A herbalist comparing slippery elm bark and marshmallow root pieces at a wooden worktable

Brian Steinblock

Slippery Elm vs Marshmallow Root: Which Mucilage Herb to Choose

Slippery elm and marshmallow root both soothe by the same trick, a gel-forming mucilage that coats irritated tissue. PubMed holds 45 records on slippery elm and 112 on marshmallow. Neither...

A man whisking slippery elm powder into warm water in a saucepan at his stove

Maria Lentz

How to Take Slippery Elm: Tea, Powder, Capsules and Timing

Slippery elm does its work only once its mucilage meets water, so how you take it matters more than how much. There is 0 trial-based dose, and 1 official one...

A woman planning her doses with a pill organiser and a supplement bottle set apart on her table

Gene C Lentz

Slippery Elm Side Effects, Drug Interactions and Who Should Avoid It

Slippery elm has a clean safety record, and the NIH liver database lists 0 published cases of liver injury from it. Its 1 real caution is what its gel does...

A woman in a cardigan and scarf holding a mug of slippery elm tea by a bright window

Vladimir Primak

Slippery Elm for Sore Throat: The FDA Lozenge Listing Explained

A sore throat is the 1 use of slippery elm that the FDA actually recognizes in its monograph. The listing covers lozenges holding 10 to 15 percent elm bark. It...

A woman stirring slippery elm powder into a glass of warm water at her kitchen counter

Brian Steinblock

Slippery Elm for IBS and Constipation: What the Formula Trials Show

The best-known IBS study of slippery elm gave 31 people 1 of 2 herbal formulas, each with 4 ingredients. Neither arm had a control group, and 1 arm enrolled only...

A man finishing a light dinner at his kitchen table with a mug of slippery elm tea

Maria Lentz

Slippery Elm for Acid Reflux: What a Coating Herb Can and Cannot Do

Slippery elm is sold for heartburn because its gel coats whatever it touches, including the lower esophagus. PubMed has 3 records on it and reflux, and 0 trials of it...

A woman with her hand on the trunk of a tall slippery elm tree in a hardwood forest

Gene C Lentz

What Is Slippery Elm? Benefits, Evidence, and the FDA Lozenge Listing

Slippery elm is the inner bark of a North American tree, and PubMed holds just 45 records on it. Only 3 of them are clinical trials, and each one tests...

A grower collecting pale mastic resin tears from the trunk of a mastic shrub

Brian Steinblock

Chios Mastic Gum: Chewing Gum vs Capsules, and How Much to Take

Genuine Chios mastic comes from 1 part of 1 Greek island, and its name has been protected in Europe since 1997. It is sold as raw tears, chewing gum and...

A woman reading a plain supplement bottle as a pharmacist answers her question

Maria Lentz

Mastic Gum Side Effects and Allergy: Who Should Avoid It

Mastic has an unusually clean safety record in trials, and the European regulator lists 0 known side effects for it. The real risk sits in 1 place, allergy. It belongs...

A man on a sunlit terrace chewing mastic, holding a small paper twist of resin tears

Gene C Lentz

Mastic Gum for Teeth and Oral Health: Chewing Is the Point

Chewing mastic resin for fresh breath is the oldest use on record, and it predates toothpaste by about 2,000 years. A 2023 review found 14 usable studies on it. Most...

A woman reading printed research papers with a highlighter at her kitchen table

Vladimir Primak

Mastic Gum for SIBO: What PubMed Actually Holds

Mastic gum turns up in almost every online SIBO protocol, usually beside oregano and berberine. PubMed returns 0 records on mastic and SIBO, and 537 on mastic overall. So the...

A relaxed man at a dining table after lunch with a glass of water and a plain supplement bottle

Brian Steinblock

Mastic Gum for Functional Dyspepsia: Its Strongest Human Result

Mastic is marketed first for stomach bacteria, yet its strongest human result is in plain indigestion with no cause found. In 148 patients, 77% improved on it. On placebo, 40%...

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