Gemmotherapy
From Health Facts
Gemmotherapy refers to a branch of phytotherapy or herbal medicine, which uses the buds and young shoots from trees and shrubs. These parts are found to consist mainly of embryonic tissue and are gathered in the spring at a particular stage in their natural growth cycle. They are then macerated in a water-alcohol-glycerin solution to create concentrated extracts. Since they are extracts of embryonic tissues, their importance lies in possessing all of the properties of the various parts of the whole plant.
Single Mother Macerates
- Abies alba (Silver fir)
- Acer campestre (Hedge maple)
- Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse chestnut)
- Alnus glutinosa (European alder)
- Ampelopsis veitchii (Virginia creeper)
- Betula alba/pubescens (White birch)
- Betula verrucosa (Silver birch)
- Buxus sempervirens (Boxwood)
- Carpinus betulus (Hornbeam)
- Castanea vesca (Sweet chestnut)
- Cedrus libani (Cedar of Lebanon)
- Cercis siliquastum (Judas tree)
- Citrus limonum (Lemon tree)
- Cornus sanguinea (Dogwood)
- Corylus avellana (Hazel)
- Crataegus oxycantha (Hawthorne)
- Equisetum arvense (Horse tail)
- Fagus sylvatica (Beech)
- Ficus carica (Fig)
- Fraxinus excelsior (Ash)
- Ilex aquifolium (Holly)
- Juglans regia (Walnut)
- Juniperus communis (Juniper)
- Ligustrum vulgare (Privet)
- Malus sylvestris (Crab apple)
- Olea europaea (Olive)
- Pinus Montana (Mountain pine)
- Platanus orientalis (Oriental plane-tree)
- Populus nigra (Black poplar)
- Prunus amygdalus (Sweet Almond)
- Quercus robur (Oak)
- Ribes nigrum (Black currant)
- Rosa canina (Dog rose)
- Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary)
- Rubus fructicosus (Bramble)
- Rubus idaeus (Raspberry)
- Salix alba (White willow)
- Sambucus nigra (Black elder)
- Secale cereale (Rye)
- Sequoia Gigantea (Giant redwood)
- Sorbus domestica (Service-tree))
- Syringa vulgaris (Lilac)
- Tamarix gallica (Tamarisk)
- Tilia tomentosa (Linden tree)
- Ulmus campestris (Elm)
- Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry)
- Vaccinium Vitis-Idaea (Cowberry)
- Viburnum lantana (Wayfaring-tree)
- Vinca minor (Periwinkle)
- Viscum album (Mistletoe)
- Vitis vinifera (Grape vine)
- Zea mays (Maize)