Schoenenberger Natural Plant Juices

The history of healing arts began long before there was scripture. Therefore, almost nothing is known about the first medical practices. However, one can assume that even the Neanderthals knew about the beneficial effects of certain plants and herbs. In today's Iraq, researchers discovered a 40,000-year-old grave, which was assigned to a healer. The grave goods contained traces of seven different medicinal plants. Already at that time, there must have been people who specialized in the art of healing. The first medical writings probably originated in ancient Egypt. Around 2,600 BC the polymath Imhotep described 200 diseases and their treatment. Around a thousand years later, the ”Code of Hammurabi“ was born in Babylon. This law collection mentions the doctor's profession for the first time. In addition to professional fees, it also determined penalties for failed treatments.

In the ancient Orient, religion and healing art were still closely related. For many ailments, evil spirits or punitive gods were blamed. Only in the 4th century BC Greek doctors strived for a logical-rational foundation of their work. Their most famous representative, Hippocrates of Kos, was also the creator of the theory of the four humors which shaped Western medicine for over 1,200 years. According to his theory, there were four important fluids in the human body, namely blood, phlegm, black bile and yellow bile. From the point of view of Hippocrates, health and wellbeing were primarily dependent on whether the four fluids were in a harmonious equilibrium or not.

After the fall of the Roman Empire, books were a scarce good. Much of the population could neither read nor write. The writings of ancient doctors were then increasingly forgotten in ancient Europe. Only in the monastery libraries there were still a few copies of old Greek and Roman medical books. This was quite different in the Asian part of the world. Arab and Persian scholars used the knowledge of ancient physicians, philosophers, and naturalists as the basis for new insights. Science and medicine made tremendous progress in the Orient. As early as in the 10th century, Arab doctors began seriously questioning the theory of the four humors. In the Western World, on the other hand, the theory was followed for nearly 600 more years. Even the level of ancient surgeons in Western Europe was reachieved only in the late Middle Ages.

From the 6th to the 12th century, monastic medicine dominated Europe. Nuns and monks that were qualified in health care worked as doctors and pharmacists alike. The required medicinal herbs were usually grown in their own monastery gardens. It was only towards the end of the Middle Ages that medicine shifted as far as possible from the monasteries to the universities. For a long time, however, it was strongly influenced by theology, philosophy, alchemy and variants of the theory of the four humors. It was not until the 19th century that the triumphal march of natural science was unstoppable.

Alchemy and superstition were finally banished from medicine. The doctors were now anxious to emphasize the character of medicine as a serious and enlightened science. Methods that were quite successful in folk medicine had the reputation of being unprofessional. Many medicinal plants were forgotten in the course of industrialization. Instead, modern physicians preferred synthetic pills and medicines. At the turn of the century, however, a new interest in naturopathy awoke. A pioneer of this time was the young pharmaceutical student Walther Schoenenberger. When he was examining freshly pressed plants using modern laboratory technology in his parents' kitchen, he discovered that the plant juices contained highly concentrated natural active ingredients. In 1927 he founded his own natural juice factory near Stuttgart. In 1961, ”pressed juices from fresh plants“ were included as over-the-counter medicines in the Medicines Law.

Today, the assortment of Schoenenberger includes numerous natural juices of medicinal plants. The herbs are grown in organic farming and are processed into juice by simply squeezing them. Additives such as sugar, alcohol or preservatives are consistently dispensed with. The Natural Whitethorn Juice supports the cardiovascular function. Its active ingredient comes from the pressed juice of fresh whitethorn leaves with flowers and the aqueous extract of whitethorn fruit pulp. The Natural Sage Juice is obtained from fresh sage herbs. Sage juice is a traditional herbal medicine that reduces discomfort caused by inflammation of the oral and pharyngeal mucosa. The Natural Artichoke Juice stimulates digestion through its content of natural active ingredients and bitter substances. Therefore, it is traditionally used in case of mild digestive problems. Like most other medicinal plant juices, the medicine is a traditional medicine that is registered solely due to many years of application. Natural plant juices from Schoenenberger are nature in their original form. The unique remedies are helpful in case of many dysfunctions, relieve discomfort and support the organism.