Gemmotherapy
Gemmotherapy (from Latin gemma 'bud' , and therapīa , German 'therapy' , Greek Therapeia ) is a non-scientifically based form of phytotherapy , in which only young, divisible tissue of plants, that in the buds, is used to produce the medicines Sprouts and shoots as well as found in growing root tips is used.
The young plants used are organically grown in specialized laboratories and harvested at a time when the concentration of the active ingredients contained is particularly high. The parts of the plant are then placed in a special alcohol-glycerine solution, the resulting extract is filtered and diluted with alcohol-glycerine solution in a ratio of 1: 9.
History and Development
Gemmotherapy is based on the studies of the Belgian doctor Pol Henry (1918–1988) around 1950. He was of the opinion that the communication of all cells in plants, mammals and humans takes place via proteins . Information in the cell is transported via proteins. In the case of illnesses, a "malfunction" of the proteins should be the basis. According to the supporters of the process, the extracts of the highly dividing plant embryonic tissue should be "so rich in proteins" that they "re-regulate" human proteins. There is no scientific explanation of the "malfunction" to be corrected, the nature of this unspecific regulation or a mechanism of action.
Pol Henry initially called the therapy he had invented phytoembryotherapy . This was later further developed by the French homeopath Max Tetau and called gemmotherapy .
Gem extracts and the plant parts used for them are particularly rich in plant growth factors, nucleic acids and proteins, vitamins, gibberellins , plant hormones , enzymes and amino acids .
Studies and effectiveness
So far there are no scientific studies on the effectiveness of the therapy.
literature
- Barbara Bichsel-Altherr: Gemmotherapy. The power of the buds. ISBN 3-8001-1261-2
- Peter Emmrich: The basics of bud medicine. ISBN 978-3-925207-29-7
- Chrischta Ganz: Gemmotherapy: Buds in Naturopathy. ISBN 3-03800-844-3
