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Guide to the Bach flowers

The 38 essences of Dr Edward Bach, arranged by how you feel. With the quality each one brings and when it is indicated.

Thirty-eight flowers, seven emotional groups and a single question: how are you today. This guide brings together Dr Edward Bach's complete system so you can find yours without needing to know about flowers.

Guide to the Bach flowers
The system

Dr Edward Bach's system

Edward Bach was an English doctor who, in the nineteen-thirties, left his London practice to look in the countryside for a way of accompanying people that attended to how they were and not only to what they had.

That search produced thirty-eight essences, each tied to a particular state of mind, and a way of arranging them in seven emotional groups. The logic still holds today: you do not choose a flower from a diagnosis, but from the state you recognise in yourself.

Flower essences do not replace your doctor's judgement. They walk beside it.

The guide

The 38 flowers, group by group

Each flower brings a quality and answers a state. Find the group closest to how you feel and go through its essences: the English name is the one most books and brands use.

Group I

Fear

When fear shows up in its many forms.

  • Aspen

    Álamo Temblón

    Unexplained fears and unease, with no cause you can name. Forebodings and apprehension in the face of the unknown.

    See the essence
    Quality: Confidence$ 24.000

  • Red Chestnut

    Castaño Rojo

    Excessive worry about others, above all about loved ones, to the point of forgetting yourself. Always expecting the worst.

    See the essence
    Quality: Security and courage$ 24.000

  • Cherry Plum

    Cerasifera

    Fear of losing control of your own actions when the emotional load builds up: stress, held-in anger, too much responsibility.

    See the essence
    Quality: Calm, serenity and balance$ 24.000

  • Rock Rose

    Heliantemo

    Panic and terror that paralyse. Overwhelming fear of death. States of extreme distress after an accident, a robbery or unexpected news.

    See the essence
    Quality: Courage and calm$ 24.000

  • Mimulus

    Mimulo

    Fear of specific, familiar things in everyday life. Shyness and wariness: reserved in public, quick to blush or stumble over words.

    See the essence
    Quality: Courage and confidence$ 24.000
Group II

Uncertainty

When doubt makes it hard to decide or move forward.

  • Gorse

    Aulaga

    A complete loss of hope and giving up the struggle. The feeling that nothing will ever change, with no heart left to look for a way out.

    See the essence
    Quality: Hope$ 24.000

  • Wild Oat

    Avena Silvestre – Bromo

    Many talents and no direction: no way to decide how to channel them or which path is your own. The purpose never quite comes into focus.

    See the essence
    Quality: Clarity of purpose$ 24.000

  • Cerato

    Ceratostigma

    Little trust in your own judgement and intuition, and so in your own decisions. Endlessly seeking other people's approval and advice.

    See the essence
    Quality: Intuition and confidence$ 24.000

  • Gentian

    Genciana

    Discouragement at the first obstacle: what was begun gets dropped. Expecting failure and identifying with it, with a pessimistic view of what lies ahead.

    See the essence
    Quality: Heart and perseverance$ 24.000

  • Hornbeam

    Hojarazo – Carpe

    Mental tiredness before you even start: just thinking about the day brings the feeling of not being able to face the usual tasks. Listlessness and boredom.

    See the essence
    Quality: Energy, enthusiasm and interest in life$ 24.000

  • Scleranthus

    Wavering and doubt between two opposing options. Shifting moods and emotional swings, with no steady centre from which to decide.

    See the essence
    Quality: Integration and balance$ 24.000
Group III

Lack of interest in the present

When the mind is anchored elsewhere and the present is hard to inhabit.

  • Chestnut Bud

    Brote de Castaño Blanco

    Repeating the same mistakes for lack of a pause to look at them. Experience — your own or other people's — passes you by: haste, distraction and little interest in reviewing it.

    See the essence
    Quality: Understanding and attention$ 24.000

  • White Chestnut

    Castaño Blanco

    Thoughts that loop and will not be set aside. The mind does not rest: conversations and scenes that come back again and again, above all at bedtime.

    See the essence
    Quality: Mental stillness$ 24.000

  • Clematis

    Clemátide

    Escape and daydreaming: attention drifts to an imagined future and the present loses interest. Poor recall, distraction and an impractical view of things.

    See the essence
    Quality: Attention and presence$ 24.000

  • Honeysuckle

    Madreselva

    Nostalgia and being anchored in the past, with no interest or excitement for the present. Longing for what was: losses that are not forgotten, separations, moves.

    See the essence
    Quality: Living in the present$ 24.000

  • Mustard

    Mostaza

    Deep, sudden sadness with no apparent reason, that lifts as it came. Like a cloud covering everything and dimming any joy.

    See the essence
    Quality: Serenity and steadiness$ 24.000

  • Olive

    Olivo

    Physical and mental exhaustion after a long drain. No strength and no reserves left, and no interest in anything while it lasts.

    See the essence
    Quality: Regeneration and strength$ 24.000

  • Wild Rose

    Rosa silvestre o escaramujo

    Apathy and resignation: nothing gets done to change a situation you dislike. Disinterest and no drive, as though it made no difference.

    See the essence
    Quality: Motivation and enthusiasm$ 24.000
Group IV

Loneliness

When being apart weighs more than being together.

  • Heather

    Brezo – Brecina

    A constant need for attention and for someone to listen. Much talking and little listening, and being alone is hard.

    See the essence
    Quality: Listening, inward and outward$ 24.000

  • Impatiens

    Impaciencia

    Haste and speed. Irritation and tension at other people's pace, difficulty relaxing or adjusting to a slower step. Outsized reactions.

    See the essence
    Quality: Patience$ 24.000

  • Water Violet

    Violeta de Agua

    Reserve and distance: a tendency to withdraw and avoid company, with a quiet pride. It is hard to get emotionally involved or to stand in someone else's place.

    See the essence
    Quality: Closeness and empathy$ 24.000
Group V

Oversensitivity

When outside influences and opinions throw you off balance.

  • Agrimony

    Agrimonia

    Appearing carefree and good-humoured while restlessness weighs inside. The cheerful mask hides what is never told, not even to yourself.

    See the essence
    Quality: Openness and peace$ 24.000

  • Centaury

    Centaura

    Saying no is hard. You give way to stronger personalities and end up doing what you did not want, so as to please and be accepted.

    See the essence
    Quality: Firmness and self-respect$ 24.000

  • Walnut

    Nogal

    With your path already chosen, being pulled off course by other people's influence and dropping your own ideas. Times of change when holding your direction is hard.

    See the essence
    Quality: Protection$ 24.000
Group VI

Despondency and despair

When your spirits run out and there seems to be no way through.

  • Larch

    Alerce

    The conviction that it will not work out, so it is never attempted. A sense of not being able, also at particular moments: an exam, an interview, a big change.

    See the essence
    Quality: Confidence in your own abilities$ 24.000

  • Sweet Chestnut

    Castaño Dulce

    Deep anguish and the feeling of having reached your limit. A passing state, often tied to a loss, where there seems to be no way on.

    See the essence
    Quality: Hope in difficult moments$ 24.000

  • Star of Bethlehem

    Estrella de Belén

    The impact of hard news or a hard experience, recent or long past. What stayed inside after the blow and never quite settled.

    See the essence
    Quality: Acceptance and comfort$ 24.000

  • Crab Apple

    Manzano silvestre

    A sense of dirtiness or impurity, physical or inward, and a demand for cleanliness and order that is hard to sustain. Shame or rejection towards something in your own body.

    See the essence
    Quality: Acceptance and inner cleansing$ 24.000

  • Elm

    Olmo

    Being suddenly overwhelmed by too much responsibility. Peaks of work or exams where you doubt you can carry it all, capable as you are.

    See the essence
    Quality: Faith and confidence$ 24.000

  • Pine

    Pino Silvestre

    Guilt and self-reproach. It is never enough: there is always the idea that it could have been done better, even for what was never yours to control.

    See the essence
    Quality: Acceptance and forgiveness$ 24.000

  • Oak

    Roble

    A strong sense of duty: you hold others up and keep going even when exhausted. No help is asked for, no rest is taken, no tiredness is allowed.

    See the essence
    Quality: Recovery and rest$ 24.000

  • Willow

    Sauce – Mimbre Dorado

    Bitterness and resentment: the sense that life has been unfair and that the fault always lies elsewhere. Held-in anger and self-pity.

    See the essence
    Quality: Acceptance and flow$ 24.000
Group VII

Overcare for others

When caring for others makes you forget yourself.

  • Chicory

    Achicoria

    Demanding, possessive caring that expects to be returned. You control and smother the people you love, above all so as not to lose their attention.

    See the essence
    Quality: Giving without expecting anything back$ 24.000

  • Rock Water

    Agua de Roca

    Rigid rules imposed on yourself: a strict way of thinking and living, with a drive for perfection that reaches self-sacrifice, in order to set an example.

    See the essence
    Quality: Flexibility and kindness towards yourself$ 24.000

  • Beech

    Haya

    Criticism and intolerance of what is different. It is hard to see the good in others or accept difference; other people's habits are quick to irritate.

    See the essence
    Quality: Tolerance and acceptance$ 24.000

  • Vervain

    Verbena

    Overflowing enthusiasm and firm principles that admit no nuance. Wanting to convince everyone at any cost, with an underlying tension that never lets up.

    See the essence
    Quality: Even temper and ease$ 24.000

  • Vine

    Vid

    Efficiency, confidence and strong will that tip over into imposition. You decide for others and find it hard to accept another way of doing things.

    See the essence
    Quality: Leadership that respects others$ 24.000

Other essences

  • Holly

    Acebo

    Jealousy, anger, envy and mistrust. The heart closes and everything reads as an offence; irritation appears out of all proportion.

    See the essence
    Quality: An open heart and harmony$ 24.000
Each flower raises our vibration and opens our channels to the message of our spiritual self; it floods our nature with the virtue we need.
Edward Bach
Where to start

Not sure which one is yours?

You don't have to get it right first time. "Discover your essence" starts from how you feel today and suggests the flowers that accompany that state, with the option of combining them in a single bottle.

And if you would rather begin with something ready-made, there is Rescue — the five-flower blend for moments of greatest tension — and the Kit, with the whole system at home.

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To begin with
We answer your questions

Frequently asked questions

Why 38 flowers and not more?

They are the ones Dr Bach described and arranged between 1930 and 1936, each tied to a different state of mind. The system was closed there. Other flower systems — Australian, Colombian orchid, wild flower — came later and are not mixed with this one.

How do I know which one is mine?

Read the seven groups and settle on the one closest to how you feel. Within the group, the one that describes your state most precisely usually stands out at once. If you would rather be guided, "Discover your essence" starts from the same question.

Can I take several at once?

Yes: up to five in the same bottle, and without mixing different flower systems. If you take them separately, leave at least five minutes between one and the next.

What is the difference between a Bach flower and Rescue?

Rescue is not a flower: it is the blend of five of them that Bach himself prepared for moments of greatest tension. That is why it does not appear inside any group in this guide and has its own page.

Are the English names a different essence?

No, it is the same flower. Bach named them in English and that is how most books list them: Heliantemo is Rock Rose, Mímulo is Mimulus, Haya is Beech. This guide always shows both names.

Do they work for children or animals?

Yes, for people of any age and animals of any species. For children, or if you need to avoid alcohol, prepare them in water or vinegar.

All 38, in the shop

Every flower in this guide has its own page, with its preparation and its price. If you already know which one you are after, start there.

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