From the family of phytotherapies, herbal medicine, gemmotherapy is nothing but a bud therapy. The principle ? Reduce and resolve health problems by using the fresh embryonic tissues of certain growing plants, namely buds, young shoots of trees and shrubs and rootlets.

How does gemmotherapy work?

Overall, gemmotherapy acts on the entire metabolism. Several solutions from gemmotherapy would have in common diuretic, drainage or detox properties. Solutions used to regulate certain malfunctioning functions of metabolism: circulation, elimination, immunity or overweight disorders.

So how do we do it?

In terms of preparation, we are closer to Enstein's recipes than to those of Joël Robuchon. So we are talking about extraction technique. And more precisely that of glycerine macerates. After being freshly collected, the embryos macerate in a mixture of water, alcohol and glycerine, which will be used to make solutions where the active principles of the plants will be concentrated. Glycerin will extract essential oils from the buds; water, their vitamins, their minerals and their amino acids; and finally alcohol will keep the most fragile active components. In general, gemmotherapy solutions are consumed outside meals, 5 drops 3 times a day.

How to lose weight with gemmotherapy?

Since gemmotherapy is not a miracle solution, to slim down, you will naturally eat healthy and balanced, and do a little exercise. Only in these conditions will you be able to see real results. To optimize the elimination of fat, a detox cure is ideal. For this, we advise you to drink each day, during two weeks, a half liter of water in which will be poured:

  • For a goal of - 10 kg: 30 drops of rosemary bud (antioxidant and very good for circulation)
  • For a goal of 10 kg: 30 drops of juniper bud (good for cholesterol, prediabetic state and high blood pressure)

What advantages?

Gemmotherapy is a "diet" that works for everyone, including children and pregnant women. What's more, the advantage of the buds is that they do not contain the toxic compounds that are sometimes found in some plants. To optimize the elimination of fat,

What are the disadvantages?

The main negative point of gemmotherapy, and not least, is that its "cooking" (understand: extraction processes) is absolutely not feasible at home.

Where to find gemmotherapy products?

In pharmacy, drugstore or even on the web. Or visit the sites of santaromenature.com , vitaflor.fr , herbalgem.com and lesbourgeons.fr . Very easy to use, the solutions are in the form of a dropper bottle.