A little over forty years ago the Austrian Herbalist Maria Treben was given a small bottle of strong smelling liquid along with a handwritten copy of an old manuscript. The manuscript explained in forty-six specific applications the extraordinary power of this elixir. The 250 year old formula has been attributed to a Swedish doctor named Samst who lived to the age of 104 before he died - from a horseback riding accident! In the manuscript the formula was called Elixir ad longam vitam. Was this the same ancient elixir painstakingly passed down from antiquity? Many herbalists believe it was. Today this formula is known as Swedish BittersTM. The Importance Of The Bitter TasteA bitter taste has a profound effect on your digestive system especially the liver the keeper of metabolic balance within the body. The liver`s job is to produce fluids required for proper and complete digestion as well