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Ulmus Fulva

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Ulmus Fulva (Rubra) · Slippery Elm · "The Slippery Elm Demulcent"
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Exclusively Documented in Clarke

This remedy is documented exclusively in Clarke's Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica. It does not appear in other classical references in this encyclopedia.

🎯 Acts primarily as a soothing agent for inflamed mucous membranes and as a decongestant for the ear.
📖 Clarke writes:
Ulmus fulva. American Slippery Elm. Red Elm. Moose Elm. (Mountains of Canada and Pennsylvania.) N. O. Ulmaceae of the Urticaceae. Pounded dried inner bark. Decoction of dried bark. Tincture of fresh bark.
👤 Characteristics
Sphere of Action & Core States
Viscous inner bark acts as a poultice for lessening pain in inflammations
Acts upon the mucous membrane of the rectum
Acts upon the ear in cases of vascular deafness with tubal obstruction
Key Characteristics & Guiding Symptoms
Mucous membrane of the rectum: dry and extremely painful
Old vascular deafness with tubal obstruction: relieved by bark in trituration used as a snuff
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Viscous inner bark used as a poultice to lessen pain in inflammations.
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Relieves extreme pain in the rectum when the mucous membrane is dry.
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Effective in 20-drop doses of the tincture for rectal distress.
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Used as a snuff in trituration for old vascular deafness.
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Addresses tubal obstruction in the ear.
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Commonly known as American Slippery Elm.
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Also known as Red Elm or Moose Elm.
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Belongs to the Ulmaceae family.
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📋 Clinical Indications

Conditions Clarke associates with this remedy — no detailed symptom-by-system breakdown exists for this entry.

ConstipationDeafnessHaemorrhoidsHerpesPainSyphilis
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📚 Sources & References
Clarke's DictionaryBoericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaAllen's EncyclopediaPhatak's Concise MM

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