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'''Come and discover together with Homeopharma Madagascar's biodiversity, the country's riches wealth of endemic flora with its aromatic and medicinal plants of an estimated up to 12,000 species. This is surely one of the richest and most diverse flora in the world.'''
Indeed, Madagascar offers a wide diversity of all life forms: micro-organisms, plants and animals. 12,000 plant species, 3% of those on the entire planet, thrive on the island of Madagascar, also known as the forgotten continent! Many are endemic. They exist only in Madagascar. Over centuries, Malagasy people have studied this plant richness and gained knowledge of the active agents of countless medicinal plants and how to extract their hidden wealth, sometimes with miraculous powers: the essential oils.
A massage of not longer than 20 minutes is the time needed for a quality essential oil to be traced back to the taste buds of the tongue when applied to the soles of the feet. Thanks to its extraordinary power of penetration, it quickly breaks through the skin to reach the bloodstream and with it back to the tongue, as it could reach any other organ that we would aim for, before being totally dissolved in the body. A true miracle!
== Properties of essential oils ==
In its distillery centres Homeopharma extracts the essential substance substances of many plants: their aromas. Once collected in flasks, the natural concentrate may heal those who suffer from sicknesses ailments, such as: stress, warts, insomnia, the affection of sinus, ears or larynx, rheumatism, flu symptoms, impotence, stomach pain and many more.
'''Definition of an essential oil'''
But what exactly is an essential oil? It can be defined as a powerful aromatic substance of complex composition, which includes volatile and odorous elements, contained in plants. These are the elements that can help to cure many diseases.
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'''How do you get this aromatic substance?'''
In most cases by water steam distillation at low temperature and low pressure. This technique allows to extract most of the active substances from the plant. Before distillation they are called essence. After it is called essential oil. Only 10% of plants produce an essence. And if when this is the latter and case, although the essence can be found throughout the plant, it is mainly concentrated in ''a single organ, such as root, rhizome (rootstock), wood, bark, leaf, stem, flower, seed or fruit. That These are the organs from which the essential oil is harvested''obtained.
Distilled are ylang-ylang flowers, cinnamon bark, niaouli leaves or vetiver roots. Please note, the composition of the essence of a plant differs slightly from that of the essential oil of the same plant, because the distillation process cannot entirely extract the properties within the plant. The essential oil of mint is easier to obtain extract because of the leaves. A slightly irregular low heat slightly irregular is enough. But a bit of stronger heat is needed to break down the structure of a bark and to release its larger aromatic molecules. And still<!-- Still, the plant will release only a part of itits ... properties.-->
Citrus essential oil (orange, bergamot, lemon, mandarin) is obtained by squeezing the exocarp, the outer skin of the fruits, at room temperature.
'''Properties of Madagascar's essential oils of Madagascar''' All along the production of essential oils, Madagascar accumulates the assets/trumps. First, the rarity of certain plants.
Throughout the entire production of essential oils, Madagascar ranks at the top. Firstly, due to the rarity of certain plants. Katrafay, extraordinary analgesic (pain-relieving), grows only on the Big Island.
The quality of plants is important too. A ravintsara from India has fewer holds less active ingredients than a ravintsara from Madagascar.
Another advantage is the environment. "The exceptionally rich and diverse terroirs of this island do not face pollution as in industrialised countries", remarked cardiologist [[Lionel Michat]]a french manufacturer, whose who use Malagasy essential oils are marketed in his products in Europe under the brand '''''Les Aromagies'''''. And producers do not use chemical fertilisers either. All of that reinforces These factors ensure the properties of plants to be 100% natural.
The care given to the cultivation of the plants also accounts for in Madagascar cannot be compared with manyother countries. Whilst elsewhere trees of a single species are aligned in a field, in Madagascar we keep a wild environment is kept where ravintsara grows next to ''[[eucalyptus Eucalyptus globulus]] '' but also next to plants and non-aromatic trees.
'''The essential oils of Homeopharma'''
This wild environment guarantees ensures the quality of the soil and according to Jean Claude Ratsimivony, CEO .The essential oils of Homeopharma, are tested and guaranteed in their laboratory is aware to be of the high highest quality of the essential oils.
In short, the plants are treated for the treasures they are. And it doesn't stop there! Distillation over a wood fire, most of the time, is another added value to the Malagasy essential oils. In other countries it is done with regular gas heat. But firewood allows a variation of temperature and which leads, as we have seen, to a more complete extraction. Parts The large molecules of the plant, the large molecules, plants do not extract at a constant temperature as that of if using gas. To be convinced of the importance of this , one need needs only to observe the technicians of at the Homepharma Homeopharma distillery in [[Ambila]] on the [[Canal des PangalanesAmparihy, Vontovorona]], located on the east coast of Madagascar. Here they are working to add Their work procedure involves adding a piece of wood to light the fire and then remove thereafter removing it to cause the curve of reach the desired temperature, causing a gradual temperature change.
''The regions of the big island Big Island and their essential oilsare:''
* ''The central highlands'' - a mosaic of mountains, basins, plains and hills, provide thyme, eucalyptus, cypress, helichrysum, geranium, lemongrass, basil, citriodora and ravintsara.
* ''In the The east of the country'' - an area regularly flooded due to trade winds bringing waterrainfall, there grow provides [[Madagascar Cloves|cloves]], [[Madagascar Pepper|pepper]], [[Madagascar Cinnamon|cinnamon]], lantana, niaouli, vetiver, ginger, lemongrass, and pink pepper.
* ''From the The drier west to the south'' - harvesting of combavasprovides combava, lemon, cinnamon, mandravasarotra and sandalwood.
* ''The north, on the side of Antsiranana and the Amber Mountain'' - an area full of fragrant plants such as ylang-ylang, patchouli, geranium, basil and green pepper.
This abundance is becomes even more valuable as we have a given the choice between unitary oils and complex oils, or mixtures of unitary oils. These mixtures of unitary oils potentiate further strengthens the properties of each of them.
''Warning: never mix more than four oils because beyond that they neutralise each other. ''
== 3. Improved traditional remedies (Remèdes traditionnelles améliorées - RTA) and massages ==
== Homeopharma Institutes throughout Madagascar ==
There are about 40 Homeopharma institutes located throughout Madagascar. For those travelling around the country, ask for a Homeopharma institute near your hotel. There is even a Homeopharma shop at [[Ivato International Airport]] giving travellers a first and last opportunity to stock up Homeopharma's products. Most of the institutes around the country offer massages with essential oils and at reasonable prices, allowing you to relax while enjoying nature's benefits.
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== Sur la route des Huiles essentielles avec HOMEOPHARMA
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'''Les Huiles essentielles de HOMEOPHARMA'''
Cet environnement sauvage est garant de la qualité du terroir, d'après Jean Claude RATSIMIVONY, le PDG fondateur d'HOMEOPHARMA, laboratoire connu pour ses huiles essentielles de grande qualité.
Sinon, on perd la synergie entre les espèces. Or les plantes ont besoin de s'exhaler et de se ressentir. » Il faut écouter « Jean Claude » cet humble petit-fils de docteur en médecine, dépositaire des remèdes recueillis par son aïeul chez les guérisseurs, vous parler des plantes, de leur sensibilité, de leur stress avant un ouragan. Le temps de repos, qui permet à la plante de se régénérer entre les cueillettes, est aussi respecté. Il peut atteindre quatre ans suivant les
* Cette façon de considérer la vie avec calme et sérénité, appelée mora-mora.
C'est, sans oublier le sourire des gens d'ici, la première source de bien-être de Madagascar.
Guide pratique des massages effectués dans les quarante (40) Instituts HOMEOPHARMA répartis dans tout Madagascar
Une quarantaine d'Instituts sont répartis dans tout Madagascar et dans les trois Green Clubs de HOMEOPHARMA.
* Mais si vous vous trouvez dans une autre ville qu'Antananarivo, « en province »,