Bach Flower Remedies Guide

Sep 12, 2023

This is a quick reference guide to each of the 38 remedies discovered by Dr. Bach. Each treatment addresses a specific characteristic or emotional state.

To choose the treatments you need, think about the kind of person you are and the way you feel. For more information on each treatment listed, click on the relevant link

Bach Remedies (Alphabetical)

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Agrimony : Mental stress & suffering behind a mask of joy

Aspen : Unspecified anxiety or fear

Beech : Intolerance, negativity, lack of understanding & strong criticism of everything

Centaury : The inability to say "no" and set boundaries

Cerato : Lack of confidence in our decisions and doubts about ourselves.

Cherry Plum: Fear of losing control by harming ourselves or others, -hysterical behavior

Chestnut Bud: Failure to learn and learn from our mistakes

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Chicory : Selfish, possessive love, overprotection, possessiveness

Clematis : Dreaming of the future while losing the present, lack of attention. fantasies

Crab Apple : For obsession with cleanliness and self-loathing, microbiophobia

Elm : Overwhelmed by responsibility. Greater sense and weight of responsibility, better stress management

Gentian : For depressed psyche after some difficulty, discouragement

Gorse : Feeling of psychological despair, lost hope and faith

Heather : For egocentrism and periautology, narcissism

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Holly : For feelings of suspicion, anger, envy and jealousy

Honeysuckle : Living in the Past and Losing the Present, Permanent reminiscence of old times with negative signs for today

Hornbeam : For procrastination, reduced motivation & thought exhaustion

Impatiens : For intense impatience and restlessness

Larch : 'Lack of confidence and belief in ourselves

Mimulus : Intense phobias about various subjects-things

Mustard : For occasional sadness and melancholy for no particular reason

Oak : For obsessive attachment to duty (job, spouse, children, etc.) to the point of exhaustion

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Olive : Intense Exhaustion after great mental or physical effort

Pine : For guilt & remorse, self-blame

Red Chestnut : Excessive concern for the well-being and life of loved ones

Rock Rose : For Indefinable terror or fear, even panic in chronic conditions

Rock Water : For rigid & strict behavior with ourselves and those around us, perfectionism, intolerance, self-repression

Scleranthus : Indecisiveness and inability to choose between alternatives

Star of Bethlehem : Shock, trauma, loss leading to unhappiness

Sweet Chestnut : for deep despair and hopelessness when everything has been tried to no avail, without hope

Vervain : excessive enthusiasm, utopian ideas

Vine : Arbitrary, rigid and very opinionated characters

Walnut : for transitional life stages, restoring stability and unwanted influences

Water Violet : for self-reliant, lonely people driven to isolation, loneliness, helping to connect with humanity and society

White Chestnut : For unwanted thoughts and inner struggle

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Wild Oat : Uncertainty of direction in life and crossroads of thoughts

Wild Rose : Attitude of apathy and resignation to life

Willow : Whining, self-pity, bitterness and internal whipping

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RESCUE REMEDY : For taking in critical and stressful situations or for immediate action, panic, emergency and high stress situations. The unique ready mix of Dr. Bach, consisting of five individual herbs, Cherry plum, Clematis, Impatiens, Rock rose, Star of Bethlehem

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It may also help to read some case studies to see how they work.

BACH Remedies (by Emotional Group)

1 Uncertainty/ Lack of Choice/ Procrastination/ Despair: Cerato , Scleranthus , gentian , Gorse , Hornbeam , Wild Oat
2 Apathy/Resignation/Inattention/Mental Exhaustion: Clematis , Honeysuckle , Wild Rose , Olive , White Chestnut , Mustard , Chestnut Bud , Willow
3 Fears/Anxiety/Thoughts/Terror: Rock Rose , Mimulus , Cherry Plum , Aspen , Red Chestnut ,
4 Possessiveness/ Overprotection/ Domineering/ Understanding: Chicory , Vervain , Vine , Beech , Rock Water
5 Loneliness / Isolation / Narcissism / Impatience: Water Violet , Impatiens , Heather
6 Hypersensitivity/ Bondage/ Transition/ Anger/ Jealousy/ Boundaries: Agrimony , Centaury , walnut , Holly
7 Pessimism/ Self-doubt/ Self-blame/ Guilt/ Remorse: Larch , Pine , elm , Sweet Chestnut , Star of Bethlehem , oak , Crab Apple

Learn more about the following:

  1. How Bach flower remedies are prepared and what is the Bach system.
  2. How and in what way do we drink the Bach Flower Remedies?
  3. Case Studies of Bach Flower Remedies | Case Studies

You may also be interested in:

  1. Bach flower remedies in pregnancy
  2. Bach Flower Remedies for Pets

If you want to buy any of the Bach flowers, you will find them in the Collection Bacch Remedies


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