Wild Cherry Bark

Wild Cherry Bark. Traditional Cultivation, Sustainably Sourced from pristine, untouched landscapes in the USA, where Wild Cherry Trees thrive in harmony with nature. The bark is carefully harvested, preserving its purity and potency for us to use as a Medicinal Tea.

Native America's traditional apothecary Wild Cherry Bark is a medicinal herb derived from the black cherry tree that has been used for centuries by Native Americans and Herbalists.  It was used as a cough suppressant, perhaps why it was also known as Chokeberry. It became known after curing the famous American explorer Meriwether Lewis of a severe bout of gastric upset. Written in the Field Guide to Medicinal Wild Plants, "When Captain Meriwether Lewis fell ill with fever and abdominal cramps on the Lewis and Clark expedition, he was on his feet the next day after being dosed with Chokecherry twigs simmered in water." 

Wild Cherry Bark was listed in the US Pharmacopoeia from 1820 to 1970 as an antitussive and a sedative. The Cherokees used the bark as a pain killer during labour, the Mohegans are documented as using it as a remedy for various problems including dysentery.

Packed with antioxidants, it supports natural defense mechanisms, promoting overall well-being. Embrace the therapeutic properties of this herbal elixir, known to soothe respiratory discomfort, making it an ideal companion during colder seasons. It was used in Traditional Chinese Medicine, utilised for “heart fire”. This is a Tea for the Great Outdoors, it gives and is part of the Wilderness, add Bush Apple Syrup to sweeten. The British Herbal Pharmacopoeia (BHP) 0.5-2 grams of the bark infused in boiling water.

Ingredients

• Wild Cherry Inner Bark - 100% Natural.
• Produced to ecological standards, free from agro-chemicals, non-irradiated and GMO-free. 

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