Mother tinctures are hydroalcoholic preparations obtained by macerating fresh or dried plants in a water-ethanol mixture. A historical galenical form of phytotherapy, they extract a broad spectrum of active compounds and form the basis of many phytotherapy and homeopathic prescriptions.
Herbal teas, infusions, and decoctions are the oldest and most accessible galenical forms of phytotherapy. Each aqueous extraction method — infusion, decoction, maceration — has specific solvent properties that determine the profile of extracted active compounds and the therapeutic efficacy of the preparation.
Phytotherapeutic drainage is a systemic approach aimed at stimulating the elimination functions of emunctory organs — liver, kidneys, intestines, lungs, and skin — through targeted use of medicinal plants. Grounded in the humoral theory inherited from Hippocrates and modernized by contemporary naturopathy, drainage is a pillar of preventive and curative phytotherapy.
Clinical phytotherapy is the rational therapeutic use of medicinal plants grounded in modern pharmacognosy, the European Pharmacopoeia, and clinical evidence. From Hippocrates to Jean Valnet, this discipline combines millennia-old tradition with scientific rigor to deliver treatments based on standardized botanical active compounds.
Standardized Plant Extracts (EPS) represent the major innovation of contemporary phytotherapy. Obtained through cryogrinding and graduated hydroalcoholic extraction, they guarantee a complete and reproducible phytochemical profile, preserving the totum of the fresh plant with active marker standardization meeting pharmaceutical requirements.