Bach Flower Essences for the Treatment of Attention- Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Bach Flower Essences for the Treatment of Attention-
Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)


Introduction - Bach Flower Therapy:

The idea of using flowers for healing is far from new. For
centuries, healers have been using plants and flowers as medicine.
Many traditional medications, like Digitalis (an alkaloid of
Foxglove, or "Digitalis purpurea/officinalis"), come from plants .
At the beginning of the 20th century, Dr. Edward Bach, a British
bacteriolgist and homeopathic physician developed a treatment method
using the essences of flowers for healing.

Dr. Bach believed that many illnesses have their roots in our mental
and emotional states. According to Bach, learning to improve our
outlook could lead to good health. He postulated that disease was
caused by negative aspect of emotions like anger, fear and sorrow.
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dications that could heal the soul. His
search led him to flowers, plants and shrubs. He believed that the
essences of certain flowers could affect our moods. He experimented
by placing flower petals or leaves on his tongue. He observed how
his mood was affected by different plants. Through this process of
trial and error, in his lifetime, Dr. Bach was able to identify 38
flowers that could improve negative mental and emotional states and
create a balance in a person's ability to connect with their full
potential.

The 38 Bach flower essences are created by placing flowers in spring
water in the sun to make a solution filled with the flower essence
and sun energy. All natural ingredients are used in Bach Flower
Therapy. Dr. Bach used brandy as a preservative to keep the flower
essences fresh. Today, a small amount of ethyl alcohol is usually
used to preserve the essences, though the remedies are available
with vinegar to those who are keenly intolerant of even a slight
amount of alcohol. The Bach flower essences are usually taken orally
or sublinguinally and can sometimes be applied to the skin. Bach
Flower Essences are FDA approved.

Families with developmentally disabled and brain injured children
have used Bach Flower Therapy to help with agitation and other
emotional and psychological symptoms of ADHD