Buy Wild Cherry Bark Tea for Asthma, Cough and Other Benefits
Wild Cherry – Prunus serotina
COMMON NAMES
Black cherry
LATIN NAME
Prunus serotina
FAMILY
Pink
USED PART
Cora
DESCRIPTION
A deciduous tree, the cherry tree grows up to 90 feet tall. The bark is dark reddish brown (gray when ripe), rough, aromatic and transversely mottled. The leaves are toothed, oval to lanceolate in shape, green above and pale below, with finely toothed margins. White flowers hang in drooping clusters. The fruit is a black-purple cherry.
HABITAT
The cherry tree is native to North America. It is also grown in Europe. This tree grows best in deep, rich, moist, well-drained soil in full sun.
FOLKLORE AND TRADITIONAL USES
Settlers in the Appalachian Mountains used the fruit of the cherry tree to brew “rumcherry,” a strong liquor. Early New England craftsmen turned to the native wood as a substitute for the more expensive and unavailable Honduran mahogany. Therefore, the cherry is sometimes called “the poor man’s mahogany”. Its finely textured grain has been used for centuries in furniture, musical instruments and architectural finishes. The slightly bitter-tasting fruit is used to make jelly and wine.
MEDICAL USES
Cherry bark is a popular Native American remedy long used to treat coughs and colds. Its main ingredient is prunasin, which, when broken down in the body, suppresses spasms in the smooth muscles that line the bronchioles. Cherry tree syrup is effective in treating coughs, bronchitis, whooping cough and other lung problems. It is also believed to have a mild sedative effect at the same time. Be careful with the leaves, though: the leaves contain hydrocyanic acid, which is toxic and can cause death if ingested in large quantities.
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