Use in Skin Care and Remedies

A larch grove is unusually light for conifers and in this respect is closer to the character of the birch. This erect tree uses the power of the sun mainly for trunk growth and the production of the essential oils and resins which make the wood so hard-wearing. Larch resin thus has a sunny as well as a rigid side.
The uprightness of the tree stands in contrast to the growth of the branches, which spiral around the vertical trunk. Their movement gives life to the rigidity of the wood and they are the origin of the warming element of larch resin. Sunny, hardened and yet warmed through, larch resin unites properties that are of benefit in the treatment of eye disorders, in conditions typified by hardening and deposits, and in illnesses caused by getting cold, such as bronchitis.

Larch resin is a component of many WALA Medicines, including: the chest rub WALA Plantago Bronchialbalsam*; Berberis/Apis comp.* for the treatment of bladder infections and irritable bladder; Chelidonium comp. Augentropfen*, drops for dry conjunctivitis and tired eyes; Echinacea/Viscum comp., Gelatum*, a gel for scars and inflammatory skin conditions; Juniperus/Berberis comp., Kapseln*, capsules for the treatment of kidney stones, gout and flatulence; Resina laricis Bademilch *, a bath additive for conditions prone to hardening and deposits; Sambucus comp.* for disorders linked to menopause and diseases of the upper airways.

The Dr.Hauschka Jojoba and Marshmallow Conditioner contains an extract obtained from larch wood using hot water.


* Prescribing information for the preparations mentioned (the indications are derived from the anthroposophical understanding of man and nature):

Berberis/Apis comp., Globuli velati
Indications: Stimulation of the warmth organism and harmonisation of the interaction between sensitivity and life organisation in inflammatory conditions of the lower urinary tract, e.g. irritable bladder, cystitis.
Warning: This medicinal product contains sucrose and lactose.

Chelidonium comp. Augentropfen (eye drops)
Indications: Harmonisation of the metabolic processes of the eye, e.g. in dry inflammation, irritation and eye strain.

Echinacea/Viscum comp., Gelatum
Indications: Harmonisation of the anabolic and catabolic powers of the skin in degenerative, atrophic, hyperplastic and inflammatory, ulcerous disorders, e.g. senile skin, scar complaints, keloid formation, leg ulcers (crural ulcers), skin tears in the region of the back passage (anal fissures).

Juniperus/Berberis comp., Kapseln (capsules)
Indications: Stimulation of the sensitivity and warmth organism in the region of the kidneys in conditions marked by weakness of elimination, e.g. kidney stones, gout; wind (flatulence).

Plantago Bronchialbalsam (bronchial balm)
Indications: Catarrhal, inflammatory disorders of the airways.
Warning: Breast feeding mothers should not apply the preparation in the region of the breasts. Wool fat can cause local skin reactions (e.g. contact dermatitis).

Resina laricis-Bademilch (bath milk)
Active ingredient: Terebinthina laricina
Indications: Stimulation of the warmth- and light-related organisational functions in the case of a tendency to hardening and deposits.

Sambucus comp., Globuli velati
Indications: Structuring of the fluid organism, e.g. in menopausal symptoms with hot flushes and excessive sweating, also at night; catarrhal and allergic disorders of the upper airways.
Warning: This medicinal product contains sucrose and lactose.

* For information on risks and side-effects please read the pack insert and ask your doctor or pharmacist.