Slippery Elm
An age-old home remedy for a cough, sore throat, and chest congestion is slippery elm. It is supposed to ease throat discomfort and decrease inflammation. Unfortunately, there isn’t any concrete proof to back up this advantage. But, no harmful side effects of slippery elm have been proven as of this date.
One may get slippery elm from lozenges, pills, tablets, and tea. Tea and lozenges slippery elm are great for soothing sore throats. It is also excellent for treating coughs and the signs of other upper respiratory conditions like bronchitis or asthma. Unfortunately, although considered effective, there are still no studies that either confirm or disprove its results.
The tree may grow to 60 to 80 feet long and is renowned for its reddish brown to dark brown bark. Native Americans utilized the slippery elm’s sticky, red inner bark, which they peeled from twigs and branches, to treat a variety of common maladies. Among those are fevers, cuts, and sore throats.
Mucilage, a gooey concoction of sugars found in slippery elm, cannot be broken down by the human digestive system. Moreover, it is hardly surprising that slippery elm is used commercially in many different throat lozenges since the mucilage covers the throat.
