The opinion of the Research Institute of Medicinal Plants

The liqueur from the monastery in Lubiń, known as “Benedyktynka for seven pains“ has been examined in the Research Institute of Medicinal Plants. In the opinion the institute confirms and justifies the liqueur’s medicinal properties. Having the institute’s permission, we have enclosed the opinion beneath

Research Institute of Medicinal Plants

One of the most important processes for each organism which secures its proper functioning is digestion. It is a complex enzymatic process of converting large chemical compounds into simpler molecules in order to be absorbed by a human body. The process takes place in a digestive system. The system consists of the digestive glands and a digestive canal. It helps to receive components essential for living (amino acids, proteins, fats, vitamins, macro and microelements). They are received from the consumed food in a process of unfolding the enzymes. All digestive system ailments bring about indigestion – dyspepsia. The word dyspepsia comes from the Greek words “dys” – bad and "pepsis” – digestion.

Indigestion – the word describes the group of the symptoms, such as a stomach pain or discomfort and other ailments like belching, heartburn, nausea, vomiting, the feeling of fullness above the stomach, the feeling of early satiety after eating a small amount of food and sometimes overflowing in the pit of the stomach. Almost half of the population of Poland (49%) suffer from indigestion. Older people are these who mostly complain about the stomach ailments. When a human body is getting older its efficiency lowers. which causes the problems with digestion. Among the people up to the age of 29, 39% of the examine have digestive problems, 51% at the age of 30-59, 59% of people over 60. 20%-40% people from big city complexes suffer from indigestion.

Indigestion may occur as a permanent or as a turn back ailment. The pain, often connected with the ailment, may be located in one spot or spread. It may even radiate to a back or occur behind the breastbone. The symptoms usually occur three hours after a meal in the form of indigestion or hunger.

Besides a pain, bloating is another symptom of indigestion. The painful bloating is caused by an excessive accumulation of the gases in a stomach and intestines.

We are not always able to adjust our eating habits and a diet to the needs of our bodies which would help us to avoid unpleasant digestive system ailments. Centuries long tradition of supporting human body functions with herbs, worked out by the Benedictines would be helpful.

The monks were those who mostly engaged in herbalism. The first monastic community was the Benedictine Order. It was founded by St Benedict of Nursia in 529, first in Italy, then in the whole Europe. The first Benedictine monasteries in Poland were founded in the 11th century in Tyniec near Kraków, Mogilno, Łęczyca, Trzemeszno and Lubiń.

The Benedictines brought to Poland lots of plants which had been unknown there before. The Order is famous for a centuries long tradition of herbalism, based on a years long experience in a herbs cultivation and usage.

The composition of the product proposed by the Benedictines from Lubiń is based on the mixture of the traditional herbs, known for a beneficial effect on the digestive processes and the whole digestive system.

The proper level of the gastric juices and bile is essential for a digestive process. The sufficient amount of these gastric juices must be provided in order to unfold the compound components in the consumed food. In case of the juice deficiency, some digestive system ailments may appear. They are caused by the remaining indigested food. In such a situation some herbs may help. They increase the amount of the secreted bile, so they support the bile production and flow or have a relaxant effect on the bile ducts.

Herbal raw materials may have similarly beneficial effect on increased gastric juices secreting and stimulating or improving digestion. On the other hand, there are digestive system ailments like bloating, painful gas concentration and similarly painful intestines cramps. In such situations, the herbs which have gas reducing and relaxant effect, or these which prevent bloating and intestines cramps may bring a relief. Another ailment from the digestive system which often appears is a diarrhea. It is specially troublesome and uncomfortable for active people. There are lots of plants traditionally used in such situations …

Taking into account the available information about the composition and the effect that the herbs presented in the specimen have, it may be regarded that there is a justification for putting it on the market. Especially when we consider the growing number of the digestive system ailments, caused by unhealthy lifestyle, inadequate diet, stress, using alcohol and other factors.

The review of the available pharmacological and clinical researches and after the safety profile analysis, it can be justified that Benedyktynka, known as BENEDYKTYNKA OD SIEDMIU BOLEŚCI (for seven pains) gives significant benefits for the consumers health and improves the general condition, as well as makes a diet supplement of the essential active substances, presented in raw plants.

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