Gemmotherapy

Definition
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Remedies from plant buds, new special form of phytotherapy: fresh, divisible plant tissue, mainly buds (Latin gemma) and shoots, are macerated and extracted using ethanol and glycerine. Harvest time and location significantly influence the composition of the buds. Not currently recognized as a medical procedure.

The effects of buds were described in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine almost 2,400 years ago. Hildegard von Bingen also used the effect of buds. This treatment was developed as gemmotherapy in the second half of the 20th century by the physician Dr. Pol Henry together with the French homeopath Dr. Max Tetau and other therapists. It has been listed in the European Pharmacopoeia since 2011 and is classified as a homeopathic remedy.

The buds and shoots contain growth factors, a high protein content, oligosaccharides, vitamins and minerals, essential oils, bitter substances, flavonoids, tannins, saponins and secondary plant substances.

Indication
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Acute and chronic disorders, e.g. sleep disorders, stomach burns, allergies, hay fever or menstrual and menopausal complaints.

Blackcurrant buds, apple, birch, chestnut, ash, silver lime, Scots pine, heather, blackberry, silver fir, oak, common ash, fig tree, field maple and elm, rose hip, red dogwood, hazelnut, blueberry, raspberry, red dogwood, gray alder, Scots pine, redwood and olive tree, cranberry, rosemary, copper beech, silver birch, spirea, juniper, walnut tree, hornbeam, hawthorn, silver fir, wineberry, woolly snowball.

Examples:

Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum): Allergic and inflammatory processes in bronchitis, rhinitis, hay fever and sinusitis, anti-inflammatory for the musculoskeletal system and gastrointestinal tract

Grey alder (Alnus incana): Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease

Mountain pine (Pinus montana): arthrosis, arthritis, rheumatism

Hazelnut bush (Corylus avellana): asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema

Field maple (Acer campestris): Arteriosclerosis

Olive tree (Olea europaea): high blood pressure, dizziness, arteriosclerosis and age-related complaints

Walnut tree (Juglans regia): intestinal complaints such as meteorism, diarrhea after antibiotic therapy

Red dogwood (Cornus sanguinea): circulatory disorder of the coronary arteries, prevention of heart attacks, post-treatment of heart attacks and/or stent implantation

Heart failure, angina pectoris, arrhythmia, coronary heart disease: Hawthorn (Crataegus oxyacantha)

Raspberry (Rubus idaeus): Women's complaints such as menstrual disorders, menopausal symptoms and hormonal disorders

Field elm (Ulmus campestris): Gout

Noble fir (Abies pectinata): bone formation and its problems including childhood growth disorders

Sequoia (Sequoia gigantea): Nervous disorders - then as a sedative -, weakness and ageing problems, osteoporosis, promotes the healing of bone fractures

Silver lime (Tilia tormentosa): Insomnia

Rosehip (Rosa canina): pain and cramps, headaches, nerve pain and migraines

Speierling (Sorbus domestica): tinnitus, hearing loss