How to Use Bach Flower Remedies
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The Bach Flower Remedies have been around since the 1930s and are still in use. In today's society where stressed related symptoms are now widespread it is even more important that we look after ourselves and our emotional health.
Steps
Step by step account of how to use and understand the remedies:- What are they?The 38 flower remedies are non addictive and can be used with any other medicine, they can also be used to support the emotions whilst taking common medicine. The remedies themselves are preserved in brandy, which acts as a non active ingredient, this means that the remedies can be kept for a very long time.
- What is the history of the Bach Flower Remedies? The Bach flower remedies are a system of 38 flower remedies that were developed by Dr Edward Bach, a pathologist, homeopath and forward thinking Harley Street doctor. Dr Bach used the flowers in his garden at his home in Oxfordshire and matched them up with specific emotions. The remedies have been used ever since and are still popular today. The Bach centre in Oxford (where Dr Bach lived) is still visited by many today and the trustees at the centre have tried their best to preserve the house and garden where Dr Bach resided.
- How are they made? There are two methods of releasing the energy of the flowers, the first is called the sun method, where flowers are picked and immersed in water. The boiling method involves boiling the flower in water. This liquid acts as the mother tincture and is diluted in equal amounts of brandy. The stock bottle is diluted further in brandy and is distributed into small Bach bottles for individual use.
- How do they work?The flower remedies treat the individual, not the cause of the disease or the symptoms of disease. Dr Bach believed that our emotions can cause physical problems, this is apparent today where sufferers from IBS, insomnia and other stress related ailments are on the rise. This frame of mind is not new, as many people believe that a healthy mind equals a healthy body.
- Who can use them?The remedies are a brilliant tool for getting through your everyday emotions and struggles. As there are 38 in total, there is a variety of remedies available and you can mix your own for each situation. Rescue Remedy should also be kept on hand for any stresses or situations where an immediate remedy is needed. The remedies are regularly recommended by vets and practitioners of alternative therapies. They are also used to treat distressed animals on their road to recovery. Pregnant women also take them, to help ease the emotional rollercoaster caused by pregnancy and they are also popular for parents to give to their children.
- How do I take them?Taking the remedies is easy.
- -Firstly, know what the remedies can do for you. Read the information above, visit a few websites and make sure you know how they work.
- - Secondly, choose the right remedy for you. You can do this in many ways, visit a practitioner or even try to match up your feelings to the emotional symptoms.
- - Get your hands on the remedies! Your practitioner may be able to make up a combination for you, or you can borrow some off yoru friends or buy hem for yourself.
- - Decide if you want to make an individual combination bottle or from the stock bottle.
- - Make up your remedies! For a single remedy place 2 drops in water and sip at intervals. For a combination of remedies, please point below.
- What if I have a mixture of emotions?No one feels just one emotion, but often a mixture. Hate may be present along with jealousy, despondency or whatever else the individual feels. For situations where a variety of emotions are present, a combination of remedies can be mixed up to save on time. Mixture bottles usually come in 30mls, two drops of each chosen remedy is added into the mixing bottle. You can combine up to seven remedies at one time in the mixing bottle, then, top the bottle up with spring water adding some brandy as a preservative. Take 4 drops from this bottle a minimum of 4 times a day.
- What is rescue remedy?Rescue remedy is a combination of five flower essences it is used in situations where assurance and comfort is needed and is often used in emergencies. Rescue remedy contains the following Bach essences: Rock Rose, Impatiens, Clematis, Star of Bethlehem and Cherry Plum. The product is now available in a variety of formats and has been around since the 1930s. It has been used in various situations from interviews, driving tests and other nerve racking situations.
- Where can I buy them from? For the genuine Bach Original Flower Remedies, I always buy it direct from their real website link titleThe genuine remedies always have the Bach signature in their logo and these are still made at the Bach Centre.
Tips
* That is the question that many Bach practitioners are asked on a daily basis. You can either buy a really good book which will explain each remedy in depth or you can visit a
Bach practitioner who will be able to mix up a remedy for you. You can locate your nearest
practitioner by logging onto the Bach Centre website. If you want to choose for yourself,
the Bach original flower remedies website contains a remedy decider which can point you
to the remedy you need.
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