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- CERES Heilmittel AG
CERES Heilmittel AG grows and manufactures herbal homeopathic products
in the ecological pristine region around Lake Constance in Switzerland.
The CERES manufacturing company is located in Kesswil, Switzerland
in the Kanton Thurgau. CERES Heilmittel AG is licensed by the Swiss
Agency for Therapeutic Products (Swissmedic).
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AG, some Trees and Plants
- The CERES Manufacturing Process
Within the European tradition of phytotherapy there exist two
groups of preparations: the high-dose standardized phytopharmica
and the homeopathic potentized remedies. The effects of these
different preparations differ and somewhat behave as polar opposites
to each other. The high dose phytopharmica expresses the active
physical or biochemical components, whereas the homeopathic remedies
represent the non-physical information
expressed in the plant. In the middle-range of these polar effects
there exist energetic forces which allow these opposite principles
to unite and become synergistic. The CERES manufacturing process
is unique and patented, and aimed at the conservancy of these
energetic forces that allows the blending of these two dynamics
poles.
CERES plant homeopathic mother tinctures and composite homeopathic
remedies begin with the fresh plants themselves. CERES plants are
biodynamically cultivated near Lake Constance in Switzerland. Certain
plants however, are best derived from wild sources and these are
collected on environmentally pristine areas of the Swiss Alps.
Only the highest quality plants are hand selected and careful attention
is placed to the most opportune time at which they are harvested.
CERES does not use any plants that are endangered. At CERES all
selected fresh plants parts are meticulously and painstakingly
cut by hand to avoid the detrimental effects mechanical milling
creates on the sensitive energetic forces of the plants. In contrast,
most other companies to save time and money use high-speed cutting
machines that produce damaging pressures and shearing stresses
on the plants.
The process of maceration for the liquid homeopathic
mother tinctures is a long and labor intensive one. Immediately
after being hand-cut the fresh plants pieces are placed into a
hermetically lockable glass-encased grinder together with alcohol.
Pure grain alcohol is used because it is the most effective solvent
for extracting the plant's bio-active constituents and delivering
them into the bloodstream and across the cell membrane quickly.
Alcohol tinctures, being more readily available to the body, assure
a more rapid absorption and assimilation of a plant's vital healing
properties than capsules or tablets. Much of the plant's constituents
are poorly soluble in water, such as resins, essential oils and
most alkaloids.
CERES has a patented bio-dynamic grinding process
that involves rhythmically grinding and blending the hand-cut plant
material with alcohol. Inside the hydraulically powered grinder
are granite stones that rotate in opposite directions which forces
the material to move in a lemniscate configuration. These stones
are rhythmically pulsed at a biological frequency that approximates
the beat of the human heart. The hydraulic powered grinder avoids
the negative electromagnetic fields created by conventional motor-driven
grinders. This unique biodynamic grinding process preserves and
releases the plant's information and energetic vital forces into
the alcohol, and better extracts bioactive physical chemicals as
well.
After the plant-alcohol mixture has been rhythmically ground,
it is placed into a large ceramic vessel and periodically stirred
by hand, not machine, with a large wooden spoon. This assures that
the mixture avoids coming into contact with a metal surface or
detrimental electromagnetic fields. The stirring process last approximately
two weeks and facilitates the liberation and extraction the plant's
information and vital forces into the alcohol. At CERES heat or
pressure is never used. Some companies make extracts in as little
as two day, simply by adding heat or pressure to concentrate the
extract quickly.
After the hand stirring process is complete, the
mixture is pressed using cotton material so that the alcohol tincture
is separated from the plant product. The tincture is then carefully
collected into large glass containers after which it is matured
in a dark-room away from light, sound and all electromagnetic influences.
The tinctures are stored in glass containers in special
storage cellar until used in the products. Once the plant tincture
has matured (two years) it is then filtered and either placed
into 20 ml bottles, or is used as the mother tincture for the process
of other homeopathic preparations. The entire process takes two
years from the hand cuttings of the plants in the fields, through
the rhythmic grinding of the fresh plants, hand stirring, maceration
and maturation process, until the final bottles are filled.
CERES
does not produce standardized extracts, which strive to attain
certain concentrations of a single chemical component at the expense
of losing essential cofactors. All the plant's constitutes and
energetic information is required in order to provide the most
efficacious product. CERES, through applying a hand-crafted, labor
intensive process, creates a truly superior product unparallel
in the US market.
As the German poet and philosopher Goethe would
say, detailed knowledge of the chemical composition of a plant
alone will not suffice if we do not explore the plant's "spiritual
band", i.e., the living secret of its composition and nature. At
CERES every effort is given to preserve within the extraction process
the plant's "spiritual band".
From Goethe's Faust:
Who wishes the living to know and describe
Seeks first the spirit thence to drive;
Then all the parts he has in his hand-
Lacks only, alas! the spiritual
band.
CERES Quality Control
- CERES Quality Control Procedures
From the careful hand inspection of the fresh organic herbs to
the meticulous processing of individual batches, the purity
and reliability of CERES handcrafted extracts is superior in
the marketplace. All CERES plants are biodynamically cultivated
under the strictist Swiss standards and are certified by Bio.inspecta
(See Bio.inspecta). CERES laboratory uses the latest technology
which provides detailed compositional analysis to the molecular
level.
CERES plants are obtained from a pristine Swiss environment and/or
grown under organic-biodynamic farming processes. Plants and tincture
products are screened for contaminants such as heavy metals and
pesticides. Samples are microscopically, chromatographically and
chemically analyzed for quality assurance and potency.
In addition
to advanced techniological analysis and controls, all batches of
plant tinctures are personally evaluated by CERES founder Dr. Roger
Kalbermatten and other experienced chemist for quality on the basis
of smell, taste and appearance. This is somewhat similar to the
sensory analysis of fine wine. With CERES products the consumer
can actually taste the difference in quality from other herbal
tinctures.
E
ach bottle contains 20 ml (0.67 oz) and is sealed with
tamper evident packaging. All packaged product information is compliant
with the US Homeopathic Pharmacopia and each product is listed
with the US Food And Drug Administration as Homeopathic Medicaments.
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Bio-Inspecta
Bio.inspecta - translated from Italian: www.bio-inspecta.ch/it/home.html
Bio.inspecta
was established in 1998 in order to set up a neutral, independent
and credible auditing and certification procedure for organic products.
Today, Bio.inspecta inspects and certifies more than 80% of all
organic farms across Switzerland and more than a thousand retailers/traders
and processors of organic products. Thanks to its competent and
experienced staff, Bio.inspecta is a market leader in agricultural
certification. The high degree of proficiency and great number
of customers ensure consistent certification for production, trade
and processing. This prominent position is a decisive advantage
for the consistent credibility of organic products certified by
Bio.inspecta.
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