ACID-CARE | Stomach acidity, reflux and well-being

Lithotamium is a natural calcareous powder of marine origin, inorganic origin and is obtained from the micronization of red calcareous algae of Brittany (Lithothamnium calcareum). Lithotham buffers gastric acidity and exerts an alkalizing action in the body by regulating the pH.

Mallow (Malva sylvestris) is a plant belonging to the Malvaceae family that is very common in all regions with a temperate climate and grows spontaneously in the most diverse environments: fields, uncultivated land, clearings. The mallow plant is characterized by lobed leaves and purple flowers that bloom in spring and summer. The mallow plant can be exploited in all its parts, as its antioxidant and moisturizing properties contained in leaves, flowers and buds help us in skin care. In the composition of the mallow there are mucilage, anthocyanins (water-soluble pigments belonging to the flavonoid family), calcium, vitamins and pectin. Mallow has an emollient and soothing action on the gastro-intestinal mucosa.

Chamomile is an annual herbaceous plant, about 60-70 cm tall. The flowers are gathered in flower heads formed by a conical and empty receptacle inside, on which small tubular and yellow flowers (hermaphrodites) are inserted, surrounded by a crown of ligulate flowers white (female). The fruits are very small, yellowish, slightly curved achenes, with 5 small ribs on the concave part. The flowering of the plant occurs from May to August; native to Europe and Asia, infrequent at altitudes above 300-400 m asl. Chamomile promotes digestive function and regulates gastrointestinal motility and has an emollient and soothing action on the gastro-intestinal mucosa. Useful in stomach acid and reflux oesophagitis.