The Bach Flower Remedies

There are 38 Bach flower preparations or remedies, which have been named after their originator, an English Physician named Dr Edward Bach (1880 – 1936.) He began his career as a medical doctor and bacterialist in London in 1915, also practising homeopathy. In 1917 he suffered a severe illness himself and found he could intuitively work with the healing properties of plants. He moved to Wales and continued his work with healing plants.

Dr Bach believed that the dew on flowers each morning was somehow “impregnated” with the plants medicinal properties and he collected the dew from various plants to give his patients. When demand outweighed supply he experimented with freshly picked flowers floating in clear spring water in sunlight and found that this method could produce the same result. He could then produce the remedies in commercial quantities for general use.

The remedies are sold in a concentrated form known as a stock remedy – an infusion of flowers in water preserved with alcohol. This should be diluted with spring water before use. Four drops of the dilute remedy is said to be taken four times a day, including first thing in the morning and last thing at night.

The remedies are designed to treat a person in a holistic way, that being their mind, body and spiritual needs. They are chosen according to psychological and emotional ailments, not physical symptoms. The chart below shows which Bach Flower Remedies may be used in conjunction with the Colour Breathing Disks ™.

Colour Breathing Disks™	Bach flower remedies	Benefits
Magenta	The Crown Chakra Heather Impatiens Water Violet	Gives inner strength Allows one to go with the flow of life Encourages the ability to listen and care for others
Purple	Third Eye Beech Chicory Rock water Vervain Vine	Promotes kindness and tolerance Unconditional giving and service Encourages balance whilst giving of oneself A good non-opinionated listener Helps one to guide and help others
Blue	Throat Chakra Chestnut Bud Clematis Honeysuckle Mustard Olive White Chestnut Wild Rose	Can help with learning new things Helps focus on creating the future Helps nostalgia remain in focus Gives inner serenity Provides strength of mind Keeps one’s mind calm and focused Allows one to live fully in the now
Green	Heart Chakra Agrimony Centaury Holly Walnut	Gives strength and courage in adversity Transforms him/herself and others from the heart To help one radiate love and blessings Gives strength when facing life changes
Yellow	Solar Plexus Cerato Scelranthus Gentian Gorse Hornbeam Wild Oat	Gives courage to follow gut feelings Gives trust to intuitive feelings Aids completion of difficult projects Gives great faith and positive expectations No challenge is too great Encourages ambition and right action
Orange	Sacral Chakra Aspen Cherry Plum Mimulus Red Chestnut Rock Rose	To love challenge and adventure Gives courage when faced with torment Keeps mind clear and unworried Radiates positive energy outwards Gives courage in actions taken
Red	Base Chakra Crab Apple Elm LarchOak Pine Star of Bethlehem Sweet Chestnut Willow	Grounded but linked with higher self Helps with positive decision making Gives persistence and strengthens will to succeed Balanced outlook to work rest and play Responsibility is undertaken with joy] Gives peace in times of trouble and shock Faith in God /Higher power Promotes positive thinking

©Alison Bourne 2003

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To find out more about The Bach flower remedies and to buy remedies, tapes and posters

Dr Edward Bach Centre
Mount Vernon, Sotwell, Wallingford, Oxon, OX10 0PZ
Tel +44 (0) 1491834678

The Bach Flower Remedies- Recommended Reading:

Philip Salmon & Dr Bach’s Flower Remedies and the Chakras Energy Works 1998
Anna Jeoffroy

Dr Edward Bach Collected Writings of Edward Bach Ashgrove Press 1994
The Twelve Healers CW Daniel 1933
Heal Thyself CW Daniel 1931