A HEALTHY person can be said to possess following qualities.
The human body is wonderfully adaptive & is constantly maintaining
its equilibrium & harmony. This process of adjustment is continuous.
These adjustments are our “Symptoms” and so we should consider symptoms
as a positive phenomenon.
Each of the 38 remedies discovered by Dr. Bach is directed at a
particular characteristic or emotional state. Flower Remedies can
help us achieve a positive state of mind.
Here I present a classification of Bach flower remedies based on
the various states of mind. The table below lists the typical characteristics,
negative state of mind and positive state of mind (that can be achieved
after required treatment with a specific flower remedy).
| Remedy |
Typical Characteristics |
Negative state
of mind |
Positive state
of mind |
| FOR
FEAR |
| ASPEN |
The feeling that something dreadful
is going to happen without any reason.
Inexplicable anxiety |
For fears unspecified,
Anxiety for no known reason. |
Aspen will provide courage. |
| CHERRY PLUM |
Reactive people who fear losing
control of their thoughts & actions. |
Inclination to uncontrollable
rages & impulses.
Impulsive nature |
Cherry plum will help them to
become proactive.
It enhances trust in one’s self. |
| MIMULUS |
Fear for known reasons |
Shaky person, Fear of something
–for e.g. fear of darkness, thunder etc. All types of hypersensitiveness
to cold, noise. |
Mimulus will help to become brave.
Pregnant woman will become tension free if Mimulus is given. |
| RED CHESTNUT |
Fear & anxiety for another
person |
Over anxious about others, over
caring, over protective. |
Red chestnut will make him concerned
about the safety & well being of person in distress keeping
him cool & calm.
During calamity or during drastic change it can be very helpful. |
| ROCK ROSE |
Person trembles on recollecting
a terrorizing incident, experience a long time ago. |
Terror, panic, extreme fright
. |
Rock Rose will provide tremendous
courage required for emergency situation. It can be prescribed
to Captain, Pilot who will have to handle difficult situation. |
| FOR
OVERSENSITIVE TO INFLUENCES & IDEAS |
| AGRIMONY |
Weeps inside but laughs outside,
Carefree & cheerful face. |
Avoids quarrels, arguments at
all costs
He cannot tell internal grief. |
Agrimony will help him to become
contended & calm. He will learn to cope with quarrels
& confrontations. |
| CENTAURY |
Weak mindset
No firm decisions as a individual. He faces difficulty in
saying “ NO” |
Weakness of will power, Mentally
& physically dependent Neglects one’s own interest. |
Centaury will provide physical
& mental strength |
| HOLLY |
For feelings like envy, suspicion,
revenge, hatred |
They feel they don’t get enough
love. |
Holly will help to get stabilized
state of mind. |
| WALNUT |
Persons who want to get rid of
bad habits, |
Easily influenced by outside circumstances.
Person is prone to ailments from heredity, from change of
climate. |
Walnut will stabilize emotions
during life transitions such as adolescence & menopause.
It will help to achieve milestones quickly. Walnut will work
as link breaker in case of heredity diseases. |
| FOR
OVER-CONCERN FOR OTHERS |
| BEECH |
Persons desiring perfection, he
easily finds fault with others.
Intolerance is the keynote symptom of this remedy. |
Intolerance, criticizes others,
readiness to find fault, Unsympathetic. |
Beech will help person to be able
to accept & look beyond differences. |
| CHICORY |
Person who always wants company.
He needs attention at any cost.
Chicory will help feeding mothers to stop feeding (as the
child becomes elder) with ease. |
Love of self; Over attachment
for their loved ones and
Possessive about them. |
Chicory will teach unconditional
love.
It will teach them to love without expectation. |
| ROCK WATER |
Persons with inflexible views.
Rigid like steel which will break but not bend. |
Extreme rigidity, self discipline.
Man will stick to his principles. |
Rock water will make that person
open to conviction so that he will not take self –denial to
extremes. |
| VERVAIN |
Over work & constant attachment
to work without taking rest. |
Over enthusiasm
Person will do everything in haste.
He works nonstop without rest. |
Vervain will impart a genuine
enthusiasm, which inspires others. |
| VINE |
Person wants power to dominate
others.
He is over enthusiastic. |
Dictator personality,
Dominating nature |
Vine will help that person to
become Leader than Boss. Thus helping in encouraging leadership
qualities in others. |
| FOR
LONENLINESS |
| WATER VIOLET |
It stands for persons who want
to do their work alone without anybody’s interference. |
Proudy & aloof
They love to work in isolation. |
Water violet will make that person
practical councilor. |
| HEATHER |
Persons always talking & thinking
of their own troubles.
They are self- centered. |
Self –absorbed who burden others
with their troubles& dislike being alone. |
Heather will increase their ability
to listen sensitively to others. |
| IMPATIENS |
Persons who are impatient &
who feel irritated by others who are slower. |
Restless & impatient.
They think &act quickly; they want to work alone as they
are intolerant of others’ way of working. |
Impatiens will teach empathy &
understanding others. |
| FOR
INSUFFICIENT INTEREST IN PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES |
| CHESTNUTBUD |
Person lives in present tense
but he does not pay attention to things in which he is not
interested. |
Absent minded, inattentive,
Repeats same mistake again & again
Slow learners. |
Chestnut bud will make him attentive,
keen observer.
He will learn from past experiences
He will be a good learner. |
| CLEMATIS |
Person assumes himself to be in
different world.
He is ungrounded. |
Day –dreamer, absent minded Unconcerned
with the present |
Clematis will teach him to live
& enjoy life as it is.
It may foster great creativity in case of poet, scientists. |
| HONEY SUCKLE |
Person who has lost contact with
present. |
Person who has engrossed in past
happy or sad memories. |
Honey suckle will help that person
to become adaptable to change in circumstances. It will also
increase his ability to bear on present problems. |
| OLIVE |
Person facing overexertion, he
will feel completely washed out. Then he will need Olive. |
Physically & mentally exhausted,
Person who works continuous without rest. |
Olive has got capacity for re-vitalization.
It will again restore balance. |
| MUSTARD |
Depression having unknown cause. |
For sudden deep gloom that arises
for no apparent reason. |
Mustard will give inner stability,
cheerfulness. |
| WHITE CHESTNUT |
Person loses concentration because
of unwanted thoughts. |
|
White chestnut will enable that
person to use thoughts constructively. |
| WILD ROSE |
Person without any inner motivation. |
Person who has lost its contact
with its Higher Self.
He has lost self-confidence. |
Wild rose will provide him enthusiasm.
It will also make him able to live life meaningfully. |
| FOR
UNCERTAINTY |
| CERATO |
Person always asking for opinions
&advice of others. |
He always doubts his own ability
to make decisions.
He who doesn’t trust wisdom of his own judgment. |
Cerato will strengthen trust in
one’s self. |
| GENTIAN |
Lack of faith & pessimism. |
Cause of depression is known to
the person.
Self-doubt is there. |
Gentian will provide confidence
about one’s ability to overcome problems. |
| GORSE |
Person has lost faith in the future.
He has lost motivation to work. |
Hopelessness, complete loss of
faith . |
Gorse will help him to become
hopeful for future.
It will also restore his faith. |
| HORN BEAM |
Procrastination
He always asks for tonic.
He feels tired & inadequate before starting the job. |
The person is afraid of the work
to be done.
He is mentally tired & doubtful about doing. the work |
Hornbeam will give strength to
do work |
| SCLERANTHUS |
He is always get confused to choose
between 2 things. |
Person is incapable of taking
quick decisions.
All actions are delayed. |
Scleranthus will help him to take
his own decisions. |
| WILD OAT |
Person wants change all the time.
He is uncertain over one’s direction in life. |
Shaky person
He fails to locate his true vocation. |
Wild oat will make him confident
about his decisions.
It will also help him to discover the proper vocation in
life. |
| DEPONDENCY
& DESPAIR |
| CRAB APPLE |
For Self-hatred |
Feelings of un-cleanliness.
Poor self-image. |
Crab apple will teach acceptance
of body & environment.
It will also act as physical cleanser. |
| ELM |
We can say that, symptoms shown
represents “ weak moments in the life of strong.” |
He feels despondent & exhausted.
He sometimes feels inadequate. |
Elm will teach person to see problems
in appropriate
Perspective. |
| PINE |
Dissatisfaction with one’s self.
They feel unappreciated. |
They are never satisfied with
themselves.
Feeling of self –reproach, guilt. |
Pine will help them for self-acceptance.
They will feel regretted but not guilty. |
| WILLOW |
They always keep blaming. |
They feel that life is unfair.
|
Willow will teach them to take
responsibility for their own life. |
| LARCH |
The person lacks self-confidence.
He is doubtful about himself. |
The person having no self-confidence. |
Larch will enable that person
to take on challenges.
It will help to build up self-confidence. |
| OAK |
Never resting
Struggles on in illness & against adversity despite setbacks. |
The person shows despondency when
exhaustion or illness gets in the way of duty.
They are strong people who typically never give up under
adversity. |
Oak will teach them to understand
that they should take a break from time to time |
| STAR OF BEETHLEHEM |
For after effects of any shock. |
Fright following an accident.
For emptiness & loss that occurs when a loved one dies
or moves away. |
It helps the person to integrate
into present life.
It provides inner strength |
| SWEET CHESTNUT |
The person feels knocked out by
the mental anguish & despair, which certain situations
present. |
Absolute dejection.
Person feels he has reached the limits for what he can stand. |
Sweet chestnut will give mental
strength. |
| |
| RESCUE REMEDY |
|
|
Rescue remedy will be useful as
a First Aid assistance to a person involved in a emergency
situation. |
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