Slippery Elm Capsul

Is steroid a active compound in slippery elm

Thanks for responding.
I found it here on the Herbal Encyclopedia:

http://www.cloverleaffarmherbs.com/slippery-elm/#sthash.eXL6CRAg.7w6y0i32.dpbs

Key Components:

mucilage
starch
steroids
tannins
Does this mean steroids is it?
I am allergic to steroids so I was just checking with all of you guys to see have anyone ever heard anything about it.

@ garylouisville: It's 4 that I know that I am allergic to so with that being said I wouldn't chance taking anymore of them.

If you have a chance look at the link I sent you. Tell me what you think about the information there.

Meka: I did look at the link previously. I used to take slippery elm myself. Many here have taken it. There isn't anything out of the ordinary about your link other than I don't know why the link mentions it is a steroid. Slippery elm works by coating your insides, which can be a good thing, but when your insides are coated meds and even foods don't get absorbed properly. If you take meds an hour or two before or after the slippery elm then I guess that means that your insides are not coated at that particular time, which makes me wonder why it is worth taking slippery elm at all in the first place if it is no longer doing anything within an hour of taking it. It would only be of benefit the more it keeps your insides coated, which means you would have to take some every couple of hours all day long and not take any meds at all. When I took it I would take it at bedtime because I didn't take any meds during the middle of the night so it could at least work during my sleep. It seemed to help at first but then after a couple of weeks I really couldn't tell that it was doing anything so I quit because it seemed to be a waste of time and money.

I stopped taking slippery elm bark because it made me sicker. At the time, I was on Asacol, so we think it was interfering with that. It was a huge waste of money.

Slippery elm has a very pungent taste to it, and its effectiveness is because it contains polysaccharides and has a mucilage quality.

"Mucilages have been utilised for demulcent activity particularly in inflammatory conditions of the gastrointestinal tract. They may provide a direct soothing effect and provide a protective barrier against gastric acid on the digestive mucosa. Mucilages also have topical emollient properties, and a drawing and healing effect on wounds and lesions."

www.mediherb.com/pdf/6042.pdf

If you're purchasing slippery elm, I recommend buying it in bulk at your local health food store. It's wicked cheap and the bioavailability of the cell-wall associated minerals may be greater than that of buying something in a capsule thats been shelved for a duration of time.

I've found that it helped me recover from my flare in february, as I didn't do anything else for treatment at the time. It's typically less than $2 for 1 cup of the stuff measured in bulk.

Meka,

IMO, the slippery elm bark capsule is NOT nearly as effective as the actual powdered form.
I've never heard of any steroids being contained in slippery elm.

But Stereo gave you some good info, and a good informational link as well.

I have been allergic to steroids for many years and have had several reactions to it. Not sure who stereo is but I no my health. The question is not if its possible that im allergic to steroids because I know that I am. I was only asking if any knew or have heard anything about steroid being apart of slippery elm.

Thanks Lodi im ok with the ones that's there if that's the case I jus prefer not to add any more to it. That's all. I have my questioned answered and just prefer other remedies other than slippery elm.