Gemmotherapy

I personally have a special affection for gemmotherapy, the use of embryonic plant tissue, such as buds or young shoots. These buds are macerated in a mixture of alcohol and glycerin (or honey). So this is therapy from the trees. Maybe that’s why it attracted me in the first place?

Pol Henry, a Belgian doctor, is considered the founding father of gemmotherapy (which he first called phytembryotherapy). He was the first to hypothesize that the meristem (cellular tissues specializing in plant growth) must contain all the informative energy necessary for the development of the plant. He worked in close collaboration with his friend, the biologist Jean-Claude Leunis, one of the pioneers in the use of blood tests to aid in medical diagnosis.

Gemmotherapy was then developed in France by doctor Max Tétau, who knew Pol Henry personally. He teamed up for his research with a doctor friend, Daniel Scimeca. Together, they chose to experiment and develop gemmotherapy in FranceSince then, gemmotherapy has gained ground and is now increasingly used in Belgium and in France; but also in Italy and Romania. It even crossed the Atlantic.