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Posted 9/17/2015 12:41 PM (GMT -6)
I've read that slippery elm bark should have a nice sweetish taste. This is definitely not the case of the one i've recently bought at the harvest botanical. My slippery elm is more on the bitter side and you really can't call it "nice". Do you think it can be old or something? Should i return it? on the other hand it seems to work very well with me...
Posted 9/17/2015 1:07 PM (GMT -6)
Mine doesn't taste sweet either.
Posted 9/17/2015 2:23 PM (GMT -6)
Ewa - this might be of some help >

www.curezone.org/forums/am.asp?i=1749132
Posted 9/17/2015 4:23 PM (GMT -6)
thanks so much for your answers :) i've read many contradicting opinions about this taste so i wanted to know if your slippery elm is as sweet as they write it should be, however logically it seems to me that bark itself is never sweet. I think i will not throw it away but next time i'll buy from a different source to compare
Posted 10/8/2015 2:08 PM (GMT -6)
I'm from the crohn's forum, but found this post when digging for things on slippery elm.

I harvest my own slippery elm this year - our property here in the rural midwest has a very healthy population of the trees, so I can responsibly harvest for personal use.

The slippery elm "powder" that I made is sweet - like a mild maple syrup in flavor. I harvested it, peeled it, put it in the dehydrator, and then processed it in a magic bullet blender thing. The color is a very light peach/tan - in the women's make up isle it would be filed under "ivory" I believe.

I've started taking it multiple times a day for this current flare. Hoping it provides some relief. Anxious to find info on others using it to calm down inflamed guts. Keep us posted!
Posted 10/8/2015 3:59 PM (GMT -6)
Ewa mine is quite bitter and a tan color, but seems to do the job. I'm with you on trying to find a sweeter source when I run out. Then again, if mine tasted like maple, I might use it more often!!
Posted 10/8/2015 3:59 PM (GMT -6)
Hope it will put down your flare soon :) I personally think slippery elm is a miracle and can't believe i've been avoiding it for so much time
Posted 10/8/2015 4:26 PM (GMT -6)
According to a Modern Herbal http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/e/elmsli09.html slippery elm bark "has an odour like Fenugreek and a very mucilaginous, insipid taste.....The powder should be greyish or fawncoloured. If dark or reddish, good results will not be obtained. The powdered bark is said to be often adulterated with damaged flour and other starchy substances."

Goes on to list many uses, including recipes for diarrhea, worms, and many other ailments. I used to own a 2-volume set of A Modern Herbal, it is a highly regarded botanical dictionary.
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