SWEDISH BITTERS Part 1

Swedish Bitters 

by Nzinga Nzinga

Part 1

For Mrs. Maria Treben, herbalist of herbalists, crème de la crème of herbalists, whose contribution to the world of natural therapy , of herbal medicine is timeless. After taking your herbal recommendations, my life has never been the same. That is a sentiment felt  by millions of your admirers. I appreciate and love you to the max, Mama Maria.

“It can be said, and rightly so,that 

there is hardly any illness where

Swedish Bitters is not of benefit,

or at least is effective as a 

basis for every treatment.”

Maria Treben

Health Through God’s Pharmacy

My readers may wonder why I am devoting so much time and space to Swedish Bitters. Like the famous Austrian, Maria Treben, who has made it so popular, I have an inordinate  love for Swedish Bitters which we both, along with millions of others, consider a wonder herbal remedy. If you are unfamiliar with it, it is usually available at any reliable health food store and if you are lucky, you may find Mrs. Treben’s books there also. The miraculous power of this elixir brings to mind that hackneyed saying of some evangelists, ‘Once you have tried it, your life will never be the same’. I cherish and treasure Swedish Bitters and I thank God for its existence.

At the beginning of my journey into the sphere of natural therapy, when I was asked, which remedy I would take if I could get only one, after careful thought, I would say, ‘Vitamin C’. Now, if you ask me the same question, I will confidently, unhesitatingly and unequivocally say, ‘Swedish Bitters’.

Research informs that Swedish Bitters was created by the Swiss physician, Dr. Phillipus Paracelsus, circa 1541. The 250-year-old formula was revealed in the writings of the well-known Swedish physician, rector of medicine, Dr. Claus Samst, who drank these bitters and lived to the ripe old age of 104 when he was the victim of a fatal horseback riding accident!  He used to dispense this herbal elixir in the 17th century. It is said that all the members of his family partook of this elixir and also lived to an unusually old age, his parents and grandparents all reaching a ‘patriarchal age’. 

In the manuscript, the formula was called Elixir ad longam vitam (The Long Life Elixir) and it explained, in forty-six specific points, the extraordinary power of this elixir. When you get your copy of Maria Treben’s book, Health through God’s Pharmacy, you will find the forty-six specific applications there. Many of us can attest to the wonderful healing power of this elixir.

Maria Treben, an Austrian herbalist and deeply religious woman, re-discovered this beneficial potion in the 1970s and through her writings and lectures has popularised it globally beyond belief. So we are beholden not only to Drs. Paracelsus and Samst but also to Maria Treben for our knowledge and appreciation of the medicinal properties of Swedish Bitters.

It is reported that, Maria Treben, author of Health through God’s Pharmacy and Cures was a highly acclaimed and much sought-after lecturer in Europe. Wherever she spoke, the auditoriums were filled to overflowing with enthusiastic crowds eager to hear Mrs Treben tell of her personal experiences in successfully treating and relieving even malignant diseases with her completely natural herbal remedies.

Thousands of testimonials have poured in from all over Europe attesting to and praising the astonishing healing power and rejuvenating effects of the herbal recipes in Health through God's Pharmacy. Because these recipes are clear, concise and easy to understand, it is easy for readers themselves to use these medicinal herbs and heal their ailments.

Swedish Bitters was originally developed as a digestive aid. However, the benefits that were subsequently discovered and realized since its creation, far outnumber its original purpose. After 400 years, it is one of the most popular herbal remedy found in practically every kitchen cupboard throughout Europe. If the health food shops continue carrying this elixir, it will also become one of the most popular natural medicines found in the homes of folks in the UK, Jamaica, Ghana and the USA. I speak of places where I know Swedish Bitters is popularly used. It is said that no other remedy has stood the test of time as Swedish Bitters. It is truly worthy of the name, ‘Long Life Elixir’. Like Mrs. Treben and many others, I am never without this household remedy, in my house and in my handbag.

The herbal elixir, Swedish Bitters, is made from the extracts of 11 herbs. The varied effective medicinal properties of all those herbs increase through mixture with one another, activating and regulating the digestive system to the benefit of user’s health and well-being. These herbs are: 

Aloe*

Myrrh 

Saffron 

Senna leaves 

Camphor (only natural, white) 

Rhubarb roots 

Manna 

Theriac Venezian 

Carline Thistle roots

Angelica roots  

Zedoary roots

[*Gentian root or Wormwood powder may be substituted for aloe.]

To be continued

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