COAT your inflamed throat with this healing ‘tree trick’

The FIRST sign of an upper respiratory infection is often that tickle in the back of your throat…

But within a day or two… especially if you’ve been coughing up a storm…

It could turn RED… PAINFUL… and downright RAW!

Sore throats are no fun… but they often come with the territory when you’ve got a cold or some other respiratory ailment (even allergies!).

Fortunately, you don’t have to SUFFER with the discomfort… which can make it difficult to speak, eat, or even swallow.

There’s an herbal remedy that was first recognized by the U.S. government as medicine in the late 19th century…

And has STOOD the test of time.

Yet now, more than a century later, it STILL hasn’t been embraced by the mainstream!

Here’s what it could do for you… and how to find it.

Deep in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains, there’s a special kind of tree that could help SOOTHE your irritated respiratory tract.

I’m talking about slippery elm (Ulmus rubra).

Its inner bark is, as the tree’s name indicates, slimy…

And that’s what Native Americans would use to ease a number of different ailments, from wounds to sore throats.

Not only can it COAT your “food tube” (a.k.a. your esophagus) and your gut lining… thanks to its content of soluble fiber (a.k.a. mucilage) that becomes a gooey gel when mixed with water…

But it could also help STIFLE a cough… and HEAL your torn-up throat tissue!

This “demulcent” action could help in cases of pharyngitis… laryngeal irritation… and more…

But you won’t find lots of clinical trials PROVING that it works.

That’s because its results are primarily SUBJECTIVE… without clinical ways to MEASURE how “soothing” it is!

Fact is, most folks FEEL better when they use slippery elm.

And it’s generally considered safe – so there’s probably no harm in trying it, as long as your doc says it’s OK.

Because slippery elm works best ON CONTACT… swallowing capsules and waiting for them to work their way through your digestive system may not be the MOST effective.

Instead, look for slippery elm-based teas (like Traditional Medicinals’ Organic Throat Coat variety)… and lozenges (like the Thayer’s brand, which has been around since 1847).

You can also find slippery elm combined with licorice… loquat… and more in Planetary Herbals’ Loquat Respiratory Syrup… which you should be able to find at your local health food store or online.