Made by hand
Due to the enormous progress in chemical-pharmaceutical research in recent decades, we now know exactly the ingredients of at least all local medicinal herbs. Today we can confirm that there is a return to using medicinal plants in their original form just as generally in medicine there is a trend towards the use of natural medicine. In line with this development we keep about 300 different medicinal herbs in stock in our pharmacy. We only use pharma-copoeia-tested products, buy the best and most recent batches and always take care that they are properly stored in a dry place.> find out more

Pharmacy Museum Brixen
The small round balls are called pills and were considered for centuries to be a tried and tested dosage form until the pills and sugar-coated tablets of our times replaced them. They were mostly of a brownish colour and bitter taste and were meant to be „ennobled“ by the finest covers of gold leaf. The gilding did not offer any therapeutic added value, but was highly regarded because only very few could afford such a luxury.> find out more