When they then make chokecherry syrup it contains both juice and a “tea” made from the twigs/bark, so it’s natural cough syrup. I haven’t tried this method, but if you do, I’d caution you to be careful here. Cherry bark can be toxic if/when it ferments after harvest, so y...
Wild black cherry bark is made into a herbal cough syrup, but it can be tricky to process it correctly. If the bark isn’t dried immediately after harvest, some of the compounds ferment and change to toxic forms. While I forage the wild fruits, I stillbuy the black cherry cough syrupwh...