What Rocal Homeopathy does

Homéopathie Rocal was a French pharmaceutical laboratory, wholly owned by Groupe Lehning, that manufactured and commercialized homeopathic specialties and complex magistral preparations for distribution exclusively through French pharmacies. Founded in 1989 and headquartered at 15 rue Jean-Baptiste Berlier in Paris (75013), the company operated for 35 years with a team of approximately 25 professionals across administration, production, quality, logistics, and customer service, executing roughly 700 deliveries per day to a network of 4,500 partner pharmacies across France.

The product portfolio spanned a comprehensive range of galenic forms — doses (globules), granules (saccharose/lactose and pure saccharose), drinkable solutions at 30% alcohol or purified water, drinkable ampoules at 15% alcohol or purified water, suppositories, triturations, tablets, and ointments — prepared using traditional Hahnemannian (DH decimal, CH centesimal) and Korsakovian (K) dilution techniques from 450 homeopathic strains. Mother tinctures and glycerinated macerates were sourced from Laboratoires Lehning's pharmaceutical facility in Sainte-Barbe near Metz under strict specifications, and the company was subject to regular ANSM inspections for GMP compliance. It also offered custom unit and complex magistral preparations on demand.

Commercially, Rocal was a B2B-only operator with no consumer-facing channels: pricing was quote-based and not publicly disclosed, and all sales flowed through the pharmacy channel under a dedicated pharmacist portal. Following the French government's 2021 decision to end Social Security reimbursement for homeopathic medicines, the unitary homeopathy market contracted sharply; profitability at Rocal turned negative in 2022, and in 2024 the General Direction announced cessation of economic activity after 35 years. Parent Groupe Lehning continued operations in phytotherapy, food supplements, micronutrition, and mother tinctures.

Name

Rocal Homeopathy

Legal name

Homéopathie Rocal

Website

https://homeopathie-rocal.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Homéopathie Rocal was a Paris-based French pharmaceutical laboratory (Groupe Lehning subsidiary) that manufactured homeopathic specialties and magistral preparations, distributing exclusively to 4,500 partner pharmacies across France until ceasing operations in 2024.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Homeopathic Pharmaceuticals

NAICS

Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing (325412), Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (3254), Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (32541)

SIC

Pharmaceutical Preparations (2834), Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products (2833)

akta.pro primary industry

Generic Hospital & Institutional Products (HLAIABAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Compounding Pharmacies (Sterile/Non-Sterile) (HLAFALAE)

Keywords

• Homeopathic medicines
• Pharmaceutical laboratory
• Magistral preparations
• Homeopathic specialties
• Galenic forms

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Homeopathic Medicines Sales: Sale of homeopathic specialties including unit preparations and complex magistral preparations to pharmacies. Product range includes tubes, granules, doses, globules, liquid solutions, ampoules, suppositories, triturations, tablets, and ointments. Note: Company announced shutdown in 2024 after 35 years due to market contraction following 2021 dereimbursement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Homéopathie Rocal is a French pharmaceutical laboratory (subsidiary of Groupe Lehning) that manufactured and commercialized homeopathic specialties and complex magistral preparations in multiple dosage forms — doses/globules, granules, drinkable solutions, drinkable ampoules, suppositories, triturations, tablets, and ointments — alongside custom on-demand magistral preparations. Products are based on Hahnemannian (DH/CH) and Korsakovian dilution methods using mother tinctures from Laboratoires Lehning, sold exclusively through a network of 4,500 partner pharmacies across France.

Product overview

Rocal Homeopathy is a French pharmaceutical laboratory (subsidiary of Groupe Lehning) that manufactures and commercializes homeopathic specialty products. The portfolio includes a comprehensive range of dosage forms: doses (globules), granules (saccharose/lactose and pure saccharose), drinkable solutions (30% alcohol or purified water with dropper-syringe for 125ml and 250ml), drinkable ampoules (15% alcohol or purified water), suppositories, triturations, tablets, and ointments. Products are prepared using Hahnemannian (DH/CH) and Korsakovian dilution techniques from strains prepared by Laboratoires Lehning. The company also offers custom magistral preparations (unit and complex formulations). Mother tinctures and glycerinated macerates are sourced from Laboratoires Lehning's pharmaceutical site in Sainte-Barbe near Metz. Rocal Homeopathy operates from Paris and serves approximately 4,500 partner clients (pharmacies) across France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Doses (Globules) Homeopathic globules in single-dose tubes for sublingual administration; part of Rocal's core homeopathic product range sold to French pharmacies.
• Granules (saccharose/lactose and pure saccharose) Tubes of homeopathic granules in saccharose/lactose and pure saccharose variants, dispensed through partner pharmacies.
• Drinkable Solutions Liquid homeopathic preparations at 30% alcohol or purified water, supplied with a dropper-syringe in 125 ml and 250 ml formats.
• Drinkable Ampoules Oral homeopathic ampoules at 15% alcohol or purified water, supplied to pharmacies as unit-dose liquid forms.
• Suppositories Homeopathic suppositories for rectal administration, part of the laboratory's galenic range.
• Triturations Triturated homeopathic preparations for personalized formulations, used as base inputs for custom magistral preparations.
• Tablets (Comprimés) Compressed tablet form of homeopathic preparations within the Rocal catalog.
• Ointments (Pommades) Topical homeopathic ointments for external application.
• Magistral Preparations (Préparations magistrales) Custom-made homeopathic preparations, both unit and complex formulations, prepared on demand by Rocal against individual pharmacy/prescriber requests.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Laboratoires LehningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company and strategic partner. Rocal Homeopathy is a subsidiary of Groupe Lehning. Mother tinctures and glycerinated macerates are manufactured by Laboratoires Lehning at their pharmaceutical site in Sainte-Barbe near Metz. The strains used in Rocal's homeopathic preparations are prepared by Lehning Laboratories. Following Rocal's shutdown announcement in 2024, Lehning remains committed to natural health with phytotherapeutic medicines, dietary supplements, micronutrition, and high-quality mother tinctures.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Boiron: Boiron is the world's largest homeopathic medicines manufacturer and Rocal's principal French direct competitor, offering a similarly broad catalog of Hahnemannian and Korsakovian dilutions dispensed through French pharmacies. Both compete for the same pharmacist customers and unitary-homeopathy demand in France.
• Biologische Heilmittel Heel: Heel is a German manufacturer of homeopathic and combination homeopathic preparations distributed through pharmacies in Europe. Comparable to Rocal as a manufacturer of registered homeopathic medicines sold exclusively via the pharmacy channel, though with a broader international footprint.
• Guna: Guna is an Italian homeopathic and low-dose pharmacology laboratory producing dilutions, mother tinctures, and complex formulations for pharmacy dispensing. Closely comparable to Rocal in product format, regulatory positioning, and reliance on the pharmacy channel.
• Nelsons (Nelson Bach): Nelsons is a UK-based homeopathic manufacturer (including the Bach flower remedies brand) selling through pharmacies and health retailers. Comparable to Rocal as a homeopathic specialties producer, though with a more consumer-brand orientation.

Others

• Laboratoires Lehning: Groupe Lehning is the parent company of Rocal Homeopathy and itself a French natural-health laboratory producing phytotherapy, dietary supplements, micronutrition, and mother tinctures used by Rocal. It is directly comparable as a French natural-pharmaceutical manufacturer but operates a broader portfolio beyond unitary homeopathy.
• Dolisos (historical Boiron subsidiary): Dolisos was a French homeopathic laboratory with operations and a catalog closely parallel to Rocal's; the brand was absorbed into Boiron. It is included as a historical peer illustrating the consolidation trajectory of the French unitary homeopathy market.

Broad incumbents

• Weleda: Weleda is a major European natural and homeopathic medicines group (Swiss/German) with broad consumer-brand distribution. It overlaps with Rocal in homeopathic and anthroposophic preparations but addresses a much wider consumer and pharmacy channel across multiple countries.

Regional players

• Schmidt-Nagel: Schmidt-Nagel is a Swiss homeopathic and spagyric medicine laboratory producing dilutions and complex preparations for pharmacy dispensing. Comparable in craft manufacturing approach to Rocal but primarily serving the Swiss market.
• Remedia Homöopathie: Remedia is an Austrian homeopathic manufacturer producing unitary dilutions and complex preparations distributed through pharmacies in German-speaking Europe. Comparable in product scope to Rocal but serving Austria and neighboring DACH markets rather than France.
• Ainsworths: Ainsworths is a long-established London homeopathic pharmacy and manufacturer producing bespoke and stock homeopathic preparations. Comparable to Rocal in artisanal homeopathic manufacturing, though operating at smaller scale and primarily within the UK market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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