The 38 Bach Flower Remedies
Dr. Edward Bach's 1936 system. Each remedy addresses ONE specific emotional or mental state — named with surgical precision in The Twelve Healers and Other Remedies. Organized below by Bach's own 7 emotional groups.
How to use this map
Find the state. Bach named one remedy per emotional state. Read your current state in the descriptions below; the remedy will usually feel obvious when you reach it.
Seven emotional groups. Bach grouped the 38 by the underlying soul-quality each addresses: fear (5), uncertainty (6), insufficient interest in the present (7), loneliness (3), over-sensitivity (4), despondency or despair (8), over-care for others (5).
Five-minute practices. Each page carries one practice you can do without any essence — Bach's remedies work alongside conscious work, not as substitutes for it. Each is paired with the chakra and crystal-set that resonate most directly.
Fear · the 5 fear-remedies
Rock Rose Helianthemum nummularium
For terror, panic, and the emergency states where fear has frozen the system. Bach's remedy for the moment fear becomes acute.
Mimulus Mimulus guttatus
For known, nameable fears — the things you can list. Bach's remedy for the everyday phobias and worldly anxieties.
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
For the fear of losing control — of breaking down, of doing something terrible, of the mind giving way. Bach's remedy for the inner emergency.
Aspen Populus tremula
For vague, nameless fears — the dread without cause. Bach's remedy for the trembling that has no story.
Red Chestnut Aesculus carnea
For fear and worry for others — the parent waiting up, the friend tracking the flight. Bach's remedy for love that has become anxiety.
Uncertainty · the 6 doubt-remedies
Cerato Ceratostigma willmottiana
For those who doubt their own judgment and constantly seek advice. Bach's remedy for the inner-knowing that has been outsourced.
Scleranthus Scleranthus annuus
For wavering between two choices — the swing between options that never resolves. Bach's remedy for the pendulum mind.
Gentian Gentiana amarella
For discouragement after a setback — the deflation, not the despair. Bach's remedy for the small fall that has knocked you flat.
Gorse Ulex europaeus
For hopelessness — the "what is the point" state where you have given up trying. Bach's remedy for the long flat after too many attempts.
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
For Monday-morning weariness — the dread of effort that comes before any effort. Bach's remedy for the mind that is tired of the task before starting.
Wild Oat Bromus ramosus
For uncertainty about life direction — the talented person who cannot find their path. Bach's remedy for the dissatisfied wanderer.
Insufficient interest in the present · the 7 drift-remedies
Clematis Clematis vitalba
For dreaminess and escapism — the absent-minded daydreamer who is not quite here. Bach's remedy for the soul living in the future.
Honeysuckle Lonicera caprifolium
For living in the past — the nostalgia that has become a refuge. Bach's remedy for the soul that prefers what was.
Wild Rose Rosa canina
For resignation and apathy — the drift through life without protest or engagement. Bach's remedy for the soul that has stopped caring.
Olive Olea europaea
For complete exhaustion after a long struggle — when reserves have actually been spent. Bach's remedy for true depletion.
White Chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
For unwanted repetitive thoughts — the mental loop that will not stop. Bach's remedy for the broken-record mind.
Mustard Sinapis arvensis
For sudden depression with no apparent cause — the dark cloud that descends without warning. Bach's remedy for the weatherless storm.
Chestnut Bud Aesculus hippocastanum (bud)
For repeating the same mistakes — the inability to learn from experience. Bach's remedy for the soul on the same circle.
Loneliness · the 3 isolation-remedies
Water Violet Hottonia palustris
For the self-sufficient who have withdrawn into proud aloneness. Bach's remedy for the loneliness of those too capable to ask.
Impatiens Impatiens glandulifera
For impatience and irritation at the slow pace of others. Bach's remedy for the quick mind ahead of everyone else.
Heather Calluna vulgaris
For talkativeness and inability to be alone. Bach's remedy for the lonely heart that cannot bear silence.
Over-sensitivity to influences · the 4 wall-remedies
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria
For hiding distress behind cheerfulness — the jovial mask over private pain. Bach's remedy for the smile that costs.
Centaury Centaurium umbellatum
For the inability to say no — the doormat-pleaser whose service has eaten their life. Bach's remedy for the soul without boundaries.
Walnut Juglans regia
For protection during transitions and changes. Bach's remedy for the link that needs to break, gently.
Holly Ilex aquifolium
For hatred, envy, jealousy, and suspicion — the closed heart in protective contraction. Bach's remedy for the heart that has lost trust.
Despondency or despair · the 8 dark-night remedies
Larch Larix decidua
For lack of confidence and anticipation of failure. Bach's remedy for the soul that has already decided it cannot.
Pine Pinus sylvestris
For self-blame and guilt — the soul that takes responsibility for everything, including others' faults. Bach's remedy for over-ownership.
Elm Ulmus procera
For temporary overwhelm in the capable — when the load momentarily exceeds the carrier. Bach's remedy for the strong, briefly buckling.
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
For the dark night of the soul — the deepest despair where it feels there is no way through. Bach's remedy for absolute extremity.
Star of Bethlehem Ornithogalum umbellatum
For shock and trauma — recent or long-held. Bach's remedy for the body that has not finished processing what happened.
Willow Salix vitellina
For resentment and bitterness — the "life is unfair" stance that has hardened into chronic grievance. Bach's remedy for the soul stuck in unjust.
Oak Quercus robur
For the persistent who push past the point of breaking. Bach's remedy for the soul that will not rest until it shatters.
Crab Apple Malus pumila
For the sense of being unclean — physical or moral. Bach's cleansing remedy for the soul that cannot accept its own form.
Over-care for welfare of others · the 5 grip-remedies
Chicory Cichorium intybus
For possessive love — care given with strings attached. Bach's remedy for the heart that loves to bind.
Vervain Verbena officinalis
For over-enthusiasm and fanaticism — the cause carried past the point of wisdom. Bach's remedy for the soul on fire with conviction.
Vine Vitis vinifera
For the domineering — the strong personality whose authority has become tyranny. Bach's remedy for the soul that rules others.
Beech Fagus sylvatica
For intolerance and criticism of others. Bach's remedy for the soul that cannot let imperfection be.
Rock Water Aqua petra
For rigid self-discipline — the soul that demands perfection of itself. Bach's remedy for the self that has become its own dictator.
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