Many years of research, tradition and new insights.
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Medicinal plant encyclopaedia11 Min.
The Immune System — a Tool of the Acting Life Force
The immune system is much more than a defensive centre: in traditional herbal medicine, it is regarded as a tool of the organising force — a guarantee of individuality and integrity. Heilpraktiker Markus Engel demonstrates how spagyric antimony remedies and the Ceres mother tinctures of Echinacea and milk thistle strengthen conscious and unconscious defensive capacity.
Medicinal plant encyclopaedia9 Min.
Salvia officinalis — Medicinal Plant of the Year 2023
Garden sage is primarily known for its beneficial effects on throat inflammations. However, it can do much more and is now considered one of the most important medicinal products in phytotherapy for women during menopause.
Research & studies6 Min.
Hypericum mother tincture for mild to moderate depression
St John’s Wort mother tincture for mild to moderate depression What an initial clinical observational study on Ceres Hypericum mother tincture reveals — and what it does not. Prospective study with 52 patients in Switzerland.
Quality & manufacturing6 Min.
A race against time: Why the processing of fresh plants determines the quality of the tincture
A race against time: Why the processing of fresh plants determines the quality of the mother tincture What happens during the first minutes of producing homeopathic mother tinctures — and why 30 minutes of air exposure can reduce antioxidant activity by up to 44%.
Research & studies5 Min.
Finding Calm — What Patients Experience When Using Passiflora incarnata
Finding Calm — what patients experience when using Passiflora incarnata A qualitative study by the University Hospital Zurich does not inquire about averages — but rather what people truly perceive when taking Passiflora incarnata.
10 Min.
The 4 Pillars of Ceres Quality
Ceres medicinal products are plant active ingredients and essences for body and soul.
3 Min.
What are herbal mother tinctures?
What are herbal mother tinctures? Mother tinctures, identified by the Latin plant name, are predominantly made from fresh plants – a significant difference from conventional tinctures, which are usually made from dried plants.
Quality & manufacturing7 Min.
Native Landscapes, Exotic Plant – a Harvest Report
Native fields, exotic plant – a harvest report Even before sunrise, the journey to Ticino begins for the harvest of Passiflora incarnata. Production manager Matthias Plath takes us along for a day when care, experience, and the right timing determine the quality of the fresh plant material.
Quality & manufacturing5 Min.
Copper Chloride Crystallisation at Ceres
A newly established laboratory in Ceres Research and Development is dedicated to a method nearly one hundred years old: copper chloride crystallisation. It aims to visualise qualities of our mother tinctures that elude purely chemical analysis — vitality, freshness, inner coherence.
The Three Active Principles at Ceres
The three active principles at Ceres In Ceres medicinal products, the active substances, information and vital force of the medicinal plants come together