Bach Flower Remedies
What are the Bach Flower Remedies?
When we feel fulfilled, happy and positive, we rend to enjoy better health. We get more out of life and we can give more to our friends and family.
But things happen. Sometimes we need a little help to stay in balance and move forward. That’s when Bach Flower Remedies can help.
Created by a Harley Street doctor (medical physician) in the 1930s, the Bach Flower Remedies are 38 plant and flower based remedies that can help you manage the emotional
demands of everyday life. Each remedy aids a specific emotion. You can take them individually or mix them together to match the way you feel.
Recent research into the links between emotions and the immune system supports the view that emotional and physical health are linked.
More and more medical experts now agree that a healthy mind really does ensure a healthy body. Bach Flower Remedies can help you take control of the way you feel and get
more out of life.
Choosing the Right Bach Flower Remedies for You
Recognising exactly how you feel is the key to choosing the most appropriate Bach Flower Remedy. Try to pinpoint how you are feeling at the moment. Then match the
exact mood you’re in with the appropriate remedy.
For example, if moving house is making you feel frustrated and impatient, try Impatiens. And if you are finding it hard to adapt to your new neighbourhood, try Walnut.
Sometimes we find it difficult to be honest with ourselves. Few of us want to be seen as jealous or over-protective, but once we have admitted how we feel, we are halfway
towards balancing that emotion. So, if you have trouble working out your feelings, why not ask someone who knows you well to help?
Dr Bach devised seven general emotional groups under which he categorised 38 individual flower remedies, each of which relates to a specific emotional state.
| Emotional Group: If you are feeling... | Flower Remedies: Start by referring to... |
| Generally despondent or in despair | Larch, Oak, Crab Apple, Star of Bethlehem, Willow, Elm, Pine, Sweet Chestnut |
| A lack of interest in the world around you | Olive, White Chestnut, Wild Rose, Honeysuckle, Chestnut Bud, Clematis, Mustard |
| Fearful | Mimulus, Red Chestnut, Cherry Plum, Rock Rose, Aspen |
| Uncertainty | Hornbeam, Gorse, Gentian, Scleranthus, Wild Oat, Cerato |
| Over-sensitive to others | Holly, Centaury,Agrimony, Walnut |
| Over-concern for others | Vine, Vervain, Beech, Chicory, Rock Water |
| Lonely | Heather, Impatiens, Water Violet |
| See the full List here, or click on a Remedy to Buy |
Rescue Remedy
Dr Bach created an emergency combination containing five flower remedies - Impatiens, Star of Bethlehem, Cherry Plum, Rock Rose and Clematis. Rescue Remedy contains these five Bach Flower Remedies and can be used to help you cope with immediate everyday situations such as going to the Dentist, Interviews, making a complaint or wedding day nerves. It can also help in times of crisis or trauma such as bereavement, a relationship breakdown or change in work circumstance.Rescue Cream
Rescue Cream is a general skin salve to soothe and restore. Containing a blend of six flower remedies, it lets you apply cream externally and moisturises rough, dry skin to restore it to its natural good condition.Where do the Bach Flower Remedies come from ?
 Dr Edward Bach |
Edward Bach was a Harley Street doctor and a well known bacteriologist and researcher. He identified 38 basic negative states of mind and created a plant or flower based remedy for each one.
He spent the last years of his life in a small Oxfordshire cottage called Mount Vernon and it was here that he completed his research. Nowadays, Mount Vernon is better known as the Bach Centre, and the present custodians continue to prepare the mother tinctures (first process in making the remedies), often using the same locations that Dr Bach identified in the 1930s. |
Who takes the Bach Flower Remedies?
Bach Flower Remedies are completely safe and natural and be used by all the family. They can even be used to help plants and animals because they act in such a gentle way.
