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Bach flower remedies

Flower essence therapy is a form of alternative medicine which uses diluted homeopathic tinctures of 38 different flowers. Each remedy is used alone or in conjunction with other remedies. Each flower is believed by advocates to impart specific qualities to the remedy. They are generally specially prepared by a naturopath or other healer for each patient to meet his/her individual needs (including nervous conditions such as depression, anxiety, insomnia and general stress).

The best-known Bach flower remedy is Rescue remedy, a pre-blended combination of Rock Rose, Impatiens, Clematis, Star of Bethlehem and Cherry Plum extracts. Rescue Remedy is so-called because the ingredients are believed to relieve acute stress, anxiety, and panic attacks, especially in emergency situations. Rescue Remedy is taken at need, and it is available either in a small spray-bottle, in a glass bottle with an eye-dropper, or as a 'rescue cream' to be rubbed onto the skin. Drops are generally taken under the tongue, as needed.

Rescue Remedy and other Bach flower remedies can be used on household pets and domestic animals, and it has been reported to be quite successful in calming them and improving problem behaviours.

Bach Flower Remedies contain no artificial preservatives or additives. By themselves, the tinctures are extremely perishable so they are mixed with a grape-alcohol or other alcohol carrier (usually brandy or cognac mixed with water) to act as a preservative.

There are makers of Flower remedies all over the world. Bach was the originator of an idea that has spread far and wide. The principles are the same throughout the world.

Table of contents 1 List of Bach Flower Remedies
2 See also
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List of Bach Flower Remedies

The Dr. Edward Bach Centre in the UK presents this list of the 38 remedies discovered by Dr Bach and directed at a specific characteristic or emotional state.

• Agrimony - mental torture behind a cheerful face
• Aspen - fear of unknown things
• Beech - intolerance
• Centaury - the inability to say 'no'
• Cerato - lack of trust in one's own decisions
• Cherry Plum - fear of the mind giving way
• Chestnut Bud - failure to learn from mistakes
• Chicory - selfish, possessive love
• Clematis - dreaming of the future without working in the present
• Crab Apple - the cleansing remedy, also for self-hatred
• Elm - overwhelmed by responsibility
• Gentian - discouragement after a setback
• Gorse - hopelessness and despair
• Heather - self-centredness and self-concern
• Holly - hatred, envy and jealousy
• Honeysuckle - living in the past
• Hornbeam - procrastination, tiredness at the thought of doing something
• Impatiens - impatience
• Larch - lack of confidence
• Mimulus - fear of known things
• Mustard - deep gloom for no reason
• Oak - the plodder who keeps going past the point of exhaustion
• Olive - exhaustion following mental or physical effort
• Pine - guilt
• Red Chestnut - over-concern for the welfare of loved ones
• Rock Rose - terror and fright
• Rock Water - self-denial, rigidity and self-repression
• Scleranthus - inability to choose between alternatives
• Star of Bethlehem - shock
• Sweet Chestnut - Extreme mental anguish, when everything has been tried and there is no light left
• Vervain - over-enthusiasm
• Vine - dominance and inflexibility
• Walnut - protection from change and unwanted influences
• Water Violet - pride and aloofness
• White Chestnut - unwanted thoughts and mental arguments
• Wild Oat - uncertainty over one's direction in life
• Wild Rose - drifting, resignation, apathy
• Willow - self-pity and resentment

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