Hair Tonic

Lixivum crinale

Historical tradition – not medical advice, and no health or healing claims. more

Historical botanical drawing: Hair — Hair

Tradition (Hildegard's writings)

Used for the care of hair and scalp — with dandruff, lacklustre hair and in connection with increased hair loss, as long as the hair roots are still there; also with the first signs of thinning and with a scalp irritated by stress or diet.

Ingredients

Extract of lavender, nettle, pot marigold, alfalfa (lucerne), fennel, sage, pellitory, parsley and spelt.

Note

Hair loss often has causes inside the body; it is advisable to avoid acid-forming influences (a great deal of meat, chocolate, coffee, sweet foods, smoking), stress and extreme physical training.

Sources & references

Strehlow, Wighard: Die Hildegard-Naturapotheke. Heilmittel und Rezepte von A bis Z. Knaur Verlag 2014. S. 133.

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Historical tradition. The above describes how this preparation was recorded and used in the tradition of Hildegard of Bingen. This is cultural-historical information, not medical advice and not a health or healing claim, and it is no substitute for advice from a doctor or pharmacist. If you have health complaints, please consult your doctor or pharmacy.

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