See Also: Herbal Tinctures / Mother Tinctures

These are herbal extractions from the Buds, Shoots, Bark, Rootlets, or Sap of young medicinal plant structures. Various preparations are available. Gemmotherapy is a therapeutic method which uses plant bud extracts and other embryonic vegetal tissues, freshly harvested from the growing plant. The raw material is prepared by maceration in a mix of water, glycerin, and alcohol. Usually, a gemmotherapy preparations are used on the recommendation of a health care practitioner.

• If symptoms persist or worsen, consult a health care practitioner.
• If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, consult a health care practitioner prior to use.
• Keep out of reach of children.

Directions: Adults (over 18 years old):
Fix the pump on the bottle. Take 50 to 220 drops (5 to 22 pumps) per day, away from meals. Dilute drops in a small quantity of water.  One pump delivers 10 drops (0.2 ml).

Ingredients:
As identified on the label affixed to the packaging. Extract ratio equivalent to 0.25 mg Quantity Crude Equivalent per drop.

(* = Pre-cleared Health Canada listed indication. General Monographs available at Health Canada's website, Ingredient Search)

Non-medicinal ingredients
Glycerin, Medicinal Alcohol, Purified water

See Also: Herbal Tinctures / Homeopathic Mother Tinctures

What are the common names of these plants?

• Abies pectinata - European Fir
• Acer campestre - Field Maple
• Aesculus hippocastanum - Horse-Chestnut (* Hemorrhoids, Venous insufficiency)
• Alnus glutinosa - Alder, Black Alder
• Alnus incana - Grey Alder
• Betula pubescens - White Birch (* Diuretic)
• Betula verrucosa - European Birch
• Carpinus betulus - European Hornbeam
• Castanea vesca - Chestnut
• Cercis siliquastrum - Judastree
• Citrus limonum - Lemon, Citrus Lemon (* Antioxidant)
• Cornus sanguinea - Dogwood
• Corylus avellana - Hazelnut, Hazel, European filbert, Cobnut
• Crataegus oxyacantha - Hawthorn (* Cardiovascular support)
• Fagus sylvatica - Red Beech
• Ficus carica - Fig (* Antioxidant)
• Fraxinus excelsior - Ash, Weeping ash, European ash
• Olea europaea - Olive, Olive Tree (* Antioxidant)
• Pinus montana - Mountain Pine
• Populus nigra - Black Poplar
• Prunus amygdalus - Almond (* Antioxidant, Skincare products)
• Quercus pedunculata - Oak, English oak
• Ribes nigrum - Black currant (* Antioxidant)
• Rosa canina - Dog rose, Hip-rose, Eglantier, Dogbrier, Brier (* Antioxidant)
• Rosmarinus officinalis - Rosemary, Seadew (* Antioxidant)
• Rubus fruticosus - Blackberry (* Antioxidant)
• Rubus idaeus - Raspberry, Red Raspberry (* Antioxidant)
• Secale cereale - Rye, Cereal Rye
• Sorbus domestica - Servicetree
• Tamarix gallica - Tamarisk
• Tilia tomentosa - Hungarian silver linden
• Ulmus campestris - Elm
• Vaccinium vitis-idaea - Alpine cranberry, cowberry, foxberry, lingberry, Lingon berry, Rock cranberry (* Antioxidant)
• Viburnum lantana - Twistwood, Mealytree, Wayfaring tree
• Viscum album - Mistletoe, Gui de chêne
• Vitis vinifera - Grape vine (* Antioxidants)
• Zea mais (Zea mays) - Corn

* = Pre-cleared Health Canada indication. General Monograph available at Health Canada Ingredient Search

(source: Health Canada)