The Artichoke

The Natural Liver Tonic

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The artichoke (Cynara scolymus) belongs to the thistle family. While the size of the flower heads is the most valued and sought after feature in commercial cultivation of the artichoke, the plant's leaves are of equal importance for medicinal purposes. Active ingredients include the bitter substance cynarin, fatty acids, enzymes and vitamins.

The artichoke thrives best in a warm climate. It is mostly encountered in Mediterranean regions where it not only grows wild but is commercially cultivated. The plant juice, obtained from fresh-pressed flower heads and leaves, is a perfect example of the old saying "May your food be your medicine."

To discover the medicinal uses of this plant juice, Walther Schoenenburger combined ancient knowledge (2,000 years ago artichokes were considered food only the rich could afford) with the latest scientific research of the cells and their biochemical actions. From this he obtained new concepts and insights regarding the elements of fresh artichokes: they are extremely beneficial to the liver.

Pure natural juice pressed from flower heads and leaves will intensify the action of the liver by promoting the build-up of protein throughout the whole body. Thus, the liver's essential function - to eliminate toxins from the blood - is favourably influenced. In this way, the action of pure artichoke juice contributes to the general well-being of the whole system.

Pure artichoke juice is a natural biological remedy, ideal for therapies or treatments where the constitution of the liver needs to be regenerated. Hand-in-hand with such a liver-purifying, liver-protecting process, old age symptoms - which usually originate with deteriorating liver tissues - are delayed in quite a natural way. Liver disorders are often manifested in symptoms such as flatulence, nausea, migraine headaches, diarrhoea or constipation.

In addition to stimulating the production and flow of bile, artichoke juice has a similar effect on the function of the kidneys and strengthens the metabolic assimilation of fats. And last, but not least, the cholesterol of the blood is reduced.

Such a beneficial stimulation and purification of the vital liver functions by artichoke therapy usually results in an increased feeling of well being and a new-found zest for life. It has been said, and quite rightly so, that "the condition of the liver depends on how the liver treats the liver." When combined with fresh-pressed cellular watercress juice, the effects of artichoke juice are greatly enhanced.

Because of all the above -mentioned beneficial properties, artichoke juice may be combined for a synergistic effect with nettle, potato and tomato juices to cleanse the body most effectively and to lose weight naturally and safely.