The Jam Worth More Than Gold - Saint Hildegard’s Gut-Healing Secret

The Jam Worth More Than Gold - Saint Hildegard’s Gut-Healing Secret

Hildegard's Way

Saint Hildegard’s Bearwort Pear-Honey Cure

Blessings, dear friends —

As the seasons shift and the light grows softer, we’re reminded to tend to what sustains us most deeply: the quiet harmony of body and spirit. This is a moment to return inward — to restore balance, vitality, and calm through nourishment that heals.

At Hildegard’s Way, we honor the timeless wisdom of Saint Hildegard in every remedy we share. Today, we turn to one of her most treasured healing preparations — the Bearwort pear-honey jam, a gentle yet powerful remedy for the intestines and a foundation for full-body health and immune vitality.

Why Is Gut Health So Important?

Your gut is your body’s command center — the quiet powerhouse that determines how you think, feel, and heal. Long before modern medicine spoke of microbiomes or gut-brain balance, Saint Hildegard of Bingen understood that digestion is the root of vitality. The intestinal lining is extraordinarily delicate — just one cell thick — to allow for nutrient absorption. This thin barrier must remain intact to protect the body from inflammation and disease.

Here’s why the gut is so central to well-being:

  • Gut–Brain Axis: The intestines and the brain are in constant communication. Gut health directly impacts focus, mood, and memory, while disturbances can lead to fatigue, brain fog, and irritability.
  • Microbiome Balance: A healthy gut hosts billions of beneficial bacteria that keep pathogens in check. When harmful microbes dominate, they damage the intestinal lining and trigger inflammation.
  • Inflammation and Mood: A healthy gut lining protects against inflammation. Chronic inflammation can manifest as low energy, poor concentration, and emotional imbalance.

What Destroys Gut Health?

Common causes of gut damage include:

  • Ultra-processed foods: Stripped of nutrients and filled with additives that disturb microbial balance.
  • Excess sugar: Fuels harmful bacteria and yeast overgrowth.
  • Chronic stress: Raises cortisol levels, weakening digestion and immunity.
  • Overuse of antibiotics: Wipes out beneficial bacteria along with harmful ones.
  • Frequent NSAID use: Drugs like ibuprofen, aspirin, or naproxen irritate the intestinal lining.

The Bearwort Pear-Honey Cure

Saint Hildegard described the intestines as the core of both physical and spiritual health. Her Bearwort pear-honey cure is designed to cleanse and regenerate the gut, restoring balance where modern life creates disruption.

She called it “the best jam, more precious than gold.”

“Every day, eat on an empty stomach as much of this remedy as will fit on a small teaspoon, two teaspoons after meals, and three teaspoons in bed at night. This is the best jam, more precious than gold and more useful than the purest gold, for it removes migraines, reduces the shortness of breath caused by raw pears in the chest, and eliminates this disease and all the bad juices that are in a person, thus cleansing him, just as one cleanses a vessel of dirt.”
— Saint Hildegard, Physica

Key Ingredients and Their Benefits

  • Bearwort (Meum athamanticum): Contains essential oils that are antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral — ideal for cleansing the intestines and restoring microbial balance.
  • Galangal (Alpinia officinarum): Anti-inflammatory, soothing, and antispasmodic — supports digestion and relieves discomfort.
  • Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra L.): Supports tissue cleansing, reduces inflammation and cramps, and protects the intestinal lining.
  • Summer Savory (Satureja hortensis L.): Eases bloating, promotes digestion, and prevents constipation.

Why Use the Bearwort Pear-Honey Cure

This pear-honey blend detoxifies the body through the intestines, counteracting acidity, fatigue, and overgrowth caused by exposure to mycotoxins, stress, medication, or poor diet. It helps to restore intestinal flora, reduce bloating and inflammation, and support immune and metabolic balance.

It cleanses the intestines of mold, fungi, and pathogens. This “gold” of Saint Hildegard has been shown to regenerate intestinal flora, and the degree of cleansing can reach 70–80% in patients (Prof. Alfreda Walkowska, Return to Harmony).

How to Make the Bearwort Pear-Honey Cure

You can find the ready Bearwort Herbal Mix in our store:
👉 Shop the Bearwort Mix

You’ll also need to get your organic pears (any variety) and honey — and optionally, a quince for added flavor.

🎥 Watch on YouTube – Part 1 (Shorts)

Recipe:

  • 1.5 kg / 3 lbs 5 oz (about 8–12 pears)
  • 6–8 tbsp organic honey
  • 1 box of Bearwort herbal mixture (ready mix)
  • Optional: 1 cooked quince for extra flavor

Cook peeled pears, strain, and mash them with a fork or a handheld blender. Boil 8 tbsp of skimmed honey, then add 100 g of herbal mix powder and stir until smooth. Simmer for 1 minute, bottle in sterile jars, and refrigerate.

To prepare skimmed honey: Place one glass of honey into a pot of water. Bring to a boil and stir with a fork until no more foam (wax or pollen residue) remains. Remove and discard the foam.

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How to Use the Bearwort Pear-Honey Cure

Enjoy daily for at least 4–6 weeks, depending on age, body weight, and health condition:

  • Morning: 1 small pinch before breakfast
  • Noon: 2 small pinches after eating
  • Evening: 3 small pinches before bedtime

For best results, let the mixture warm in your mouth before swallowing. For substances placed under the tongue, the oral mucous membrane allows for rapid absorption directly into the bloodstream, bypassing the digestive system.

Treatment Plan

  • Duration: at least 4–6 weeks (sometimes longer)
  • Frequency: 3 times daily
  • Start with: 1 small pinch before breakfast, 2 after lunch, 3 before bed
  • Increase to: 1 teaspoon before breakfast, 2 after lunch, 3 before bed

This gentle intestinal cleanse is best enjoyed twice a year — in the fall (now is the perfect time to begin) and again in the spring, when the body naturally transitions and prepares for renewal.

In the Spirit of Saint Hildegard

To care for the gut is to care for the whole person — body, mind, and soul. As Saint Hildegard taught, cleansing the body renews the spirit. The Bearwort Pear-Honey Cure embodies this truth — a sweet, earthy, and a bit gingery reminder that healing begins with nourishment.

Each purchase supports the preservation of Saint Hildegard’s wisdom and the cultivation of ancient spelt in our partner farms.

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