Dr Ana Aslan and Elena Ceausescu’s envy: the Romanian dragged through courts after creating the “elixir of life” for world leaders

 

One of the greatest female personalities in Romanian history, the Romanian gerontology doctor Dr Ana Aslan, managed to invent the first anti-aging product in the world, Gerovital, used by personalities such as Tito, Charles de Gaulle, Khrushchev, J.F. Kennedy, Indira Gandhi, Marlene Dietrich, Konrad Adenauer, Charlie Chaplin, Kirk Douglas, and Salvador Dali.

 

The “cure” that offered “eternal youth” was invented in 1952 and quickly patented in over 30 countries. After this achievement, which changed the entire world, Dr Ana Aslan continued her studies and, in 1980, alongside pharmacist Elena Polovrageanu, launched a new miracle remedy that bears her name: Aslavital.

 

Dr Ana Aslan represents an important figure in history, being the one who discovered the “elixir of life” based on her years of work. However, her success sparked the envy of Elena Ceausescu. What displeased Elena Ceausescu about Dr. Ana Aslan?

 

Among those who benefited from this miraculous treatment were Josip Broz Tito, Charlie Chaplin, Mao Zedong, Pablo Picasso, J.F. Kennedy, Winston Churchill, and Yasser Arafat. Gerovital H3 is a medication conceived by Dr Ana Aslan.

 

“The King of Saudi Arabia, Marshal de Gaulle, the King of Morocco, Marshal Tito, Marshal Franco, Miguel Asturias, Somerset Maugham, Indira Gandhi, President Suharto, Claudia Cardinale, Salvador Dali, from whom she received a dedication on the first page of a book, a Don Quixote…,” declared Dr Theodora Poli Barbulescu, Dr Ana Aslan’s former assistant, to a locat tv station Digi24.

 

Those who were wealthy chose to send their private planes to bring Dr Ana Aslan to their homes. The former assistant also mentioned that Onassis was her patient, sending his plane for her, flying to the island of Scorpio.

 

Dr Ana Aslan attended the Faculty of Medicine in Bucharest from 1915 to 1922, and then became a full professor of medical clinic at the Faculty of Medicine in Timisoara from 1945 to 1949. She is one of the pioneers of world medical gerontology.

 

Dr Ana Aslan achieved a success that attracted Elena Ceausescu’s envy. Over time, she indicated organizational measures regarding the stimulation of activities for the elderly. Dr Ana Aslan discovered the biotrophic therapeutic actions of procaine through treatment over a long period, administered in small doses.

 

Gerovital H3 is an original Romanian product and the first medication primarily aimed at delaying the aging process, developed between 1946-1956. Although initially viewed with skepticism, the renowned doctor’s theory proved to be very valuable.

 

In 1956, Gerovital was presented to the entire world at the Therapiewoche Congress in Karlsruhe, and later at the European Congress of Gerontology in Basel. Dr Ana Aslan also founded and directed the world’s first Institute of Geriatrics in Otopeni, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRIC “ANA ASLAN” Romania. It is still functional and highly appreciated all over the world.

 

Despite dedicating her entire life to discoveries in this field and working 12 hours a day, Dr Ana Aslan kept her private life away from the press. She had no children and was never married, and those close to her mentioned that she did not have a family because of her intense work.

 

Dr Ana Aslan’s treatment generated annual revenues of 17 million dollars during communism. Despite her real success, Elena Ceausescu envied her. Due to helping several wealthy families, the doctor faced lawsuits filed by the communist party.

 

In 1978, she was asked to pay 1.5 million lei, money representing hospitalization fees she did not charge to the elderly and poor. After that, she was dragged through trials for seven years, being acquitted just five months before she died.

 

“Dr Ana Aslan passed away on May 20, 1988, at Elias Hospital. Her last wishes were denied, to be buried in the Kalindero-Danielopolu tomb, where her mother, brother, and an uncle were already buried. She also wished to be buried with a priest. Dr Ana Aslan was a believer. She was brought from Elias to Bellu Cemetery, where a secular ceremony took place, with Chopin’s funeral march being played. The wooden cross was placed by an anonymous person in the middle of the night,” added Dr Ana Aslan’s former assistant.