INTRODUCTION
Bach Flower essence therapy is a form of alternative medicine which uses diluted sun infusions of 38 different flowers. Flower buds are exposed to the sun for several hours in a bowl of spring water. This creates the mother tincture, which is then diluted to form the stock bottles sold commonly in stores. Each remedy is used alone or in conjunction with other remedies. Each flower is believed by advocates to impart specific qualities to the remedy. They are typically specially prepared by a naturopath or other healer for each patient to meet his/her individual needs. These remedies are used primarily for emotional and spiritual conditions, including but not limited to depression, anxiety, insomnia and stress.

• Introduction to Bach Flower
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REMEDIES
The 38 remedies discovered by Dr Bach and directed at a specific characteristic or emotional state.

• Agrimony – mental torture behind a cheerful face
• Aspen – fear of unknown things
• Beech – intolerance
• Centaury – inability to say 'no'
• Cerato – lack of trust in one's own decisions
• Cherry Plum – fear of the mind giving way
• Chestnut Bud – failure to learn from mistakes
• Chicory – selfish, possessive love
• Clematis – dreaming of the future without working in the present
• Crab Apple – cleansing remedy, also for self-hatred
• Elm – overwhelmed by responsibility
• Gentian – discouragement after a setback
• Gorse – hopelessness and despair
• Heather – self-centredness and self-concern
• Holly – hatred, envy and jealousy
• Honeysuckle – living in the past
• Hornbeam – procrastination, tiredness at the thought of doing something
• Impatiens – impatience
• Larch – lack of confidence and self-steem
• Mimulus – fear of known things
• Mustard – deep gloom for no reason
• Oak – the plodder who keeps going past the point of exhaustion
• Olive – exhaustion following mental or physical effort
• Pine – guilt
• Red Chestnut – over-concern for the welfare of loved ones
• Rock Rose – terror and fright
• Rock Water – self-denial, rigidity and self-repression
• Scleranthus – inability to choose between alternatives
• Star of Bethlehem – shock
• Sweet Chestnut – Extreme mental anguish, when everything has been tried and there is no light left
• Vervain – over-enthusiasm
• Vine – dominance and inflexibility
• Walnut – protection from change and unwanted influences
• Water Violet – pride and aloofness
• 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