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Superfood hemp | Myths - Effect - Food supplements

Hemp has always been one of the oldest useful and ornamental plants in history. However, most people only know hemp as marijuana or hashish, as intoxicants and medicines. Recently, the focus has increasingly been on the effects of hemp -...

Natural Cosmetics Vienna | Viennese brands convince with innovative products

Rose petals and snail slime In the days of the Austrian monarchy, Emperor Franz Josef relied on a soap made from natural substances, Empress Sissi, on the other hand, loved to bathe in pure whey and Crown Princess Stefanie used...

Monastery medicine | SeeWald monastery specialities

SeeWald's monastery specialities are the result of a cooperation with the European monastery Gut Aich (Salzburg), which offers extraordinary treasures of high quality from nature's garden. For centuries, the powers of traditional local medicinal plants have been known and carefully...

TEAM DR JOSEPH Natural Cosmetics | now at SAINT CHARLES

High-tech Natural Cosmetics by Team Dr Joseph The story of TEAM DR JOSEPH begins some 40 years ago. After a sports accident, young Joseph sets out to find an effective natural remedy as an alternative to surgery. This search leads...

NEW: Dr. Heike Sommer Mixtures for skin problems

The history of Dr Sommer's concoctions Dr Heike Sommer is an ENT and general practitioner with a keen interest in complementary treatments. Dr Sommer's grandparents were already druggists. Her experience passed down through generations and her intuitive approach to naturopathy...

Little Immune Power 1x1

When the cold season comes around again every year, we are prepared and fortified! KEEP WARM If we don't catch cold, we won't catch cold. Therefore, keep sensitive areas well warm with a bonnet, scarf, gloves and socks. Pay special...

Alpine Glow

There are many ski huts in the Alps. But on the Bürglalm slope, in Dienten on the Hochkönig, there is now one that is breaking completely new ground: The Deantnerin. The Deantnerin combines the tradition and cosiness of a classic...

Natural hair care with John Masters Organics

Based on many years of experience (since 1994) with luxuriously organic hair and skin care, John Masters Organics inspires its customers worldwide with high-quality and highly effective care products that enhance beauty while taking environmental concerns into account. Their application...

How linseed oil helps our brain

During his expedition to Arctic regions in 1944, biochemist Hugh Sinclair was amazed to discover that people in these regions were much less likely to suffer from cardiovascular problems than elsewhere. What was the secret of the Eskimos, since they...

Avoid atherosclerosis

Panta rhei - everything flows. Undisturbed blood circulation lets us feel the flow of life every day.As long as we live, our cardiovascular system never stands still. Blood is pumped ceaselessly from the heart into the smallest and most distant...

Chromium, the turbo substance

Important for blood sugar levels and fat metabolism.Small but mighty! This is definitely true of essential trace elements such as chromium. As components of enzymes and hormones, these minerals are responsible for the regulated course of many biochemical processes. It...

Saffron: Natural antidepressant

    The valuable herbal antidepressant conjures sunshine in our hearts.The most expensive spice in the world probably came to us with the Crusaders in the late Middle Ages and is still planted in Austria and Germany today. Its original...

Natural fat burner linseed oil

With 55-60 percent omega-3 content, linseed oil is a vegan and at the same time domestic supplier, with the highest proportion of the polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acid. There have already been numerous studies on the diverse health effects of omega-3...

Saint Charles celebrates 130th birthday!

To celebrate our anniversary, we will be holding a colourful birthday party with our customers and friends for two days on 18 and 19 November 2016. With the first pharmacist DJ in Austria, great offers, promotions, the new Monocle Pop-Up...

The sensitive irritable bladder

When we have the feeling that we constantly have to go to the toilet - even though our bladder is not yet full - when bladder teas and even antibiotics do not help: Sometimes it is not an inflammation of...

Iron: An important energy transporter

As a trace element, iron is one of the substances that are only present in small quantities in our organism, but which fulfil important tasks. Of the approximately 3 to 5 grams of iron in the body, only a small...

ESSE Organic Skincare | Probiotic Skin Care

Esse Organic Skincare is becoming increasingly popular with our customers. One more reason to introduce Esse Organic Skincare. Esse is the natural cosmetics brand from South Africa and offers a unique probiotic skincare range derived from pure plant-based ingredients from...

Linseed oil: What does cold pressed mean?

Today, linseed oil is offered in many supermarkets, health food shops, organic food shops, as well as in pharmacies. And at first glance, all linseed oils seem comparable. It is therefore worth taking a closer look. Because linseed is one...

Turmeric - healing spice

The spicy turmeric supports digestion and strengthens our intestinal health.The spice extracted from the rhizome ("rootstock") of Curcuma longa is considered sacred in India and has been a popular Ayurvedic remedy for over 3,000 years. Besides the colouring agent curcumin,...

Lived tradition at SAINT CHARLES - production in the laboratory

In the course of the 14th century, the apothecary changed from a flying merchant to a wealthy patrician who not only sold medicinal plants, spices and drugs, but also produced medicines himself in the offizin (lat. officina = pharmacy salesroom)....

Saint Charles Fresh Linseed Oil: Here I come!

Plants have always played an important role in traditional European medicine. The flax plant stands out in particular, as it is one of the oldest cultivated plants in human history. Flax was used very early on. Be it as headgear...