There are 38 remedies in the Bach remedy system. All of them were discovered in the 1920s and 1930s by Dr Edward Bach, a well-known bacteriologist, physician, and pathologist. Bach Flower Remedy don't work directly on physical symptoms, but instead on the emotions. Bach believed that healing negative emotions helps the body heal itself. Each remedy is associated with a basic human emotion. Mimulus, for example, is for when we are anxious or afraid about something specific. Taking the remedy helps us overcome our fear and face it with courage.

The remedies are in liquid form so that you can mix together the remedies you need to help balance your current emotional situation. Like Dr. Bach, we believe that healing on an emotional level has knock-on effects on other levels. A healthy emotional life and a balanced personality will allow your body to find its own natural state of health.Dr. Bach designed his system to be simple. It may seem daunting at first, but anybody can learn how to use it. On this site, you will find all you need to get you started. We have pages where you can look up every remedy and find out what they are for. Other pages tell you how to select and take the remedies. Below you will find how they are made, and we have lots of recommendations for further reading if you want to know more.

How the remedies are made: The remedies are made using one of two methods. Dr. Bach devised the sun method for certain plants – mostly the more delicate flowers. The sun method involves floating the flower heads in pure water for three hours, in direct sunlight. And for other remedies – mostly the woodier plants and those that bloom when the sun is weak – he created the boiling method in which a remedy maker boils the flowering parts of the plant for half an hour in pure water. In both cases the heat transfers energy in the flowers to the water. The energised water is then filtered and an equal quantity of brandy is added to it as a preservative. This creates the mother tincture. Mother tincture is then further diluted at a ratio of two drops to every 30 ml to make the stock bottles that you see in shops. Making remedies is a simple process and doesn’t require special preparation or special abilities. All that is needed is willingness and understanding, along with sunshine and water, and the right plant on the right day. If you decide to make a remedy for yourself, Dr. Bach taught us not to handle the flowers as the remedy should be influenced only by the flowers themselves. Choose a sunny, cloud-free morning. Fill a small fine glass bowl with pure spring water and then gently and simply snip the flowers directly onto the water’s surface, or cover the palm of your hand with a broad leaf so you can then tip the flowers onto the water without touching them.

Stay calm and take your time. Enjoy the experience, and remember to take a moment to thank the plant or tree when you have finished.