Quercus robur, Oak (bud)
The buds of Oak are recognized for their revitalizing action (anti-fatigue, anti-senescence)
This Cassis bud macerate is certified organic by Ecocert (FR-BIO-01) and 100% guaranteed harvested and processed by Gemmessence.
Dosage
Always take between meals (at least 15 minutes)
1-For an acute physiological problem
15 drops twice a day at sunrise and at bedtime.
2-For a physiological problem of medium intensity
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.
Precautions for use
There are no contraindications to the use of gemmotherapy but certain precautions:
Avoid the use of gemmotherapy in people with alcohol withdrawal or epilepsy.
Respect the maximum dosage of 5 drops per day of gemmotherapy extract
concentrated in pregnant women.
Do not give buds with a hormonal action (bilberry, raspberry, sequoia, oak) to a pregnant woman or to a woman with a history of hormone-dependent cancer.
In children under 15, respect a dosage of 1 drop per 10 kg of body weight per day.
Advice :
The morning intake is the most important (the oak macerate supports the action of the adrenal glands).
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Main indications
Revitalizing (anti-fatigue, anti-senescence)
Cortex of the adrenal glands, male (testicles) and female (ovaries) gonads
Genital and urinary system
Intestines
I. General ailments:
Allergies, anorexia, asthenia, bulimia, convalescence, malnutrition, overwork, fatigue
II. Oral and mucosal apparatus:
Parondotitis (inflammation, loosening of teeth)
III. Cardiovascular system:
capillary fragility, arterial hypotension, shock, balances blood pressure
IV. Urogenital system:
Sexual asthenia in andropause
Nocturnal enuresis
V. Digestive system
Constipation, antidiarrhetic
VI. endocrine system
Adrenal insufficiency, endocrine stimulant
VII. Lymphatic system
Lymphatism
VIII. Central nervous system
Nervous depression, intellectual overwork, cortisone mimetic
1.2.Indications at the mental level
Life force and peace of mind
Bach flowers: restores strength and hope
1.3 General indications in herbal medicine
Osteo-articular sphere
immune
digestive
genital, urinary drainage
neurovegetative apparatus: sympathomimetic (similar to the 3 physiological sympathomimetic substances, adrenaline, noradrenaline, dopamine)
Botanical
Latin name:
Quecus robur or syn. Quercus pedunculata
robur force and pedunculata peduncle
Botany:
The genus Quercus includes between 200 and 600 species.
Employee part:
Let's move in the spring
Habitat :
Present almost everywhere in France up to 1300 m, it is much less represented in the South East.
Etymology:
Indo-European perk us (Quercus)
6.History
According to Lemery :
The leaves and bark of the oak are astringent, resolving, suitable for sciatic gout, for rheumatism, being used in hot fomentation; they arrest the courses of the belly and the haemorrhages, being taken in decoction by the mouth.
The oak acorn, called in Latin glans quercina , is also used in Medicine. It must be chosen large, well nourished: the bark is separated from it, and it is gently dried, taking care that the worms do not get into it, because it is subject to it; it is reduced to a subtle powder to use it.
It is astringent clean to soothe windy colic lac & the trenches of newly delivered women, for all belly courses. The dose is from a scruple to a drage.
The cupule or cap of the glans is astringent: it is used in external remedies to strengthen, we could also take it internally like acorn.
Oak galls or false galls, oak apples & oak grapes are excrescences which are the effects of the bite of certain gnats which deposit their eggs there and which produce worms: these excrescences are astringent.
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(PICTURE)
Extract from the Diderot d'Alembert encyclopedia volume II (1752) p.453a authors:
Daubenton, Vandenesse
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Studies and references
About Gemmotherapy
On herbal medicine in general
Diego Morales,
Oak trees (Quercus spp.) as a source of extracts with biological activities: A narrative review,
Trends in Food Science & Technology,
Volume 109,
2021,
Pages 116-125,
ISSN 0924-2244,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2021.01.029.
(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924224421000285)
Abstract: Background
Oak trees (Quercus spp.) constitute a relevant source of fractions and ingredients that have been tested regarding their biological activities. The high number of species, varieties and materials that can be found through this genus has led to a great diversity of extracts that can be investigated regarding their potential to improve human health status.
Scope and approach
In this review, several biological activities were revised through the scientific literature (antioxidant, immune-modulatory, antiproliferative, hypoglycaemic, hypocholesterolemic, antihypertensive, antimicrobial, etc.) paying attention to bioactive extracts obtained from different oak trees and parts, describing the selected extraction technology, the used experimental model, the published results and their potential impact on human health. Moreover, the related strengths and weaknesses were listed to elucidate the current state of the related scientific evidence.
Key findings and conclusions
In vitro and in vivo analyzes confirmed the potential of oak extracts particularly for antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antitumor and antimicrobial effects. However, some points must be further investigated: additional bioactive molecules and abilities testing, advanced extraction techniques evaluation and more animal studies and clinical trials to validate the mentioned activities when the extracts are included in food matrices.
Keywords: Oak; Quercus; Antioxidant; Antitumor; Immune-modulatory; Antimicrobial