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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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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,...

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)....

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...

Energy is the essential component of all life. A good energetic state of the cells is crucial for our health and well-being. Even temporary disturbances of this energy state can lead to a weakened organism and the development of various...

Vegan Omega-3 Power, Fresh - Regional - Sustainable Linseed is one of the oldest cultivated plants of mankind and has been rediscovered in recent years as a vegan and regional source of omega-3 due to its high omega-3 fatty acid...

The archway through which you enter Gilli Mill is old. Almost as old as the mill itself. It has been standing in Eggenburg for 460 years and has plenty of stories to tell. For example, old wooden trams and the...

Inspired by a hike through local gardens, forests and mountains, the pharmacist's private blend was once created. Refined for many years, private for a long time - and now finally available. In creating the private blend, pharmacist Alexander Ehrmann followed...

Calcium keeps our bones, teeth, nerves and muscles fit, stable and resilient. Our skeleton weighs about 7 to 9 kilograms in total. A good kilo of this is calcium. It is responsible for bone formation and remodelling and is always...

MALIN+GOETZ is inextricably linked to the history of SAINT CHARLES. The skincare line, which was developed for sensitive skin, found its beginnings in 2004 in the Chelsea district of New York. It has been on the shelves of our Saint...

The pharmacy on your doorstep. In nature on our doorstep, we find exactly those plants that do us good. For many thousands of years, we humans have used the nature that surrounds us not only as food, but also for...

In the first part of this series, we reported in the article Natural Sun Protection about the healing power of the sun and the right sunbathing with the right protection. In this article, we would like to focus particularly on...

Hardly any other plant is as exquisite a wound healing herb by nature as the marigold. The sight of it alone is a blessing - the popular, easy-care garden plant delights us from early summer to late autumn with its...

    BioSolis is now available in the Saint Charles Cosmothecary and in the Saint Charles Online Premiumshop!At Saint Charles, it is also important to us that only natural ingredients are used in sun protection. After all, sunscreen should protect...

Don't be afraid of the sun: everything you need for a healthy sunbathing culture.   When the first rays of sunshine peep through the clouds after a prolonged period of gloomy weather, our hearts "lift". Our mood lifts instantly and...

What tasks the trace element fulfils and when we need a lot of it. Zinc is an essential trace element. This means that our body cannot produce it itself. We must supply it regularly through food, because it is needed...