25m). Has winged yellow-green fruit with one seed. Brown hairy buds. Leaves are standard pointed-tip oval shape, ribbed, with jaggy, serrated edges. Inner bark powdered and placed in water creates thick gooey tea, used for stomach and digestive issues, constipation, ulcers, bloody diarrhea, dysentery, appendicitis, duodenal ulcer, inflammation of mucus membranes, asthma, lungs, bronchitis, throat, mouth, bowels, bladder, prostate, bones, teeth, glands, ulcers, tumors, cancer. Softens hardened tissue. Bark poultice used for wounds. Inner bark is nutritious food source for people with digestive problems. Inner bark has been used as survival food by many.

Ulmus rubra

slippery elm

Herbal medicine
A deciduous tree that contains mucilage, starch and tannins; its inner bark is emollient and mildly astringent. Slippery elm has been used internally for coughs, diarrhoea, gastrointestinal inflammation, constipation, menstrual and renal dysfunction and sore throat; it is used topically for burns, wounds and dry skin.

Toxicity
Contact dermatitis caused by powdered bark.

Ulmus rubra

Related to Ulmus rubra: Ulmus fulva

noun

Synonyms for Ulmus rubra

noun North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening

Synonyms

slippery elm
red elm

Related Words

genus Ulmus
Ulmus
elm
elm tree

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