Klosterfrau Melissengeist

[2] It also includes the essential oils of thirteen medicinal plants such as gentian, cardamom, cinnamon, and ginger, which are all mixed in a 79% ethanol solution.

[5] In 1831 she deposited her "factory mark" with the Council of Trade Experts of the City of Cologne, which included the Prussian eagle and the coat of arms of the Carmelite order.

In 1835, the government rejected their application to grant a monopoly on lemon balm spirit in Prussia because of the freedom of trade.

In order to become internationally known, she took part in the art and industry exhibition in 1838, which the trade association in Cologne organized on the Heumarkt.

[10] In 2006, the Klosterfrau Group acquired the entire brand portfolio of Lichtwer Healthcare GmbH & Co. KG and the associated drug approvals.

Products acquired include Hepar SL forte, Jarsin, Kwai, Kaveri, Euminz, Ameu and Bedan.

[12] The Bonn medical professor Johann Friedrich Christian Herless certified their water in 1827 as "both with regard to the pure spirit of wine used for this purpose and the ingredients used for the distillation from the class of aromatic-ethereal medicinal plants of proven healing powers and with regard to the preparation, of very excellent quality and practicality.

[14][15] It is claimed that internal use to strengthen nervous complaints, difficulty falling asleep, weather sensitivity and uncomplicated colds; when feeling unwell, to promote the function of the stomach and intestines (e.g. in the event of a feeling of fullness and flatulence) and externally to support the skin's blood circulation, e.g. would be indicated for sore muscles and muscle tension.

According to the statutory package insert, it has not yet been possible to prove in scientific studies how the individual ingredients of Klosterfrau Melissengeist work.

[16] The total daily dose should not exceed 25 ml and should only be used from the age of 18 and not during pregnancy, alcoholism or liver damage.