Phytotherapy is a medicine in its own right, enabling us to treat ourselves naturally with plants. There are many areas of action:
Herbal teas are not the only liquid form in which herbal treatments are administered. Ampoules containing a solution extracted from plants are also increasingly used on the market.
This is a maceration of fresh plants in alcohol, in the form of a bottle fitted with a dropper. Its preparation is listed in the French and European pharmacopoeias. Mother tinctures were frequently used by phytotherapists, due to their diversity and long shelf-life (5 years). Unfortunately, due to restrictive European regulations, this galenic form will tend to disappear from pharmacies.
Moreover, this type of preparation is not suitable for children, pregnant women or people sensitive to alcohol.
Mother tinctures are obtained through a specific maceration process, during which fresh plants, harvested when they are richest in active ingredients, are immersed in a mixture of water and alcohol. This hydroalcoholic solvent acts as an extractor, dissolving bioactive compounds that are soluble in water (such as flavonoids) and alcohol (such as certain alkaloids).
Each mother tincture is standardized according to standards laid down in the French and European pharmacopoeias, guaranteeing its quality, concentration and efficacy. The dilution of the final preparation varies according to recommendations, generally expressed as drops to be administered directly or diluted in a glass of water.
This is a more recent form, obtained by cryo-grinding a fresh plant just after harvesting, which is then suspended in 30° alcohol. It retains all the plant's active molecules, and comes in tinted glass bottles or drinkable ampoules.
Few plants are available in this form, which is nevertheless interesting when you need to preserve the entire plant content or use a fresh plant. Nevertheless, it is relatively expensive for prolonged treatments.
Suspension Intégrale de Plante Fraîche (S IPF) is a modern advance in phytotherapy, offering a unique method for preserving the full active ingredients of medicinal plants. This innovative process, based on the cryo-grinding of fresh plants immediately after harvesting, produces a high-quality extract that respects the plants' natural molecular richness. Although this galenic form remains less widespread and more costly than other methods, it offers undeniable advantages for certain specific therapeutic indications.
SIPF is distinguished from other forms of plant extraction by its exclusive manufacturing process:
Unlike dry extracts or glycerol macerates, SIPF restores the full chemical composition of the fresh plant, offering complete therapeutic action.
Inspired by SIPF, this more modern form is undoubtedly one of today's best galenic forms. The fresh plant is cryo-ground, then its active ingredients are extracted in a mixture of water and alcohol at increasing degrees, resulting in a complete, non-degrading set of active ingredients.
Find a wide range of medicinal plants in liquid form: SIPF (Suspensions Intégrales de Plantes Fraîches), glycerol and alcohol extracts, ampoules (Arkofluide) and customized solutions from pharmaceutical laboratories.
An EPS is a liquid extract obtained from fresh plants harvested at maturity, where all the active ingredients are preserved thanks to an innovative manufacturing process. Unlike conventional extracts, which are often limited to certain plant components, EPS guarantees a complete extraction, integrating all active molecules in a synergistic way.
Unique manufacturing process
Soin-et-Nature offers a complete range of plant fluid extracts to meet health and well-being needs naturally and effectively. Here are the categories available:
These products based on fluid plant extracts, available on Soin-et-Nature, enable you to harness the natural benefits of plants to effectively meet your specific health and well-being needs.
