Slippery Elm

[KarinUS]

There's a holistic horse vet not too far from where I live. She recommends giving a mixture of aloe vera juice and slippery elm powder before grain feeding to reduce irritation to the stomach lining.

Since the antacids didn't help much in our case, I was wondering if anybody had any reason to advice me not to try this?

Has anybody ever heard any horrible things about Slippery Elm?

[galadriel]

I've heard tons about aloe vera juice, given with grain actually (not before). Apparently has helped quite a few horses. Never heard of slipperly elm though.