Saint Charles, an apothecary in the heart of Vienna’s fashionable Mariahilf district, has been making and selling herbal remedies under the epithet “right to the roots” since the rule of the Habsburgs. Established in 1886 by pharmacist Alfred Blumenthal, it was taken over by sixth-generation Austrian pharmacist Alexander Ehrmann and his business partner Richard König in 2006. Together they have sought to mix modern science with the ancient wisdom of traditional European medicine (TEM), which advises combining botanical remedies with holistic practices. In Saint Charles’s case, this means creating cosmetics, potions and tinctures made from lavender and linseed oil pressed in Lower Austria’s Weinviertel region, or hemp from Waldviertel in the north-west.
圣查尔斯是位于维也纳时尚的玛丽亚希尔夫区中心的一家药房，自哈布斯堡王朝统治以来，一直以“正本清源”的说法制作和销售草药。它于1886年由药剂师阿尔弗雷德·布卢门撒尔(Alfred Blumenthal)创立，2006年由第六代奥地利药剂师亚历山大·埃尔曼(Alexander Ehrmann)和他的商业伙伴理查德·考尼格(Richard König)接管。他们共同寻求将现代科学与欧洲传统医学(TEM)的古老智慧相结合，后者建议将植物疗法与整体实践相结合。在圣查尔斯的案例中，这意味着创造化妆品、药水和酊剂，其原料是下奥地利州魏恩维尔特地区的薰衣草和亚麻籽油，或西北部瓦尔德维尔特地区的大麻。