For more than 175 years Klosterfrau Vertriebs GmbH has been developing, manufacturing and marketing pharmaceutical products.

In 1826 our company was founded by a nun, Maria Clementine Martin. She owed her education and knowledge to the cloister where she was working as a chemist until it was discontinued due to the French Revolution. At the age of 50 she opened a factory in Cologne in order to apply her extensive knowledge on the healing powers of nature for the benefit of people at large. For these very small beginnings a company developed which is known as being modern and progressive, completely independent and both nationally and internationally successful on many different markets. In Germany Klosterfrau is no. 1 in OTC sales.

The most significant product in the company’s range is the genuine Klosterfrau Melissengeist / Klosterfrau Melisana® (Melissa spirit). The emblem of three nuns framed within a pointed Gothic arch has a 94% awareness ratio in Germany and has symbolised health and consumer confidence for generations. But it is also very well known in Central Europe. Its efficacy on the nerves, head, heart and stomach have been scientifically proven for many years now. The profile of traditional yet modern natural medicines has grown significantly in recent times. Based on the latest scientific discoveries combined with the development of new markets, the range is constantly being expanded with innovative products.

Today the Klosterfrau company has grown into a leading national and international supplier in the area of self-medication. Members of the Klosterfrau Group include e. g. Divapharma-Knufinke Arzneimittelwerk GmbH and Cassella-med GmbH & Co. KG. The product range includes partnerships with well-known companies like Boots Healthcare and Aventis. But also with our own products we are successfully in major OTC segments such as cough & cold, sedatives and vitamins & minerals.

The basis for the successful development of the company is the quality of its products. Scientific research is devoted to the entire Klosterfrau product range, extending from its scientifically controlled cultivation of medicinal plants, its production and quality control activities and its close collaboration with universities and clinics.

There is one good reason for the positive impression radiating from every activity within the business: It is all people about at Klosterfrau. More than 1000 well-trained and motivated employees in total just in Germany are the company´s most valuable asset.
The responsibility for the health and the well-being of people is our tradition and our obligation, our goal and our responsibility - today as it was almost two decades ago.

If you would like to know more about our products and activities, please contact intbusiness@klosterfrau.de. We look forward to assisting you.