Bach Flower Remedies

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The Bach Flower Remedies were developed by Dr Edward Bach, a successful English physician who chose to give up his Harley Street medical practice to research the connection he had recognised between plants and people’s emotions. Dr Bach set out to establish exactly what this connection was and how it could be used to help patients obtain and maintain optimal health and wellbeing. Between 1930 and 1936 Bach developed a number of remedies that could be utilised for patients dealing with issues ranging from fearfulness to uncertainty. His approach to treatment was “treat the patient not the disease” (Nature Care College, Distance Learning Workbook; Bach Flower Remedies, 2004, pg 3), a far cry from the medical approach of looking at the disease alone and providing a remedy for it. In 1930, Dr Edward Bach was a medical practitioner, widely recognised in the field for his work as a “bacterialist, specialising in the development of vaccines for diseases” (Nature Care College, Distance Learning Workbook; Bach Flower Remedies, 2004, pg 2). He was talented and internationally recognised for his work. Many of his colleagues were, therefore, surprised when he gave up this work to focus on developing flower remedies. Yet there were a number of incidents in his life that could be seen as steps towards his final role of developing the Bach Flower Remedies rather than it being a sudden and unexpected move. The first was when he was working in his father’s factory from 1903 to 1906. He observed “physical illnesses and their connections with psychological conflicts among workers” (Scheffer, Mechthild, The Encyclopedia of Bach Flower Therapy, 2001, pg 13). His observations prompted Bach to study medicine so he could fulfil his desire to help others. During Bach’s time in medicine there were a number of incidences that started him considering issues which eventually led
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