The Healing Bouquet: Exploring Bach Flower Remedies

by McCabe, Vinton

• ISBN13: 9781591200727
• ISBN10: 1591200725
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-15
• Publisher: Basic Health Pubns

Summary

The Bach Flower Remedies: A Perfect Balance Between Homeopathy and Herbal MedicineMany books on the Bach Flower Remedies are written by nutritionists, herbalists and practitioners of traditional Western or allopathic medicine. The Healing Bouquet has been written by Vinton McCabe, an educator with more than a quarter century of experience in homeopathy, and the author of seven books on the subject of homeopathy, health and healing.In this companion volume to The Healing Enigma, in which he explored and, ultimately, demystified the complex principles of homeopathy, McCabe now seek to place the Bach Flower Remedies within their natural context-that of homeopathic medicineAs the author comments, "We have to remember that Edward Bach was an allopathic doctor-and a highly successful one-who, after reading the writings of Samuel Hahnemann, began to incorporate homeopathic philosophy in his practice of medicine. His evolution as a physician ultimately lead him to close his medical practice in order to dedicate the last part of his life to the creation of a new pharmacy of healing tools, which today we call the Bach Flower Remedies. Given his background as both an allopath and a homeopath, the remedies he created are totally unique. They represent the perfect balancing point between homeopathic and herbal medicine."In The Healing Bouquet, Vinton McCabe fully explores the history of the Bach remedies, as well as the philosophy behind their appropriate use. He also explains Bach's own philosophy of healing, one that stresses the need for emotional healing and the role that it plays in physical health. More important, he gives in-depth portraits of the guiding symptoms for each of Bach's thirty-eight remedies, portraits created with insight, humor and an understanding of human emotions and behaviors that will allow readers to identify themselves and those who are part of their lives within these pages.

Table of Contents

Author's Note	p. ix
Introduction: Emotional Healing	p. 1
Bach's Flower Remedies
The History of the Flower Remedies: Healing, Hahnemann, and Bach	p. 9
The Riddle of the Flower Remedies: Homeopathy, Allopathy, and Flower Essences	p. 19
A Reference Guide to the Bach Flower Remedies
The Bach Flower Remedies: An Introduction	p. 35
Considering the First Mood: The Aspects of Fear	p. 47
Remedies for Those Who Fear
Mimulus
Aspen
Red Chestnut Rock Rose
Cherry Plum
Considering the Second Mood: The Degrees of Despair	p. 85
Remedies for Those Who Despair
Larch
Elm
Oak
Crab Apple
Willow Pine
Sweet Chestnut
Star of Bethlehem
Considering the Third Mood: The Constraint of Doubt	p. 139
Remedies for Those Who Doubt
Gentian
Hornbeam
Gorse Scleranthus
Cerato
Wild Oat
Considering the Fourth Mood: Self Versus Others: Oversensitivity to the World	p. 185
Remedies for Those Who are Overly Sensitive
Agrimony
Centaury
Walnut
Holly
Considering the Fifth Mood: The Need to Control	p. 221
Remedies for Those Who Are Controlling
Chicory
Beech
Rock Water
Vervain
Vine
Considering the Sixth Mood: The Curse of Indifference	p. 263
Remedies for Those Who Are Indifferent
Clematis
Honeysuckle
Mustard
Olive Wild Rose
White Chestnut
Chestnut Bud
Considering the Seventh Mood: The Faces of Loneliness	p. 321
Remedies for Those Who Are Lonely
Water Violet
Heather
Impatiens
Using the Bach Flower Remedies
Taking Cases	p. 353
Combining Remedies	p. 369
Rescue Remedies and Other Blends	p. 385
Using Bach Flower Remedies	p. 393
Appendices
Resources	p. 403
Twelve Healers, Seven Helpers	p. 409
The Yin and Yang of Bach Remedies	p. 413
Remedies with Masks	p. 417
The Ultimate (Baker's) Dozen: Healers for Your Home Kit	p. 419
Bach Treatments for Animals	p. 425
Other Flower Essences	p. 429
Index	p. 435
About the Author	p. 451
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