Product information "Original Zermatt Marmot Cream"
Since the old days the Swiss mountain folks have been using marmot fat as a natural remedy against muscle, back and joint pains, rheumatism and arthrosis. It has been proven that marmot fat has natural anti-inflammatory and analgesique effects. The marmot is the biggest vegetarian rodent inhabiting Swiss Alps. It can weigh up to 6kg and favours alpine alms between 1.500 and 3.000 m above sea level.
Produced in Switzerland by the traditional Pharmacy International in Zermatt on the foot of Matterhorn, the most famous Swiss mountain. The pharmacy was established in Zermatt in the "golden age of alpinism" more than 130 years ago and in that time was only open during the summer months. From the very beginning, the small pharmacy had to fulfill not only the requirements of the village but also those of an international Zermatt clientele and throughout the years it has transformed into a modern pharmacy not only selling the foreign produced drugs but also developing and producing proprietary products of a very high quality, such as this marmot cream. The cream is manufactured by melting the marmot fat and mixing it with valuable essential oils and camphor.
The marmots are hunted in Switzerland to prevent overpopulation caused by the absence of natural enemies and starvation of too large marmot „families“. Strict laws and conditions regulate the hunting. No animals are hunted purely for the marmot products!
