Chartreuse Vegetal de la Grande ChartreuseIn 1605, the Duke of Estrees entrusted the Carthusians with a manuscript bearing a mysterious recipe made up of 130 plants that could give rise to an "Elixir of long life". The Carthusian monks spent over a century and a half developing this recipe, with Brother Jrme Maubec finalizing the ultimate recipe in 1764 "Plant Elixir of the Grande Chartreuse", since which it has remained unchanged. It was quickly distributed as a care product to local