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Swedish
Bitter
It was discovered two decades ago and
the Austrian phyto-therapist Maria Treben reminded it in her book
"Natural Health Cures". She described it to be a cure
for all types of illness. In time, it proved to be a mixture of
curative herbs: its properties are good for our health. Therefore,
the mixture became famous. All over the world, chemists' shops
sold millions of helpings and bottles with this elixir. Swedish
bitter became a symbol of renewed tradition of curative herbs. One
may wonder about its origin and about which is the best type we
should use? It seems to have been discovered in the Middle Age by
the famous alchemist Theophrastus Bombastus Von Hohenheim, also
named Paracelsus, who wanted to produce a plant elixir for
prolonging youth. After a while, people forgot about it. It was
transmitted from father to son, by a family of Swedish doctors,
called Samst. It seemed to be really effective because all members
of that family lived for a long time. Klaus Samsts, the rector of
the Medical University in Uppsala, continued to use the tincture
and make it famous. He lived 104 years and he died in a horse
accident. Swedish bitter proved to be effective. It is used
against several illnesses: indigestion, migraines, skin cancer
etc. There are several kinds of tincture, besides the mixture made
of 32 plants: tinctures from 16, 12, 8, as well as 180 plants.
What is Swedish bitter?
It
is an hydro-alcohol extract, a tincture of bitter curative herbs.
It is also called "bitter Swedish drink". It tastes
bitter because most of the plants who compound it taste bitter.
They are important for natural therapy. Natural bitter therapies
increase the draining properties (liver and bladder), stimulate
the process of eliminating toxins (by increasing the digestive
peristalsis), makes digestion work due to the increased quantity
of gastric juice. From a psycho-mental point of view, the bitter
taste is associated to disappointment. Therefore, holistic
medicine considers bitter remedies very interesting (for the
psychological plan) for they eliminate false convictions and
ideas. Natural medicine cannot refer to an effective process of
dis intoxication without using bitter drinks. The drink contains
genuine bitter herbs (gentian, centaury, artichoke-Cynara
scholymus), bitter-flavoured (wormwood, milfoil, bitter orange
skin), sour-salted (chicory, dandelion), bitter-mucilaginous
(Iceland lichen) etc. For this reason, bitter elixir helps
draining out and detoxifying human body and cures all sort of
illnesses.
The best formula for Swedish bitter
Although it is very famous, we do not
know its original receipt yet. Some of the components, such as
Venetian theriac, are obtained by alchemical procedures
which are no longer known. There is a slight possibility we should
not obtain it according to the old formula, created by Paracelsus
in the Middle Age. But it is still effective. It is difficult to
find the answer to the question: "Which is the best receipt?"
We consider any Romanian product is better than any other foreign
product. How is that possible? First of all, the quality of the
plants - Romanian flora is extremely rich in curative bitter and
flavoured plants, with strong effectiveness. Abroad, specialists
highlight the good taste of the remedy instead of the therapeutic
effectiveness. Also, the concentration of active properties of the
plants is bigger than those from abroad.
Home-made
Swedish bitter
There is a simple receipt, composed by
only 12 plants:
- take one jar (2 l), put 2 teaspoons of
wormwood powder (Artemisia absinthum), artichoke (Cynara
scolymus), acacia flowers (Robinia pseudoacaccia), laurel (Laurus
nobilis), knot grass (Polygonatum aviculare), ash (Fraxinus sp.),
angelica root (Angelica archangelica), juniper seeds (Juniperus
communis).
- add one teaspoon of fir resin powder (Abies
salba), foeniculum seeds (Foeniculum vulgare), nettle root (Urtica
dioica) and half teaspoon of saffron powder (Curcuma longa).
- after the product is soaked, filter it through a piece
of lint and keep it into a dark coloured bottle, in cool dark
place.
- take 1-2 teaspoons, before main meals. Dilute it
into spring water or tea. You can take
it for curing any kind of illness.
List of illness
For
internal use:
- Indigestion, distention, biliary
dyskinesis: take one teaspoon of bitter mixed into half cup of
water, four times a day, before meals. In case of indigestion,
take a bigger dose of bitter - 2 teaspoons into one cup of
water.
- Chronic liver disease: bitter plants help to the
regeneration of the liver. Take one teaspoon, three times a day:
dissolve it into one cup of water (250 ml); take it on empty
stomach. A cure should last for 2-3 weeks; take a week-break.
-
Anorexia, psychical anorexia: After the very first days, you will
feel a sensation of hunger and vividness, characteristic for any
healthy person. You will gain weight gradually, due to the balance
of functions of digestion and emotional mood. Eat three times a
day, but before, take 1-2 teaspoons of bitter into one cup of
water (20 minutes before eat).
- Skin problems: Follow a month
cure consisting in: one teaspoon into one cup of water, three
times a day, on empty stomach. It will become effective gradually.
It cures eczemas, acne, bacterial infections. Internal cure is
associated with external properties of the bitter.
- Allergy:
Use bitter for two months. Take it four times a day, one teaspoon
diluted into one cup of water. It helps to dis intoxicate and
strengthen the main organs, eliminate and drain out liver,
kidneys, lungs. It regulates gradually all immunity reactions.
-
Menstrual problems (pains, abundant quantity): four or five days
before menstruation, take a teaspoon of bitter, three times a day;
the first two days of menstruation, take half teaspoon of bitter,
diluted into a cup of water, 5-6 times a day.
- Cystitis,
kidney infections: Take a teaspoon, four times a day; mix it with
250 ml of water. Take one litre of mixture a day. In case of
strong pains, use compress on the bladder or kidneys.
-
Intestinal worms: Take a teaspoon of bitter, three times a day,
diluted into a cup of water.
- Flu or cold: Take bitter every
three hours: half teaspoon (one teaspoon into a cup of water). It
clears out breathing tract, reduces inflammations and throat
pains/sore throat, enables breathing and regulates fever. It
stimulates immunity system.
-Fever: take bitter before feeling
any sign of fever. The first few days, take half teaspoon mixed
with one glass of water, every two hours. Eat light food:
vegetables, fruits and natural juice (orange, lemon or spring
water). When the fever reduces, take one teaspoon, three times a
day.
- Morning sickness, migraines: take a teaspoon, three
times a day. Use it as auxiliary - one teaspoon every hour, but
not more than five times a day.
- Rheumatism, gout: Bitter is a
long-term medicine since it helps eliminating toxins. Use it for a
three months cure, four times a day: one teaspoon mixed with a cup
of water, on empty stomach. After a month pause, you can repeat
the cure several times.
- Heart disease and high cholesterol:
It reduces cholesterol, helps maintaining vessels flexible and it
is a good heart tonic. The cure should last for two months: three
teaspoons a day.
- Pancreating problems and diabetes (as
auxiliary): take 3-4 teaspoons a day, diluted with water. Bitter
plants who compound it, have tonic and anti-inflammation
properties.
- Auxiliary for curing cancer: it increases
appetite, reduces sickness and fever. It also stimulates immunity.
Take one teaspoon diluted into a glass of water, before each meal.
For external use:
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Headaches, post-trauma nervous disturbance - put compress on the
nape and keep it for at least 30 minutes.
- Wounds, permanent
scars - wash up the wounds with a tampon. Pour bitter from a piece
of cotton-wool on the wound and let it dry out until it makes a
crust.
- Serious or average sun burns - wad the spot/areas with
bitter.
- Trombophlebitis - put compress on the harmful
sport/area.
- Sprains and strains - put compress on the harmful
area for two hours, everyday.
- Insect stings - take of the
needle and press the spot with a compress.
Warnings
and cautions:
Internal use: Because of the
rather high percentage of alcohol, do not use it if not diluted.
Except for cases when you are warned to stop drinking too many
liquids. Because it contains plants with abortive properties
(wormwood, angelica), it must not be used by pregnant
women.
External use: Use it as compress. Before use, wad
the spot/area with craw foot (Ranunculus) cream. Let the spot/area
dry out for at least a quarter of an hour. In case you feel burns
or even pains (it may wound your skin), stop the cure for a while.
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