Cough syrup Honey & Ginger

Land Art’s Cough Syrup soothes throat and bronchial irritation. It is made with mucilage that comes from the inner bark of the red elm tree (Ulmus rubra), and a hint of honey which adds emollient properties and delicately improves the taste. The whole family will approve of the taste.

The red elm is a medium-sized tree native to eastern North America. In Quebec, it can be found in the south and the west of the province. Elm trees contain complex substances called oligometric proanthocyanidins that are known for their antiseptic and antiallergenic properties. The mucilage has been used forever by the Native Americans.

Red Elm is generally known:

• To relieve throat and bronchial irritation.
• To treat inflammation and ulcers in the digestive tract.
• To relieve diarrhea and constipation.
• To help recovery during convalescence.
• For its expectorant functions.
• To calm gastric acidity.

Dosage and how to use

• Young children (2 to 6 years old): 1/2 teaspoon (2,5 ml) every 4 hours.
• Children (6 to 12 years old): 1 teaspoon (5 ml) every 4 hours.
• Adolescents and adults (13 years and older): 2 teaspoons (10 ml) every 4 hours.

* Do not exceed 6 doses per day.

Precautions and warnings

Do not use if you are pregnant or breast feeding. Consult a health care professional if symptoms persist for more than a week.

• Do not use if the security seal is broken.
• Keep out of the reach of children.
• Shake well before use.
• Keep refrigerated after opening.

Medicinal (per 5 ml)

• Red Elm mucilage (Ulmus rubra, extract 4:1), 300 mg

Non-Medicinal

• Water from reverse osmosis, honey, licorice extract, natural ginger flavour, eucalyptus essential oil, citric acid, rose hip extract, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate.

* Does not contain dairy products, wheat, gluten, yeast or corn.

What is red elm ?

Red elm bark should be in every family’s medicine cabinet. A tall tree native to eastern North America, it can be found in Quebec, in the south and the west of the province. Well-known to Native Americans, it is an emollient with a high nutritional value.

The phloem (the tender part of the interior bark, rich in mucilage), was collected to create a preparation that was used to feed babies, convalescents, the elderly and anyone suffering from digestive problems. A decoction was also applied to soothe wounds and different skin irritations. In 1890, the Sisters of Providence wrote their Traité élémentaire de matière médicale (Translation: Elementary Treaty of Medical Matters) in which they state that “There is nothing better to treat wounds, internal and external”.

Red elm clears infections and is easily absorbed by our body. It is efficient in cases of bronchopulmonary irritations, sore throats, colds, coughing and gastrointestinal pains. The medicinal properties are numerous: emollient, pectoral, nutritious, expectorant, cough suppressant, diuretic, lightly astringent, tonic and also soothes the throat and respiratory tract.