Santa Maria Novella is the world’s oldest pharmacy operating for over 800 years in Florence, Italy. Its herb-based products, called "healing arts," are still largely hand-made based on recipes handed down from one generation to the next. Staying strictly loyal to history and tradition, Santa Maria Novella is a member of the association of centenarian firms in Florence and works to preserve tradition. Yamano & Associates imports and markets Santa Maria Novella’s products in Japan ranging from colognes, bath and body lines, to herbal remedies in the form of teas. In addition to directly operated shops, first 2002 in Japan, there has been an expansion to include Tisaneria, which offers foods and beverages. Together with the esthetic salon Salotto dell’Lris, the shops’ offerings encompass a large variety of "healing arts" of Santa Maria Novella.

The history of the world’s oldest pharmacy, Santa Maria Novella, began in 1221, when monks of the Dominican order working for the Santa Maria Novella monastery formulated remedies, ointments, and analgesics in the apothecary within the monastery using herbs and flowers they grew themselves. In its history of nearly 800 years, Santa Maria Novella developed a great deal of products including the "Water of The Queene" which became the prototype of Eau de Cologne, soaps, hair care products, and room fresheners. These products were the favorite products of royalty and aristocracy of Europe including members of the Medici family.

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Santa Maria Novella is known for the concept of natural healing and preventive medicine with its history, and Tisaneria is a place to offer culinary lifestyle based on the concept. Tisaneria is a word to describe a place to sell all types of decoction (Tisana), such as black teas and herb teas. In Japan, Tisaneria is operated as restaurants and tea salons. Natural flavor and the pharmaceutical effects of herbs enrich your life by healing your mind and body.

http://www.tisaneria.jp

Salotto dell’Lris offers top-quality relaxation and massage services using items from Santa Maria Novella. It is operated under a completely private membership system under which you will experience utmost privacy. It takes reservations for only four guests a day and offers full time and space for healing for each guest. Therapists licensed in massage and acupuncture condition your mind and body through relaxation and massage techniques that stimulate your senses.

http://www.siris.jp/