Dietary Supplements

Swedish Bitters

Maria Treben

What is Swedish Bitters?

500 year old European Remedy to rejuvenate vital organs, improve regularity, aid digestion, cleanse the system and restore energy and vitality. For external ailments - rashes, insect bites, skin irritations, form a compress.

Swedish Bitters got its name from the well-known 18th century Swedish Physician and Rector of Medicine, Dr. Claus Samst.

In the 18th Century, Dr Samst rediscovered the formula through a family tradition. The formula recorded by Dr Samst is the Swedish Bitters that we know today. The Swedish doctor also compiled a manuscript describing the 46 conditions for which Swedish Bitters can bring relief. Dr Samst himself lived to be 104 and finally succumbed, not to the ravages of old age, but as a result of a fall while out riding!

The actual creation of the formula is credited to Dr. Phillipus Paracelsus, a Swiss Physician who lived around 1541.

However, it was Maria Treben , the distinguished Austrian herbalist, who brought Swedish Bitters to the worlds' attention.

Swedish Bitters Recipe

• 10 gm. Aloe
• 5 gm. Myrrh
• 0.2 gm. Saffron
• 10 gm. Senna leaves
• 10 gm. Camphor
• 10 gm. Angelica roots
• 10 gm. Zedvoary roots
• 10 gm. Manna
• 10 gm. Theriac venezian
• 5 gm. Carline Thistle roots
• 10 gm. Rhubarb roots

This mixture is put into a wide-necked 2 liter bottle and 1 1/2 liter of 38% to 40% rye or fruit spirit are poured over it. The bottle is left standing in the sun or near the stove for 14 days and shaken daily. The liquid is then strained and poured into small bottles, well stoppered and stored in a cool place. This way it can be left in the bottle until needed. The longer it stands in the bottle, the more effective it becomes! Shake well before use! Alternatively some of the liquid can be strained into a small bottle and used as needed for many years.

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