The following table can serve as a DESK-GUIDE for any Bach Flower Practitioner.

It covers all 38 remedies classified into the seven groups, as per the teaching of Dr Edward Bach. The key for remedy-selection is to match the mental state of the patient with either of these groups, and then to select appropriate remedies as per the individual remedy-indications.

BACH FLOWER REMEDIES

Seven remedy-groups with their key-indications
FEAR
MIMULUS ASPEN ROCK ROSE CHERRY PLUM RED CHESTNUT SPECIFIC FEARS VAGUE FEARS PANIC TERROR OUT OF CONTROL OVER-ANXIOUS Nervous & fears of known origin. Enuresis. Vague fears of unknown origin. Apprehension. Panic epidemic with no scope to escape. Affects people around. Desperation. Actual or Fear of losing control. Impulsive. Excessive fears & worries about close ones for justified cause.
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UNCERTAINTY
CERATO GENTIAN GORSE HORN BEAM SCLERANTHUS WILD OAT INDECISIVE DISAPPOINTMENT HOPELESS MENTAL FATIGUE CHANGEABLE DISSATISFACTION Self-distrust Asks & gets confused with advices Laments. Depression from Disappointments / Setbacks ( Pessimistic Patient of Incurable disease. Despairs recovery. Evolves slowly. Monday morning blues. Tired before starts; but does well later. Uncertain, unsteady, mood swings. Procrastination. Delay. Lacks Motivation, Priority, Mission or Goal of Life.
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NOT SUFFICIENT INTEREST IN THE PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCE

CHESTNUT BUD CLEMATIS HONEY SUCKLE MUSTARD OLIVE WHITE CHESTNUT WILD ROSE MISTAKES DAY DREAMER PAST PAST PAST DARK CLOUD TOTAL FATIGUE RECURRENCE RESIGNATION Inattentive. Repeats mistakes. Doesnt learn from past. Lives in fantasy. Inattentive. Pre-occupied Indifferent. Clings, Regrets, Grieves & Remorse over past. Escapes present Sudden Psoric Depression. Without known cause. Temporary. Mind + Body. Drained down. Every action seems an effort. Prisoner of persistent thoughts & actions. Tics. Blocked ideas. Apathetic resignation with struggle of life without complaining.
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LONELY
WATER VIOLET HEATHER IMPATIENCE ALOOF PIONEER SELF-CENTERED IMPATIENT Capable & Efficient thinkers. May get superiority complex Stiff. Always concerned about his problems. Desperate in solitude. Cant wait. Forces others or works alone. Irritable & Restless.
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OVERSENSITIVE TO INFLUENCE & IDEAS

AGRIMONY CENTAURY HOLLY WALNUT CHEERFUL MASK TIMID SLAVE JEALOUSY ADAPTATION Mental torture concealed from others. Reserved mind & body Lack of Will. No choice but to obey others. Door Mat. Hatred, Envy, Distrust. Case calling for many remedies. Old habits. Ailments at epochs. Transformations & changes
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DESPONDENCY & DESPAIR

CRAB APPLE ELM PINE WILLOW LARCH OAK STAR O BETHLEHEM SWEET CHESTNUT THROW IT RESPONSIBILITY GUILT SELF PITY NO CONFIDENCE NEVER GIVE UP SHOCK NO WAY OUT Cleanser. Over-emphasis on trivial details. Wants to get Rid Off. Bogged down under Responsibility Load. Confidence Crisis. Blames self even for others faults. Tyrant conscience. Bitter, Resentful & Frustrated. Blames everyone than self. Capable but Fear of failure; no try. Happy with others success. Work against odds. Stands strong and holds. Nervous collapse. After effects of Shock in any form, howsoever remote. Severely Hopeless & Helpless with utter despair of recovery.
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OVER-CONCERN FOR THE WELFARE OF OTHERS

BEECH CHICORY ROCK WATER VERVAIN VINE INTOLERANCE SELFISH RIGID RULES OVER ZEALOUS DICTATOR Discipline. Intolerance. Critical. Unsympathetic. Lacks Humility. Possessive. Self interest. Self pity. Attention seeking. Extreme self discipline. Inflexible views suppress natural needs. Over Enthusiastic for a Cause. Breaks with overstrain. Ambitious. Dominating. Ruthless. Self-righteous. Loves power.
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Dr Amit Karkare, BHMS, BFP (UK)

Certified Bach Flower Practitioner

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