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[[File:Vitis vinifera 2.jpg|220px|thumb|A bud of [[Vitis vinifera]], the Grape Vine]] |
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'''Gemmotherapy''' [from Lat. ''gemma'', bud, and New Lat. ''therapīa'', Grk. ''therapeia'', medical treatment] is a form of [[herbalism|herbal medicine]] that uses remedies made principally from the embryonic tissue of various [[tree]]s and [[shrub]]s (the [[bud]]s and emerging [[shoots]]), but also from the reproductive parts (the [[seed]]s and [[catkin]]s) and from newly grown tissue (the [[root]]lets and the [[root#root structure|cortex]] of rootlets). In two instances, remedies are also made from the [[plant sap|sap]]. |
'''Gemmotherapy''' [from Lat. ''gemma'', bud, and New Lat. ''therapīa'', Grk. ''therapeia'', medical treatment] is a form of [[herbalism|herbal medicine]] that uses remedies made principally from the embryonic tissue of various [[tree]]s and [[shrub]]s (the [[bud]]s and emerging [[shoots]]), but also from the reproductive parts (the [[seed]]s and [[catkin]]s) and from newly grown tissue (the [[root]]lets and the [[root#root structure|cortex]] of rootlets). In two instances, remedies are also made from the [[plant sap|sap]]. |
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This raw material is taken at the peak time of the tree or shrub’s annual [[germination]], in the spring for buds or the autumn for seeds. Certain plant hormones and enzymes are released during this process, and in some cases are only present in the plant at this time. |
This raw material is taken at the peak time of the tree or shrub’s annual [[germination]], in the spring for buds or the autumn for seeds. Certain plant hormones and enzymes are released during this process, and in some cases are only present in the plant at this time. |
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== Development and spread of gemmotherapy == |
== Development and spread of gemmotherapy == |
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The therapeutic effects of remedies made from the embryonic material of plants were first investigated in the late 1950s by a Belgian doctor, Dr. Pol Henry ( |
The therapeutic effects of remedies made from the embryonic material of plants were first investigated in the late 1950s by a Belgian doctor, Dr. Pol Henry (1918–88), working with a group of French [[homeopath]]s and biotherapists including Dr. Max Tétau (1927-2012) and Dr. O.A. Julian (1910–84). |
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Gemmotherapy is included in herbal therapies in France in the ''Pharmacopée Francaise''<ref>''Pharmacopée Francaise'', 8th edition, Ministère de la Santé, Gouvernement Français, Paris 1965</ref> in 1965). |
Gemmotherapy is included in herbal therapies in France in the ''Pharmacopée Francaise''<ref>''Pharmacopée Francaise'', 8th edition, Ministère de la Santé, Gouvernement Français, Paris 1965</ref> in 1965). |
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== Production == |
== Production == |
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Producers must follow the protocol laid out in the ''Pharmacopée Francaise'' and subsequently in the ''[[European Pharmacopoeia]]''.<ref>''European Pharmacopoeia'', 6th edition, European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and Healthcare, Strasbourg 2007</ref> |
Producers must follow the protocol laid out in the ''Pharmacopée Francaise'' and subsequently in the ''[[European Pharmacopoeia]]''.<ref>''European Pharmacopoeia'', 6th edition, European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and Healthcare, Strasbourg 2007</ref> |
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== Literature == |
== Literature == |
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P. Henry wrote about the topic in ''Bases Biologiques de la Gemmothérapie'' in 1959.<ref>Henry, P., ''Bases Biologiques de la Gemmothérapie''. Saint-Norbert: Tongerlo. Belgium, 1959</ref>{{Citation needed|date=April 2009}} |
P. Henry wrote about the topic in ''Bases Biologiques de la Gemmothérapie'' in 1959.<ref>Henry, P., ''Bases Biologiques de la Gemmothérapie''. Saint-Norbert: Tongerlo. Belgium, 1959</ref>{{Citation needed|date=April 2009}} |
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Several exploratory monographs were published in French in the Archives Homéopatiques de la Normandie during the 1960s (see for example <ref>Tétau, M., Conception de la Gemmothérapie. Archives Homéopatiques de Normandie, January 1959</ref><ref>Julian, O.A., Observation clinique de Gemmothérapie. Archives Homéopathiques de Normandie, January 1961</ref>), and in the Cahiers de Biothérapie and other journals of biotherapy and phytotherapy through the 1970s and 80s (see for example <ref>Reymond, E., La Gemmothérapie dans les affections du système nerveux. Cahiers de Biothérapie, April 1972</ref><ref>Guillemain, J., Tétau, M., Contribution à l'étude d'un ‘tranquillisant végétal’: Tilia tomentosa bourgeons. Société Mèdicale de Biothérapie, Sommaire 68, December 1980</ref><ref>Fauron, R., Gemmothérapie et teintures-mères-thérapie associées dans le traitement de certaines affections hépatiques. Cahiers de Biothérapie No 87, supplement, October 1985</ref>). |
Several exploratory monographs were published in French in the Archives Homéopatiques de la Normandie during the 1960s (see for example <ref>Tétau, M., Conception de la Gemmothérapie. Archives Homéopatiques de Normandie, January 1959</ref><ref>Julian, O.A., Observation clinique de Gemmothérapie. Archives Homéopathiques de Normandie, January 1961</ref>), and in the Cahiers de Biothérapie and other journals of biotherapy and phytotherapy through the 1970s and 80s (see for example <ref>Reymond, E., La Gemmothérapie dans les affections du système nerveux. Cahiers de Biothérapie, April 1972</ref><ref>Guillemain, J., Tétau, M., Contribution à l'étude d'un ‘tranquillisant végétal’: Tilia tomentosa bourgeons. Société Mèdicale de Biothérapie, Sommaire 68, December 1980</ref><ref>Fauron, R., Gemmothérapie et teintures-mères-thérapie associées dans le traitement de certaines affections hépatiques. Cahiers de Biothérapie No 87, supplement, October 1985</ref>). |
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Image:Filipendula.jpg|Rootlets of [[Filipendula ulmaria]], Meadowsweet |
Image:Filipendula.jpg|Rootlets of [[Filipendula ulmaria]], Meadowsweet |
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Image:Juglans.jpg|Bud of [[Juglans regia]], Walnut |
Image:Juglans.jpg|Bud of [[Juglans regia]], Walnut |
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Image:Fruticosus.jpg||A young shoot of [[Rubus fruticosus]], the Bramble or Blackberry |
Image:Fruticosus.jpg||A young shoot of [[Rubus fruticosus]], the Bramble or Blackberry |
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Gemmotherapy [from Lat. gemma, bud, and New Lat. therapīa, Grk. therapeia, medical treatment] is a form of herbal medicine that uses remedies made principally from the embryonic tissue of various trees and shrubs (the buds and emerging shoots), but also from the reproductive parts (the seeds and catkins) and from newly grown tissue (the rootlets and the cortex of rootlets). In two instances, remedies are also made from the sap.
This raw material is taken at the peak time of the tree or shrub’s annual germination, in the spring for buds or the autumn for seeds. Certain plant hormones and enzymes are released during this process, and in some cases are only present in the plant at this time.
Gemmotherapy, like many other alternative therapies, lacks an evidential basis and is not accepted as an efficacious treatment by the scientific community.
Development and spread of gemmotherapy
The therapeutic effects of remedies made from the embryonic material of plants were first investigated in the late 1950s by a Belgian doctor, Dr. Pol Henry (1918–88), working with a group of French homeopaths and biotherapists including Dr. Max Tétau (1927-2012) and Dr. O.A. Julian (1910–84).
Gemmotherapy is included in herbal therapies in France in the Pharmacopée Francaise[1] in 1965).
Production
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Producers must follow the protocol laid out in the Pharmacopée Francaise and subsequently in the European Pharmacopoeia.[2]
Literature
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P. Henry wrote about the topic in Bases Biologiques de la Gemmothérapie in 1959.[3][citation needed]
Several exploratory monographs were published in French in the Archives Homéopatiques de la Normandie during the 1960s (see for example [4][5]), and in the Cahiers de Biothérapie and other journals of biotherapy and phytotherapy through the 1970s and 80s (see for example [6][7][8]).
From the 1980s onward, many introductory and self-help books on gemmotherapy became available in Italy (see for example [9][10][11]).
Fernando Piterà wrote Compendio di Gemmoterapia Clinica in 1994 .[12]
Some research has been published in English, for example in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology.[13]
Max Tétau wrote Nouvelles Cliniques de Gemmothérapie in 1987.[14][citation needed]
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Buds of Fagus sylvatica, Beech Tree -
Catkin of Salix alba, White Willow
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Rootlets of Filipendula ulmaria, Meadowsweet
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Bud of Juglans regia, Walnut
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A young shoot of Rubus fruticosus, the Bramble or Blackberry
References
- ^ Pharmacopée Francaise, 8th edition, Ministère de la Santé, Gouvernement Français, Paris 1965
- ^ European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edition, European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and Healthcare, Strasbourg 2007
- ^ Henry, P., Bases Biologiques de la Gemmothérapie. Saint-Norbert: Tongerlo. Belgium, 1959
- ^ Tétau, M., Conception de la Gemmothérapie. Archives Homéopatiques de Normandie, January 1959
- ^ Julian, O.A., Observation clinique de Gemmothérapie. Archives Homéopathiques de Normandie, January 1961
- ^ Reymond, E., La Gemmothérapie dans les affections du système nerveux. Cahiers de Biothérapie, April 1972
- ^ Guillemain, J., Tétau, M., Contribution à l'étude d'un ‘tranquillisant végétal’: Tilia tomentosa bourgeons. Société Mèdicale de Biothérapie, Sommaire 68, December 1980
- ^ Fauron, R., Gemmothérapie et teintures-mères-thérapie associées dans le traitement de certaines affections hépatiques. Cahiers de Biothérapie No 87, supplement, October 1985
- ^ Swenson, T., Gemmoterapia. Edizioni Mediterranee, Rome 1981
- ^ Rossi, M., Tinture Madri in Fitoterapia. Studio Edizioni, Milan, 1982
- ^ Brigo, B., Fitoterapia e Gemmoterapia nella Pratica Clinica. La Grafica Briantea, Como 1991
- ^ Piterà, F., Compendio di Gemmoterapia Clinica. De Ferrari Editore, Genoa 1994
- ^ Hoefler, C., Fleurentin, J., Mortier, F., Pelt, J.M. and Guillemain J., Comparative choleritic and hepato-protective properties of young shoots and whole plant extracts of Rosmarinus officinalis in rats. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, No. 19, 1987, pp 133-143
- ^ Tétau, M., Gemmotherapy, A Clinical Guide. Éditions du Détail, Inc., St Bruno, Quebec 1998 [translated from Nouvelles Cliniques de Gemmothérapie, Éditions Similia, France, 1987]