Ulmus Rubra aka (Slippery Elm)
This awesome plant is found throughout Missouri. Including the tall grass prairie and eastern deciduous forests.
Slippery Elm contains a substance called mucilage, which is a polysaccharide that becomes a gel when mixed with water. The mucilage comes from the inner bark of the tree and is a bit slippery and slimy.
The inner bark can be used to treat a sore throat, diarrhea, and toothaches. For sore throats and diarrhea. Make a tea out of the the inside of the bark by adding finely ground insides of the bark to hot water. A tea does a good job of soothing the mouth, throat, stomach, and intestines, causing relief from things.
Make a poultice to treat toothaches and lesions. Do this by adding coarsely ground insides of the bark to hot water and let become gelatinous.
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