Remedies

The 38 Bach remedies

The indications below are very basic descriptions and do not address every nuanced mental and emotional complexes. It’s important to discuss and explore more detailed descriptions to select appropriate remedies.

Agrimony – mental torture behind a cheerful face
Aspen – afraid but not sure of what
Beech – lack of tolerance
Centaury – the inability to say “no”
Cerato – lack of trust in one’s own decisions
Cherry Plum – fear of doing something irrational
Chestnut Bud – failure to learn from mistakes
Chicory – selfish, manipulative love
Clematis – dreaming of the future without acting in the present
Crab Apple – feeling dirty or unattractive
Elm – overwhelmed by responsibility
Gentian – discouragement after a setback
Gorse – losing hope before trying every possible solution
Heather – self-centered chatter and self-concern
Holly – hatred, envy and jealousy
Honeysuckle – living in the past
Hornbeam – tiredness at the thought of doing something
Impatiens – impatience
Larch – lack of confidence
Mimulus – being afraid of something specific

Mustard – deep gloom for no reason
Oak – working steadily past the point of exhaustion
Olive – exhaustion following mental or physical effort
Pine – guilt
Red Chestnut – anxiety about the welfare of loved ones
Rock Rose – terror and fright
Scleranthus – inability to choose between alternatives
Star of Bethlehem – after hearing bad or unexpected news
Sweet Chestnut – extreme mental anguish, when everything has been tried and there is no light left
Vervain – over-enthusiasm
Vine – dominance
Walnut – protection from change and unwanted influences
Water Violet – self-reliance and solitude becoming loneliness
White Chestnut – unwanted thoughts and mental arguments
Wild Oat – uncertainty over one’s direction in life
Wild Rose – drifting, resignation, apathy
Willow – self-pity and resentment