Wholesale Slippery Elm (Ulmus rubra) Bark, Cut and Sifted, Certified Organic

USA. Slippery Elm (Ulmus rubra) Bark, Cut and Sifted, Certified Organic Common names: Red Elm, Gray Elm, Soft Elm, Moose Elm, Indian Elm Family: Ulmaceae Slippery Elm Bark comes from a deciduous tree native to eastern North America, ranging from north Florida and east Texas to southeast North Dakota, southern Quebec, and Maine. It grows from 40 to 100 feet in height and thrives best in open locations with dry soil. The inner bark of the tree is rich in demulcent, astringent, mucilaginous substances including galactose, rhamnose and galacturonic acid residues. This is one of the most treasured botanical medicines that Native Americans gifted to the European settlers of the continent!