🪶Indigenous / Native American
Wild Plum (Prunus americana)
fruit
Prunus americana, commonly called the American plum, wild plum, or Marshall's large yellow sweet plum, is a species of Prunus native to North America from Saskatchewan and Idaho south to New Mexico and east to Québec, Maine and Florida.
Conditions addressed
How to use
½–1 cup fresh daily, or 2–3 tbsp dried
- Eat fresh, raw, or dried.
- Can be blended into smoothies, juiced, or added to salads and grain bowls.
Interactions & contraindications
May affect immune activity
Watch for: Immunosuppressants (for transplant or autoimmune conditions)
Immune-stimulating herbs can work against immunosuppressive therapy.
May affect drug absorption
Watch for: Any oral medication taken around the same time
High-fiber or mucilage-rich herbs can slow or reduce how much of another oral drug is absorbed — space doses a couple of hours apart.