| Ingredients | Each capsule contains: |
|---|---|
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(Ulmus fulva )
(bark)
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400 mg |
Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide (Alt. Name: SiO2), Gelatin
In 2004, Canada began regulating natural medicines as a category of products separate from foods or drugs. These products are officially recognized as "Natural Health Products." These products include vitamins, minerals, herbal preparations, homeopathic products, probiotics, fatty acids, amino acids, and other naturally derived supplements.
In order to be marketed in Canada, natural health products must be licensed. In order to be licensed in Canada, manufacturers must submit applications to Health Canada including information about uses, formulation, dosing, safety, and efficacy.
Products can be licensed based on several criteria. Some products are licensed based on historical or traditional uses. For example, if an herbal product has a history of traditional use, then that product may be acceptable for licensure. In this case, no reliable scientific evidence is required for approval.
For products with non-traditional uses, some level of scientific evidence may be required to support claimed uses. However, a high level of evidence is not necessarily required. Acceptable sources of evidence include at least one well-designed, randomized, controlled trial; well-designed, non-randomized trials; cohort and case control studies; or expert opinion reports.
Finished products licensed by Health Canada must be manufactured according to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) as outlined by Health Canada.
Below is general information about the effectiveness of the known ingredients contained in the product Slippery Elm 400 mg. Some ingredients may not be listed. This information does NOT represent a recommendation for or a test of this specific product as a whole.
INSUFFICIENT RELIABLE EVIDENCE to RATE
Below is general information about the safety of the known ingredients contained in the product Slippery Elm 400 mg. Some ingredients may not be listed. This information does NOT represent a recommendation for or a test of this specific product as a whole.
POSSIBLY SAFE ...when used orally and appropriately (4,12,272,512,1740).
PREGNANCY AND LACTATION:
Insufficient reliable information available; avoid using.
Slippery elm bark has historically been inserted into the cervix to induce abortion. As a result, slippery elm has been reported in some sources to have abortifacient activity. However, there is no reliable information available about whether slippery elm has abortifacient activity when taken orally.
Below is general information about the interactions of the known ingredients contained in the product Slippery Elm 400 mg. Some ingredients may not be listed. This information does NOT represent a recommendation for or a test of this specific product as a whole.
Theoretically, slippery elm may slow the absorption and reduce serum levels of oral drugs.
 Details
Slippery elm inner bark contains mucilage, which may interfere with the absorption of orally administered drugs (19).
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Below is general information about the adverse effects of the known ingredients contained in the product Slippery Elm 400 mg. Some ingredients may not be listed. This information does NOT represent a recommendation for or a test of this specific product as a whole.
General ...Orally, slippery elm seems to be well tolerated. A thorough evaluation of safety outcomes with topical use of slippery elm has not been conducted.
Dermatologic ...Topically, slippery elm extracts can cause contact dermatitis. The pollen is an allergen (6). Contact dermatitis and urticaria have been reported after exposure to slippery elm or an oleoresin contained in the slippery elm bark (75131).
