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Sweden Elixir

Sweden Elixir

FLORA ORIGINAL SWEDEN ELIXIR

Its preparation took months or even years and there were closely guarded recipes sold in apothecaries to those who could afford them . In the 18th century, Swedish Bitters was rediscovered by Swedish medics Dr . Claus Samst and Dr . Urban Hjärne and in modern times it has been popularised by Maria Treben, an Austrian herbalist . This formula is not simply a collection of bitter . It is the culmination of centuries of wisdom of experience with how different herbs interact with our digestive system . Flora’s Original Sweden Elixir combines herbs that have bitter laxative effects, anti-inflammatory and anti-spasmodic effects, cooling anti-microbial actions and warming, blood circulating effects for an overall tonic, strengthening result . From the mouth through the entire alimentary canal to the colon, Original Sweden Elixir exerts a positive influence .

FLORAdvantage: available as: • Made in Canada • Unique, time-honoured formula from Europe Size Code UPC NPN • Alcoholic extract ensures the formula contains the 100 ml 8200 0 61998 08200 3 80038619 maximum active ingredients from the herbs – more potent than a water extraction 250 ml 8202 0 61998 08202 7 80038619 • Synergistic formula from centuries of traditional use Digestion 35 g 8201 0 61998 08201 0 80038634 ensures a balanced overall effect • Does not require refrigeration • Stimulates digestive juices and appetite NPN CLAIM to ensure nutrient absorption • Contains herbs traditionally used in Herbal • Mild laxative effect Medicine to relieve symptoms such as dyspepsia • Reduces gas and bloating (indigestion) and constipation. • Certified Kosher, non-GMO and vegan Ingredients and Dosage/Directions: Liquid: Description: Per 5 ml (1 tsp) contains: The bitter taste was part of the diet of many traditional MEDICINAL INGREDIENTS: people: it is included in the meals of the Jewish Passover, in Aloe (Aloe ferox leaf) ...... 23 .5 mg spring cleansing teas and salads in Europe, and amongst the First Nations of North America in their use of bitter roots in Angelica ( root) ...... 23 . .5 mg their diet . Paracelsus, Hippocrates and other alchemists and Manna (Fraxinus ornus sap) ...... 23 .5 mg medical geniuses searched for an elixir of longevity over 2,000 Rhubarb (Rheum palmatum root) ...... 23 . .5 mg years ago and Paracelsus is often credited with the creation Zedoary ( root) ...... 23 .5 mg of the first bitters formula . Theriac or theriac venetian was (Pimpinella anisum seed) ...... 11 . 5 mg another formula or “cure-all” developed by the Greeks and used through to medieval times . It was an elixir consisting of Bitter orange (Citrus aurantium peel) ...... 11 . .5 mg a variety of roots, leaves, flowers, berries, seeds, resins Camphor ( wood) . . . . . 11. .5 mg and minerals . FLORA ORIGINAL SWEDEN ELIXIR

Carline thistle root (Carlina acaulis root) ...... 11 . .5 mg package (35 g) in a wide necked bottle containing 800 ml of (Foeniculum vulgare seed) ...... 11. .5 mg vodka . Shake daily . After 8 days, strain through a clean cheese cloth or fine mesh . Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra root) ...... 11 . 5 mg Senna (Cassia angustifolia pod) ...... 11 . 5 mg Shake the bottle well before using . Take a few hours before or after taking other medications or health products . Take 2-3 ( officinarum root) ...... 7. .mg times per week . If results are not observed, the frequency of Gentian (Gentiana lutea root) ...... 7 mg use may be increased up to once daily . Myrrh resin (Commiphora molmol resin) ...... 7 .mg Adults (For the relief of dyspepsia [indigestion]): NON-MEDICINAL INGREDIENTS: Dilute 2 teaspoons in water or , take once daily Water and grain alcohol (39 .4 % v/v) . after a heavy meal . RECOMMENDED DOSE: Adults (For the relief of constipation): Shake the bottle well before using . Take a few hours before Dilute 2 teaspoons in water or herbal tea, take up to or after taking other medications or health products . Take 2-3 once daily at bedtime . Allow at least 6-12 hours for times per week . If results are not observed, the frequency of laxative effect to occur . use may be increased up to once daily . Aloe and Senna are bitter, digestive herbs with some laxative Adults (For the relief of dyspepsia): properties . Take 3-4 teaspoons once daily after a heavy meal . Angelica is a warming, aromatic bitter that helps reduce gas Adults (For the relief of constipation): and cramping . Take 3-4 teaspoons once daily at bedtime . Manna is the sap of a type of ash tree that has a soothing, Allow at least 6-12 hours for laxative effect to occur . mild laxative effect . Dry: Rhubarb is a mild laxative due to its anthraquinones; this

35 g (entire package) is used to prepare 750 ml tincture . bitter also helps to stimulate digestion . Digestion Per 1 teaspoon (5 ml) of tincture extracted from: Zedoary is a cousin of and stimulates bile and gastric MEDICINAL INGREDIENTS: juices while providing anti oxidant support . Aloe (Aloe ferox leaf) ...... 23 .3 mg Aromatic, carminative herbs like bitter orange, anise and fennel soothe and relax the intestines to help offset the Angelica (Angelica archangelica root) ...... 23 . .3 mg laxative effects of senna, aloe and rhubarb to ensure there is Manna (Fraxinus ornus sap) ...... 23 .3 mg no griping or intestinal cramping . Rhubarb (Rheum palmatum root) ...... 23 . .3 mg Camphor is a warming aromatic that has traditionally Zedoary (Curcuma zedoaria root) ...... 23 .3 mg been used for a wide variety of stomach irritations . Anise (Pimpinella anisum seed) ...... 18 . .7 mg Carline thistle is a bitter herb that stimulates gastric juices Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare seed) ...... 18 . ..7 mg and helps to relieve indigestion . Camphor (Cinnamomum camphora wood) . . . . . 11. .7 mg Licorice is a soothing herb for inflammation of the GI tract, Carline thistle (Carlina acaulis root) ...... 11 . .7 mg like gastritis . Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra root) ...... 11 . .7 mg Galangal is in the same family as and is similarly spicy, anti-inflammatory and stimulating to digestion . Senna (Cassia angustifolia pod) ...... 11 . .7 mg Bitter orange (Citrus aurantium peel) ...... 11 . .7 mg Gentian is one of the most bitter herbs available in . It helps to stimulate bile flow, relieve indigestion and Galangal (Alpinia officinarum root) ...... 7. mg nausea and stimulate appetite . Gentian (Gentiana lutea root) ...... 7 mg Myrrh is the air dried resin of the Myrrh tree; it is antimicrobial, Myrrh (Commiphora molmol resin) ...... 7 mg carminative and immune stimulating . It also has a healing, RECOMMENDED DOSE: astringent and anti-inflammatory effect, making it very useful To prepare the tincture (750 ml), empty the contents of entire for the digestive system . FLORA ORIGINAL SWEDEN ELIXIR

1. D. Hoffmann, FNIMH, Medical Herbalism, (Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Clinical Research Summary: Press, 2003) pp. 64-98.

Bitter constituents in herbs include varieties of monoterpenes, 2. Bone and S. Mills, Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy, (Edinburgh: Churchill sesquiterpene lactones, iridoids, anthraquinones and alkaloids 1. Livingstone), 2000, at pp.38-41. Early research on bitters found that they worked best for 3. Glatzel H, Hackenberg K. Rontgenologische Untersuchungen der Wirkungen von people who had sub-optimal digestion, needed to be taken Bittermitteln auf die Verdauungsorgane. Planta Medica 1967; 3:223-232. in the presence of food and had to be tasted for full effect . 4. Krentz K, Jablonowski H. In: Hellemans J, Vantrappen G (eds) Gastrointestinal Bitters prime the upper digestive functions of the stomach, tract disorders in the elderly. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, 1984; pp. 62-69. liver and pancreas via nerve reflex from the taste buds 5. Hurwurtz A, Brady DA, Schaal SE et al. Gastric acidity in older adults. JAMA 1997; 2 stimulating the vagus nerve . Gentian (Gentiana lutea) and 278 (8): 659-662. Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) studies in humans have confirmed that bitters do stimulate bile release from the gallbladder, bile production in the liver and secretion of saliva 3. Studies have also shown that gastric secretion declines with age and is dramatically low in those 65 years and older 4,5. Digestion

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