Gemmotherapy is a branch of phytotherapy, developed in the 1960s, which uses plant buds and young shoots. Developed by Dr Pol Henry, a Belgian physician and phytotherapist, gemmotherapy is based on the totipotency of embryonic plant cells, that is, their ability to differentiate and give rise to all parts of the plant (branches, leaves, flowers, fruits, etc.), as well as all of its functional tissues and organs.
For this reason, buds exhibit a particularly high concentration of primary and secondary metabolites. Primary metabolites are essential for plant development: nucleic acids, amino acids, sugars, minerals, as well as phytohormones (auxins, cytokinins, gibberellins, abscisic acid), which are responsible for the initiation and regulation of plant and tree growth.
Secondary metabolites (polyphenols, flavonoids, tannins, phenolic acids, iridoids, etc.) are involved in the plant’s defense mechanisms, adaptation, and protection. It is this richness in metabolites that gives gemmotherapy its particular value.
The concentrated GemmoPure® macerates from Laboratoire THERASCIENCE are produced according to the traditional method of Dr Pol Henry, by macerating the buds in a mixture of three complementary solvents, in equal parts: 1/3 water, 1/3 ORGANIC alcohol and 1/3 ORGANIC glycerin, for a minimum duration of 21 days, followed by a filtration step. This combination of solvents allows for an optimal and complete extraction of the active molecules from the buds.
