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Bach Flower Remedies
orn in 1886, Edward Bach was an
English doctor, bacteriologist and
pathologist, who was conducting research
into vaccines when he became interested
in a more holistic approach to medicine.
Dissatisfied with the tendency to treat the
disease rather than the whole person, he
began collecting plants and in particular
flowers - the most highly developed part of
a plant - to find remedies.
He believed that illness was the result of
internal conflict, and that negative moods
such as unhappiness, fear or worry,
caused a lack of harmony which ultimately
manifested themselves in physical disease.
By correcting this emotional imbalance,
illness could be treated or avoided. “Health
depends on being in harmony with our
souls,” he asserted.
The flowers are divided into seven
groups:
Face Your Fears gives courage,
reassurance and peace of mind to the
fearful.
Know Your Own Mind helps with feeling