Bach Flower Therapy: Essences for Emergencies

Five of the Bach essences are blended together to make a wonderful addition to a first aid kit, the most famous version of which is known as Dr Bach's "Rescue Remedy". This emergency formula has proved to be extremely helpful in a broad range of stressful situations, for people, animals and plants, and is many people's first introduction to flower essence therapy. The five components of Rescue Remedy are:

Rock Rose terror and panic

Impatiens irritability, tension and pain

Cherry Plum fear of losing control, panic

Clematis faintness, unconsciousness, faraway feelings

Star of Bethlehem shock and panic

Some equivalent composite remedies are known as Five Flower Formula, Emergency Essence, Recovery Remedy, Calming Essence and RQ. Here, rather than referring to specific brands, Emergency Essence is used as a generic description. It can bring calm, and serenity, and quickly restore balance to the system. Keep some at home, at work, and in the car and always carry it with you for emergencies. If you are new to essences, t he Emergency Essence is ideal as an introduction. Use it before interviews, hospital appointments, visits to the doctor or dentist, operations and accidents, after major or minor arguments, when you are coping with difficult children, bad news, panic attacks, childbirth, stress at work, deadlines, performance nerves, or from grief and bereavement.

Dosage Instructions

- In case of emergencies, take 4 drops in a small glass of water and sip slowly until you are calm, If no liquid is available, take the drops directly on your tongue. Take every few minutes, as the effect is cumulative.

- When a difficult event is approaching, make up a dosage bottle. Add 4 drops of the Emergency Essence to a 30ml dropper bottle of spring water. Add 5ml brandy and shake well. Take doses four times a day. You can take up to ten doses the day before and one every ten minutes just before the event, if required.