Bach Flower Remedies
I would like to thank Kalidah for penning these descriptions of the different Remedies and how they are used

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AGRIMONY |
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For those who
use others as a distraction, and cover their pain, fears and
emotions with a carefree and humorous appearance.
Dislike to be alone, will help them express fears / frustrations
gain happiness from within |
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ASPEN |
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Helps with inner peace, security
and fearlessness and can move away a fear that has come upon suddenly as
with a dream or unknown origin |
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BEECH |
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Helps you to accept people as
they come, and stops you from being critical |
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CENTAURY |
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Helps you express / defend
you own opinions and stops you from letting others take advantage of
your good nature. |
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CERATO |
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Helps you to listen to
yourself, and not other opinions first.
Helps you to follow your own inner wisdom |
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CHERRY PLUM |
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Helps when you think you are
loosing your sanity and have a fear of breakdown and even suicide.
This helps you think and act rationally and gives you inner
balance |
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CHESTNUT BUD |
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This helps you to absorb the
lessons you learn from life so that you don’t make the same mistakes
over and over again. |
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CHICORY |
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Helps you to feel fulfilled
and self assured when you are selfish, possessive, critical, interfering
and nagging. |
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CLEMATIS |
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Helps you with interest in
life when you have trouble concentrating and a problem with daydreaming |
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CRAB APPLE |
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This is a cleansing essence. This helps when you have a bad opinion of yourself, and
feel that you are dirty. This
also helps when you have a distorted view of yourself in the mirror and
are unrealistically critical |
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ELM |
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This helps you to think
rationally at times when you believe you are in over your head with
anything in life. It gives you back the feeling of control again |
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GENTIAN |
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This helps you to believe
that you are able to cope with whatever comes your way at a time that
you feel depressed and discouraged |
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GORSE |
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Gives you hope and a sense of
faith when you have been saddles with a situations that brings you
despair and hopelessness |
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HEATHER |
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This helps you to empathise
with others at a time when you are too preoccupied with yourself and
push it on others |
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HOLLY |
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Helps you feel inner harmony,
compassion and love for others when you are overcome with envy,
jealousy, suspicion, and hatred |
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HONEYSUCKLE |
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Helps you get over the things
that have happened in the past and move on into the future.
It also helps you accept the natural ageing process. |
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HORNBEAM |
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Helps you get over
procrastination and weariness |
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IMPATIENS |
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Helps with diplomacy.
The people rush constantly, and will take on more work to get the
job done thinking that they can do it faster than the rest of the team. |
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LARCH |
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Helps with self confidence
and self esteem |
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MIMULUS |
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Helps you to handle fears
from a specific origin. Also
helps with confidence and gives you a rational look at your fear |
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MUSTARD |
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Helps you through a
depression that rears its head, without cause of a situation. |
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OAK |
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This helps you realise the
need for rest when you have been taking on too much and have a
reluctance to stop |
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OLIVE |
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Restores your interest in
life and gives you strength. It
is useful at a time when you feel “burnt out” mentally and
physically |
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PINE |
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Helps when you find yourself
saddling the blame for other peoples mistakes, giving you unreasonable
reasons for feeling “guilt”. It gives you the strength to
realistically accept responsibility for only your wrong doings and
instead of mulling over the guilt, pushes you to move on and learn,
It also gives you energy and vitality |
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RED CHESTNUT |
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Helps you when you have
unrealistic and unwelcome worries about your loved ones. |
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ROCK ROSE |
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Helps you to get over the
feeling of fear that freezes you and act calm in the case of
emergencies. This helps you
get over the feeling of helplessness |
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ROCK WATER |
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Gives us reasonable
expectation of ourselves and a flexible mind when it comes to what we
may be able to achieve. |
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SCLERANTHUS |
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Helps you to be decisive and
make decisions quickly |
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STAR OF BETHLEHEM |
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Neutralises the effect of
trauma and gives you the feeling of being able to cope again. |
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SWEET CHESTNUT |
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Helps with optimism when you
feel sad to the point of depression.
It also helps with peace of mind |
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VERVAIN |
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Helps you both mentally and
physically when you are pushing yourself too far, and your body and mind
can not keep up. This helps
with exhaustion |
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VINE |
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Helps you to refrain from
bullying and helps you see the path encourage other and guide them.
It also helps those who are controlling |
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WALNUT |
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This helps you protect
yourself from the negativity of others as well as smoothing the road for
you when your life is undergoing change |
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WATER VIOLET |
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Helps those who are very
private, calm, and capable, feel a connection with others helping them
through their loneliness. |
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WHITE CHESTNUT |
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Helps you to clear your mind
of worry and past arguments and replaces it with trust and positivity |
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WILD OAT |
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Helps you to decide on what
you want to do in life and turns you to the right path |
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WILD ROSE |
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Helps you find a purpose in
life and to not accept an unfavourable situation |
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WILLOW |
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Helps you to accept past
experiences with faith and not to see them as personal injustices.
It helps you to at the future with optimism |