Now made by Ainsworths
Ainsworths are famous for making homoeopathic remedies but did you know that we now also manufacture Bach Flower Remedies? As with everything we do, Ainsworths Bach Flower Remedies are made in strict accordance with the methods originally described by the founder. Dr Edward Bach developed a simple yet effective healing system, designed to be used by everyone to heal themself. The Bach system is profoundly simple yet unequivocally effective. The remedies have a subtle effect on emotional disturbance, which although mild, in many ways surpasses the effect of conventional drugs. The Bach Flower Remedies are composed of a selection of 38 flower remedies (including one made from Rock Water from a spring). Most of these plants are indigenous to the British Isles. Two exceptions being Vine and Olive are usually derived from the Mediterranean. Bach both discovered and employed the natural healing properties of wild plants and trees. Bach was trained as a doctor, and worked in bacteriology and homoeopathy prior to his discovery of the Bach Flower remedies. Later he dedicated his life to the completion of this task, namely to discover essences for each of the 38 states of mind we are all capable of experiencing. The Bach Flower remedies then became a system of natural healing in their own right and have been used world-wide due to the incredible efforts of both Edward Bach and his dedicated followers Nora Weeks and Victor Bullen.
Bach Flower Remedies by Ainsworths
Bach used both intellect and intuition to divine the Bach Flower series of remedies. Each flower representing a clear human frailty, obvious to all. That such properties could be derived from plants was astonishing. However through long and arduous devotion to his task Bach scoured the countryside for plants that represented each state of emotion. Initially the plants were made into tinctures in a method similar to that employed in homoeopathic manufacture. However Bach fervently upheld that vigorous succussion was too violent a method to be used for the preparation of his flower essences. Instead he relied on the natural vitalization of dewdrops by the morning sun. Later he adapted the method to capture the same effect more easily. Flowers were floated on spring water in a crystal bowl bathed by the morning sun. This method is still used by Ainsworths to make the same products introduced by Dr Edward Bach. Some plants flower out of season or are too woody to be fully prepared by exposure to sunlight alone. In these cases the plant parts are boiled instead. In both methods the final essence is prepared by preserving the liquid in brandy. The Bach system is based on the discrete emotional quality associated with each of the 38 flowers employed. The source of each plant is therefore critical to the quality of the final product. To this end it is essential that contamination by human contact is minimized to prevent untoward emotional energy affecting the preparation. This may seem extreme, but harmful energies could easily distort the beneficial properties captured by this gentle process. Hence Ainsworths follow Bach’s instruction and use wild plants growing organically and naturally around Britain. In this way and with minimal handling the product is as pure as it can be. Before making each remedy a correct state of mind is also necessary to preclude harmful contamination by thought word or deed. The water on which the flowers are floated is derived from a naturally filtered source, taking fifty years to pass through a chalk seam to an underground aquifer. This water predates the Chernobyl incident and is less irradiated than over-ground springs and streams. The preservative is five star French brandy used by Bach and aged in oak caskets. We know that all the painstaking effort that we put into the preparation is rewarded by substantial benefit to you the end user. We hope you enjoy the fruits of our labour.