Slippery elm bark (Ulmus rubra)

Slippery elm bark: botanical (inner bark, mucilage).

Slippery elm bark is tested to its USP monograph. Pricing is quoted.

Compound data

Botanical source

Elm

Marker compounds

as your specification states

Basis

total or named markers, as your specification states

Type

Botanical (inner bark, mucilage)

Structure and names

Name: Slippery elm bark (Ulmus rubra)

How Vanguard tests Slippery elm bark

The USP monograph covers identity by a mucilage test and TLC, botanical examination, and limits for outer bark, foreign organic matter, loss on drying and ash.

Pricing is quoted. Send the material and the monograph edition your specification uses.

What's reported

  • Results of each monograph test, against the monograph limits or your specification

Tests and prices

Pricing is quoted. Testing to the USP monograph is priced for the tests your specification needs.

Sample amount and turnaround

We confirm the sample amount and turnaround with your quote. Send the material sealed and labeled, with the monograph and specification it should meet.

Salts, forms and compendial references

  • Elm
  • Tell us the salt or form the label states, so quantity is reported on the same basis.

Questions about Slippery elm bark testing

Is the $250 test the same as USP monograph testing?

No. Slippery elm bark (Ulmus rubra) does not fit the standard $250 identity, purity and quantity test, so it is tested to the USP Elm monograph. Pricing is quoted.

Why is there no assay for slippery elm?

Slippery elm's main constituent is mucilage, a mix of polysaccharides, and the USP monograph has no single marker compound to assay. Testing focuses on identity and on purity checks such as outer bark and foreign matter.

What form does slippery elm usually arrive in?

Most samples are cut inner bark, powder or capsules. Powder is harder to identify by eye, so a chromatographic fingerprint against known bark is the main identity check.

Sources

Identity facts from the USP monograph header for this compound.

Order

Start an order online, or send the compound name and the tests you need for a quote.