Salus Gallexier
People who are not in a good mood are often asked "what louse ran over their liver". The origin of this peculiar yet widespread German saying goes back many centuries. From ancient times until beyond the Middle Ages, people believed that emotions and temperament could be found in the liver. Medical understanding was strongly influenced by the humoral theory. Since Hippocrates (490-430 BC), it was assumed that human health depended on the humours: blood, phlegm, yellow and black bile. For external and internal well-being, these had to be in balance. For example, an excess of black bile was suspected in melancholic people. A choleric person accordingly had too much yellow bile in the body.
Some scholars believed that yellow bile originated in the liver. That is why they associated the organ with anger and emotional outbursts. Contemporaries who were grouchy were therefore accused of having "something run over their liver". From the 16th century onwards, the "something" became the "louse". In the age of missing microscopes, the insect was one of the smallest known creatures. The louse stood symbolically for all the little adversities of everyday life. Even a small thing was enough to irritate the liver to such an extent that the mood darkened. The humoral theory persisted in many places until the early 19th century. Only then was it superseded by the findings of microbiology and cell research. However, in Germany, the idiom of the louse running over the liver has remained in common usage to this day.
Today, there is no doubt that the liver is responsible for important functions within the carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism. For example, the liver stores glucose, minerals and fat-soluble vitamins and takes care of the production of bile, which is needed to digest fat. Another critical function of the liver is the detoxification of the blood. Every day, a person's blood flows through their own liver between 350 and 500 times.
Equally undisputed is the knowledge that too much alcohol and sugar is harmful to the liver. A balanced diet is of elementary importance for this valuable organ. For additional support of the liver-biliary system and gastrointestinal function, Salus has developed the Gallexier Herbal Bitter Elixir. The traditional herbal medicine without alcohol can be taken before or with meals. Salus Gallexier Herbal Bitter Elixir is available in the 250 ml bottle, the 500 ml bottle and the smaller pack of three 20 ml vials. Salus Gallexier Herbal Tablets are a dietary supplement with valuable herbal active ingredients such as extract from curcuma root, artichoke leaves, peppermint leaves, milk thistle fruit, dandelion and chamomile flowers. With Salus Gallexier you support the normal function of important organs such as the liver, gall bladder, stomach and intestines.
