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Bach Flower Remedies
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Beginning his career as a medical doctor and bacteriologist in
London in 1915, Dr Edward Bach came to the conclusion that a natural
cure existed for almost every ailment. After a severe illness of his
own in 1917, Bach began to discover the healing powers different
plants had to offer, and set out to create a series of 38
preparations made from wild plants and flowers. These were aimed at
treating the person as a whole and not just the symptoms of an
illness.
Dr Bach intended his remedies to be simple enough for anyone to
use, so banishing the need for a professional consultation, and
allowing the patient to make an honest judgement of his mental and
emotional state, attitudes, behaviour and habits, before selecting
the appropriate remedy.
The 38 Bach Remedies and their uses:
- Agrimony:
- Worries are often hidden behind a cheerful face.
- Aspen:
- Apprehensive for no apparent reason.
- Beech:
- Intolerant and critical of others.
- Centaury:
- Weak-willed, often being easily exploited or imposed upon.
- Cerato:
- Low self-esteem, doubting their own judgement.
- Cherry plum:
- Fear, tension and irrational thoughts.
- Chestnut bud:
- Repetition of errors, refuses to learn by past mistakes.
- Chicory:
- Self-centered, overprotective and clingy.
- Clematis:
- Absent-minded, dreamy and inattentive.
- Crab apple:
- Poor self-image, disgust or shame at illness.
- Elm:
- Feelings of inadequacy, fear of responsibility.
- Gentian:
- Despondency.
- Gorse:
- Pessimistic, feelings of hopelessness.
- Heather:
- Self- centered, obsessed with own troubles.
- Holly:
- Envious, hatred, jealousy and suspicion.
- Honeysuckle:
- Nostalgic, living in the past.
- Hornbeam:
- Mental fatigue, procrastination.
- Impatiens:
- Irritability, impatience.
- Larch:
- Fear of failure, inferiority complex and lack of
self-confidence.
- Mimulus:
- Timid, shy, fear of the unknown.
- Mustard:
- Sadness, depression for no known reason.
- Oak:
- Courageous and headstrong, but now unable to battle illness or
adversity.
- Olive:
- Exhaustion, energy-drained.
- Pine:
- Apologetic, guilt, always blaming oneself for other
shortcomings.
- Red chestnut:
- Overly concerned for others.
- Rock rose:
- Panicky, scared, quickly alarmed.
- Rock water:
- Self-denying.
- Scleranthus:
- Mood fluctuation, uncertainty, indecision.
- Star of Bethlehem:
- Grief, shock or extreme fright following bad news or an
accident.
- Sweet chestnut:
- Despair, dreary outlook, dejection.
- Vervain:
- Over enthusiastic, fanatical beliefs.
- Vine:
- Arrogant, dominating, inflexible.
- Walnut:
- Change or adjustment - new school, puberty, menopause.
- Water violet:
- Loner, reserved, aloof.
- White chestnut:
- Mental conflict, unwanted thoughts, preoccupied with certain
issue.
- Wild oat:
- Drifter, unsure of direction in life.
- Wild rose:
- Apathy, resignation.
- Willow:
- Resentment, self-pity.
On combining five remedies: Cherry plum, Clematis, Impatiens, Rock
rose and Star of Bethlehem, Dr Bach discovered an all-purpose
treatment which he called Rescue Remedy.
This treatment can be used for any type of shock, trauma, injury or
illness, and is especially effective in restoring calmness following
a bad experience or accident. Rescue remedy is also available in
cream form, which can be applied to cuts, grazes, burns, bites and
certain skin conditions, such as eczema.
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