Can flower essences be used for physical problems? IF the root of the problem is related to emotional or mental patterns AND you have the ability to pick the appropriate flower essences, you might be able to shift things enough to experience relief. But I certainly wouldn’t do that for any serious concern without consulting with a medical professional.
Do people use flower essences for physical problems and swear by them for that purpose on the internet? Yes, they do. Because the person who invented this modality was a well-respected medical doctor and immunologist who used them extensively with his patients, people think they might be a substitute for standard medical care. In fact, I know a group of people experimenting with that today. The leader of that group, unfortunately, is now dead and I suspect his refusal to accept normal medical treatment contributed to that. He had Covid and problems with high blood pressure—did he go to the hospital for Paxlovid or other treatments? We’ll never know, but he certainly spent much of his time on the internet saying he didn’t need to do that!
I recently had to go to the emergency room with frighteningly high blood pressure myself. After hours of checking out potential causes, I was given intravenous drug treatment to bring it down. If flower essences could have worked for that, I wouldn’t have had to go to the hospital. I have a store of them to choose from! I’m so thankful great medical care was readily available to me.
That said, have I ever used flower essences successfully for a physical problem? Yes, I have. For example, now that you’ve read my more than standard disclaimer above, let me tell you that currently I am also deeply thankful I have my Releasing Worry and Fear flower essence aromatherapy formula readily available as well! In the last year I have developed an occasional problem with esophageal spasms which are terrifying to me because they keep me from being able to fully swallow after I already have swallowed a bite of food. There are potential medical treatments my doctor hasn’t suggested to me (I’ll be speaking to him again). But in the meantime, I desperately have needed to know what to do to make them stop. Sometimes standing up and walking around helps. Sometimes breathing deep into my lower belly has worked. Sometimes peppermint lozenges under my tongue might have helped (I’m not sure about that.) But more recently nothing seemed to help so I grabbed my bottle of Releasing Worry and Fear and rubbed it on my back and chest where it hurt. Instant relief! Complete relief. I have used this three times in the last couple of months with identical results.
Does this mean I think this formula is a cure for esophageal spasms? I can’t say that—I don’t know. But I do know that the terror I feel when they are happening definitely has subsided when I use this formula and so do the physical symptoms. I can’t say this will work for you. And, personally, I will be talking to my doctor to make sure I have more than one solution at my disposal in case I need it.
Still, knowing that a person’s emotional state plays a big role in illness and physical distress of many sorts is EXACTLY why Dr. Edward Bach invented flower essences. I don’t know that he ever actually said they were a cure for any specific physical thing that could ail a person. But could they be a helpful adjunct? Yes, absolutely, for sure!
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Flower essences are used to assist with mind-body-spirit interactions and individual results may vary. They are extremely dilute which makes them quite safe. But because so little physical substance can be detected in a flower essence solution, these products are presumed to work on an energetic or vibrational level—something that cannot be adequately tested by western scientific methods. Claims made by me, therefore, are based on personal experiences and the evidence of the combined multiple decades of case notes by Dr. Edward Bach as well as Healing Herbs and Flower Essence Services (the companies who make the ingredients I use in my products). This is not, however, accepted medical evidence or substantiated scientific evidence from a modern allopathic point of view. I am not a medical doctor or licensed healthcare practitioner.
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