TINTURA Stomatica "Strengthens the ventricle and aids digestion...": this was the claim originally printed on the label. A historical tincture made from medicinal Alpine botanicals and created by the pharmacist and botanist Angelo Foletto in 1898. Until 1990, it was registered as a pharmaceutical speciality, prescribed by doctors and sold in Europe's pharmacies. Today, it is still produced by the same family of pharmacists using the same artisanal method, which involves macerating the drugs for 24 months in a "small batch" of 450 litres.