Gemmotherapy. A therapy through buds (and not through stones!)
To discover gemmotherapy, one must delve into its etymology. While the Latin root gemmae is common to precious stones and buds, it is indeed the latter that we are dealing with here, or more precisely the young tissues of plants (buds, young shoots, radicles, inner barks of roots). Gemmotherapy is therefore a therapy that relies on the use of these young plant tissues put into maceration.
For simplicity, on this site, the term buds is used to identify these young plant tissues formed of embryonic cells, thus we systematically talk about macerates of buds.
A very specific branch of phytotherapy
As a branch of phytotherapy, gemmotherapy prevents disorders, maintains health, and contributes to well-being by regulating the functioning of organs, notably: by promoting their drainage (cleaning) and their regeneration if necessary, or by stimulating immune defenses and overall vitality.
The bud indeed contains a large number of active principles from different parts of the plant (wood, leaves, flowers, ...) but it also contains compounds that are unique to it. This gives it a higher potency of action than the other parts of the plant.
In spring, the bud carries within it all the potential, all the dynamic information of the future plant, but it also carries a reserve of vital energy. Observing its blossoming allows us to measure its power. The water it contains carries this energetic information, which is found in bud macerates.
The bud develops "a form of intelligence", it "probes its environment" to allow the tree to adapt to it. The gemmotherapy extract probes the general state of the individual to respond to his need, with each bud targeting a particular system or organ.
The hawthorn bud macerate is thus enlightening, its notably regulatory effect on the cardiovascular system is constantly intriguing. It regulates both the rhythm and the strength of the heart muscle. When the tension is too high, it helps to lower it and vice versa. The hawthorn does what is expected of it.
The lime bud macerate notably illustrates the compilation of the properties of the different parts of the plant: the draining properties of the sapwood and the action on the nervous system of the flower.
The Benefits of Gemmotherapy
