Flower Essences

What are flower essences?

Flower essences are infusions made from individual flowers such as Cherry Plum, Impatiens, and Mimulus. There are a few exceptions like Rock Water. They come in liquid form and are taken orally. Most are preserved with brandy or another type of alcohol. You can find them preserved with glycerin if you don’t like alcohol.

Rescue Remedy is perhaps the most well-known flower essence. It is actually a composite of 5 individual flower essences.

Flower essences have been around since the 1930’s. Dr. Bach first created them when he realized that a person’s personality played a role in how disease would manifest in the body. He developed a system of 38 individual flower essences and the composite Rescue Remedy. Since then, other companies have created different ones. For example, the Flower Essences Society (FES) has over 100 different flower essences and does research to find new ones.

What is flower essence therapy?

True health is more than just the absence of disease. It is when our bodies, mind, emotions, and spirit are in balance that we experience true health. Flower essence therapy is a natural healing modality that affects the mental/ emotional and even spiritual level of our being. Flower essences take negative attitudes and emotional states and helps bring us back into balance. Some of these states include stress, being overwhelmed, procrastination, lack of confidence, and mental exhaustion.

How do flower essences work?

They work on an energetic or vibrational level much like homeopathic remedies. While they do work similarly, it is important to remember that they are different and not homeopathic remedies.

How long does it take for them to work?

If it’s an acute situation, it can be a matter of minutes or hours. If the situation is chronic, it can take days or even a week before you notice results.

Because flower essences are subtle in their effect, others around you will often notice the results before you.

How long do you need to take flower essences for?

That depends. If you use flower essences for a situation such as needing confidence for a test or courage before public speaking, then you would only need it for the 1 day, maybe the day before. If you’re using them for a chronic issue, it could take anywhere from 1 month to 6 months depending on what you’re going through.

Are they safe?

The only physical material in flower essences is the preservative (either alcohol or glycerin) so they are considered safe.

Flower essences are gentle in their effect. There are no known side effects. Some people do report having vivid dreams while taking them but that’s not common.

Also, there is no need to worry if you choose a wrong remedy because nothing will happen. There is no negative effect from taking a wrong remedy. Things will simply remain the same as before you started taking them.

What flower essences will NOT do?

Flower essences do not not address physical symptoms therefore they do not treat illness or disease.

Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.

~ Gerard De Nerval