There must be something unusually holy in the salt:

It is found in our tears and in the sea. (Khalil Gibran)

The Rosen Pharmacy and the salt from Göttingen

We are pleased that you want to find out more about "our" salt.

While looking for our birthday present for 2019, our team member André Hansmann came up with the idea of salt from Göttingen as a present for you.

Because it comes from the region, is natural and unadulterated and simply tastes good (even gourmet chefs season with this salt!), we thought it suits you and us and we hope we make you happy with it.

And if you can't or don't want to use it for seasoning, you could use it to prepare a healthy bath - Kneipp bath salts contain this salt, among other things. Below you will find further information about salt in general, about "pharmacist" uses and about the Luisenhall saltworks, which packaged our "salt bags" for us - and to whom we would like to thank for their willingness to cooperate.

If you like the salt, you can also purchase the bags from us!

Our body and salt

In the fairy tale "The Salt Princess", the king banishes his youngest daughter after she tells him that she loves him as much as salt. This seemed to him to be a small and inferior love. Only when a fairy in the kingdom makes all salt - and thus the taste in the meals - disappear and both people and animals become ill, does the king realize his mistake.Salt is essential to lifeSalt is a compound of positively charged sodium and negatively charged chloride ions.This sodium chloride is known as table salt. It is water-soluble and ensures a balanced fluid and nutrient balance in and outside the cells. Water and salts are constantly absorbed and released through the cell membrane, which depends on the salt concentration outside the cells.Sodium chloride is therefore an important component in regulating the water balance and tissue tension. It is also the basis for the excitability of nerves and muscles and, as a mineral, plays an important role in bone formation and digestion. In short: salt is essential for our body. Since we cannot produce it ourselves, we must consume it through food. We need around 1.4 grams of table salt per day to compensate for the loss that occurs, for example, through urine or sweating. The amount matters The salt content in the human body is regulated by hormones. If we consume too much salt, it is mainly excreted through the kidneys, which is accompanied by a not insignificant loss of water. Therefore, excessive salt consumption can put a strain on the kidneys in the long term. There is also a connection between salt content and blood pressure The more salt there is in the body, the higher the amount of fluid available must be. If too little is drunk, the lack of water can lead to blood vessel constriction, which in turn increases blood pressure.

However, not everyone reacts to salt with an increase in blood pressure. Scientists are still debating how great the influence of salt on blood pressure really is and what benefits it brings to the individual by cutting back on this flavor carrier. There are people whose blood pressure rises when salt is added to food and those who hardly experience any effect. Studies have shown that around 30 to 50 percent of high blood pressure patients react sensitively to table salt. They are referred to as "salt sensitive" or "table salt responders." Among those with normal blood pressure values, only around 10 to 20 percent react. Those whose blood pressure remains largely unaffected by salt are so-called non-responders. As with so many things, proportionality is also important when consuming salt. Nutritionists therefore recommend not consuming more than 5 to 6 grams of salt a day. In fairy tales, humans and animals became ill due to a lack of salt. Our bodies need salt, so we shouldn't do without it. However, excessive consumption can be harmful to health. If you want to know as precisely as possible how much salt you are consuming, it is best to cook yourself, because ready meals in particular contain a lot of hidden salt. Since 2016, the salt content has had to be stated on the nutritional label of almost all foods.Homeopaths associate illnesses with a disturbed mineral balance. Schüssler salts, which are taken in tablet form in homeopathic doses, are well known in alternative medicine. Their use goes back to the homeopathic doctor Wilhelm Heinrich Schüßler, who assumed that all illnesses ultimately stem from a disturbed mineral balance.

Salt as a medicinal bathSalt crystals dissolved in water – the so-called brine – are offered as brine treatments in numerous medicinal baths – including Göttingen. According to the German Medical Baths Association, brine baths increase circulation and metabolism. The sodium chloride penetrates the skin, is deposited there and stimulates the skin's metabolism. Brine has an anti-inflammatory effect and increases the skin's sensitivity to ultraviolet rays. Studies have shown that this can improve the success of treatments for psoriasis or neurodermatitis, for example. Brine baths with a salt content of five to seven percent have a relaxing effect and calm the autonomic nervous system. The salt content in the water reduces muscle tone, the muscles do not have to do any holding work and deep relaxation occurs automatically. Sea water also has this effect. The Dead Sea with its high salt content of almost 30 percent makes bathers literally float.Salt for inhalationSaline inhalations can help with respiratory diseases. The salt solution is nebulized for this purpose. This can be done using nozzles or ultrasound. The smaller the salt particles dissolved in the aerosols, the better they can be transported into the deeper layers of the lungs. The increased salt concentration means that more fluid is produced in the alveoli and the mucus is dissolved. This effect is also used in saline inhalations, such as in Göttingen. The sea can also be used as a natural inhalation space. The sea air is low in allergens, and the spray is a natural nebulizer. The salty aerosols are automatically inhaled when walking near the spray. The North Sea is particularly salty. Salt, air and sun work together as natural therapeutic agents. This is the treatment principle of thalassotherapy.Sources: www.welt.de/wissenschaft/ /Ohne-Salz-wuerde-der-Mensch-nicht-ueberleben .www.wissenschaft-im-dialog.de/projekte /wieso-ist-zu-viel-salz-schaedlich-fuer-den-koerper/ www.apotheken-umschau.de/Bluthochdruck/Weniger-Salz-bei-Bluthochdruck-ratsamThe Luisenhall saltworks provides the following information on their website:The salt that is produced at Luisenhall comes from the sea. To be more precise, from an ocean that once existed here and dried up 250 million years ago. Since humans did not exist at that time, they had no opportunity to pollute the sea. This makes the saltworks very happy and the salt so pure, original and valuable. And that's how it stays: unadulterated and free of any chemical additives. Of course we didn't miss the opportunity - and visited the saltworks - here are a few impressions: