Calluna vulgaris, Heather (young shoot)
Calluna vulgaris
The young Bruyère shoot is versatile, it is recognized for its beneficial action on the female urinary tract (urinary tract infections, cystitis) and male (prostate disorders). It supports the immune system, protects the joints and has a beneficial effect on stress.
This macerate of Bruyère young shoot is certified organic by Ecocert (FR-BIO-01) and 100% guaranteed harvested and processed by us.
Dosage
1-For an acute physiological problem
15 drops twice a day at sunrise and at bedtime.
2-For a medium-intensity physiological problem
10 drops twice a day at sunrise and at bedtime.
3-For prevention or maintenance (without particular pathology)
5 drops twice a day at sunrise and at bedtime.
Advice :
For all conditions of I. Urogenital system and V. Digestive system
For women and men, accompany the taking of Gemmotherapy
of Bruyère Gemmessence of:
- heather decoction (at least 3 cups / day)
- Heather or Calluna honey (6)
- Propolis or mother tincture of propolis (antiseptic)
- Poultices or hot baths with heather decoction
For women :
- drink regularly throughout the day to urinate often, if possible
every two hours to avoid urinary tract infections (the urethra being
very short, the bacteria can rise in 2/3 hours through the urinary canal).
- take D-mannose (sugar of vegetable origin which can drop Escherichia coli)
For men :
- do urethral exercises: push on the urethra as if to urinate
by giving small short blows (progressively up to 50 per day) then more sustained blows of several seconds (progressively up to 50 per day). This exercise can help restore flexibility to the urinary canal.
- always urinate sitting down to have more force on the urethra.
- take other plants:
Urtica dioica (nettle roots)
Epilobium parvifolium
Pumpkin (seeds)
For III. Skin apparatus
Lavender honey in local applications
Main indications
Urinary System
genital tool
immune system
intestines
I. Urogenital system:
Infections, inflammation of the urinary tract (antiseptic and drainer), urethritis, cystitis (bacteria Bacillus subtle, Echerichia Coli, Enterococcus faecalis) (1,2,3,4), inflammation of the urinary tract (1,2,3,4)
Prostatitis (hypertrophy), colibacillosis (bacterial infections caused by Escherichia coli (1,2,3,4)
Nephrolithiasis / gravel (disease that causes stones in the kidney),
lowers creatine levels (kidney failure)
Antacid, rheumatic gout states
II. The nervous system
Sleep, memory problems, stress (2)
III. Skin apparatus
Dry eczema, scabs, ichthyosis
IV. Skeletal and osteo-articular system:
Rheumatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis,
V. Digestive system
Intestinal candidiasis, diarrhea,
intestinal dysbiosis (imbalance of the intestinal microbiota),
intestinal mycosis
VI. Cardiovascular
Hypertension, Arteritis of the lower limbs,
VII. Immune system
strengthens the immune system (5)
1.2.Indications at the mental level
Edward Bach: remedy for selfishness and self-centeredness
Composition
Plot or Gemmessence harvests heather in Cestas, in the Landes Girondines.
Gemmessence mother extract is entirely made in France at
from plants harvested in areas with well-defined traceability composed of:
- Bruyère mother macerate at 90%, harvested from an organic plot of Landes Girondines in Cestas
- Cassis mother macerate 5%, grown and harvested on an organic plot of the Lot in Cessac-en-Quercy
- Hazelnut mother macerate 5%. grown and harvested on an organic plot of the Lot in Cessac-en-Quercy
For the manufacture of macerates:
33% Vegetable Glycerin (Organic)
96% alcohol 33% (organic)
The water used at 33% is weakly mineralized.
Composition
Arbutosides (Arbutin)
Carbohydrates, oses, osides (starch, gum, inulin, mucilages, sucrose)
Proteins, enzymes (diastase: arbutase which transforms arbutin into hydroquinone and glucose)
Organic acids, citric acid, fumaric acid, malic acid
Phenolic compounds:
phenols: up to 1.5% arbutin, hydroquinone
flavonoids: flavonols (myricetin, quercetin), derivatives of apigenin, kaempferol
Proanthocyanidins (procyanidolic oligomers, 3-7% catechin tannins), anthocyanidins (leucodelphinidin)
terpenoids: carotenoids (carotene)
alkaloids
resins
traces of essential oils
Quercetin is a mono-amine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor considered important for the treatment of depression, anxiety, neurodegenerative disorders (Parkinson, Alzheimer). The associated flavonoids appear to have anti-depressant, neuroprotective and MAO isoform inhibitor properties.
Arbutin converts to hydroquinone and brings antibacterial activity to the urinary tract.
Proanthocyanidins provide anti-inflammatory action.
Botanique
Nom latin :
Erica vulgaris, Calluna vulgaris
Botanique :
Il y a 2 plantes qui se ressemblent de très près, qui vivent souvent l’une à
côté de l’autre et qui ont les mêmes vertus :
La Callune , Calluna vulgaris
La Bruyère, Erica vulgaris
Partie employé :
jeunes pousses au printemps
Habitat :
terres acides, landes siliceuses
Étymologie :
« Erica » : Briser, rompre (les pierres), percer, apparaître
« Calluna » du grec antique « καλλύνω », kallúnô : nettoyer , balayer
Avec la Bruyère, tout indique dans son nom ses vertus de drainage du système rénal et de désinfectant urinaire.
Histoire
Théorie des signatures de Paracelse : Le calice est en forme de vessie
Réputé depuis l’antiquité pour ses vertus de drainage des reins et des
infections urinaires, ce que confirme doublement son nom.
Galien au 2ème siècle recommande déjà la bruyère contre les problèmes
urinaire féminins et masculins et pour briser les pierres, Erica vient du Grec
qui signifie rompre, briser, ce qui est on ne peut plus limpide, le nom des
plantes étant toujours en concordance avec la relation qu’ils entretienent
avec les hommes.
La littérature médicale ancienne est assez prolixe sur la bruyère comme on
peut le vérifier avec ces quelques exemples même si les plantes les plus
proches de nous ont toujours souffert d’un certain dédain de part leur trop
grande proximité ou de leur manque d’exotisme.
Dictionnaire universel des drogues simples, contenant leurs noms, origine,
choix, principes, vertus, etimologie, & ce qu'il y a de particulier dans les
animaux, dans les végétaux, & dans les minéraux
Par Nicolas Lémery(1645-1715) et Antoine de Jussieu (1686-1758
La Bruyère est connue depuis longtemps pour sa capacité à « rompre ou
briser la pierre du rein et de la vessie » mais grâce à la Gemmothérapie
d’autres vertus ont été découvertes et cette plantes gracile se révèle très
puissante tout en agissant en douceur.)
Extrait de l’encyclopédie Diderot d’Alembert volume II (1752) p.453a auteurs :
Daubenton, Vandenesse
On découvre avec intérêt que “Rondelet, au rapport de Clusius, employait
l’huile de ses fleurs pour les dartre du visage“
Cette application cutanée (les dartres : pityriasis alba ou eczematides) s’est
vérifié de nos jours en Gemmothérapie (voir au chapitre indications).
Il serait opportun d’étudier/vérifier les vertus du suc ou de l’eau distillé sur
les yeux comme mentionné par Rondelet.
“Tabernæmontanus assûre que la fomentation de ses fleurs calme la goutte.
Le bain de vapeur avec les feuilles & les fleurs de la même plante produit
le même effet. Tournefort, Hist. des plantes.(N)
La fomentation : des cataplasmes chauds
Studies and references
1. Antibacterial (B.subtilis bacteria, E.coli):
Chepel, Victoria, et al. "Changes in the Content of some Groups of Phenolic Compounds
and Biological Activity of Extracts of Various Parts of Heather (Calluna Vulgaris (L.) Hull)
at Different Growth Stages." Plants (Basel, Switzerland), vol. 9, no. 8, 2020.
2. Anti-inflammatory, anti microbial, anxiolytic Antidepressant:
Starchenko, Galyna, et al. "Phytochemical Profile and Pharmacological Activities of Water
and Hydroethanolic Dry Extracts of Calluna Vulgaris (L.) Hull. Herb." Plants (Basel,
Switzerland), vol. 9, no. 6, 2020.
3. Antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory:
Mandim, Filipa, et al. "Calluna Vulgaris (L.) Hull: Chemical Characterization, Evaluation
of Its Bioactive Properties and Effect On the Vaginal Microbiota." Food & Function,
flight. 10, no. 1, 2019, p. 78-89.
4.Antibacterial, urinary tract infections (Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis
and Proteus vulgaris)
Vučić, Dragana M., et al. "In Vitro Activity of Heather [Calluna Vulgaris (L.) Hull] Extracts
On Selected Urinary Tract Pathogens." Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences,
flight. 14, no. 4, 2014, p. 234-8.
5.Anti-viral (Hepatitis C)
García-Risco, Mónica Rodriguez, et al. "Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Heather
(Calluna Vulgaris) and Evaluation of Anti-hepatitis C Virus Activity of the Extracts".
Virus Research, vol. 198, 2015, p. 9-14.