It is asserted that Bach Flower Remedy never fails to give relief provided it is prescribed on the true mental state of the patient. To get the correct mental state of the patient, it is necessary to carefully note the words as they emnate from his mouth and not to intervene when the patient is talking. Do not ask any questions while the patient is talking, and do not try to translate his mental state in your words and seek his confirmation of your translation. Similarly if a representative of the patient calls for some medicine, he should state the case in the same words as uttered by the patient, and not give the translation of the patient’s words according to his understanding.
Suppose the patient says, “Doctor give me some tonic”, and you by way of clarification ask him if he is feeling weak, the patient will probably nod his head in assent, and you will probably prescribe “Olive” for weakness which is wrong. The correct remedy is “Horn Beam” for the patient was asking for a tonic and did not complain of weakness or easy fatigue.
Similarly, if a patient comes to you weeping and complains of severe headache, he expresses an unbearable state of mind and the correct medicine is ‘Cherry Plum’, but if he says that he has such severe pain in the leg that he would like to cut off the leg and throw it away, then his primary desire of throwing away some undesirable thing, (in this case the painful leg) is to be taken into account and ‘CRAB APPLE’ prescribed.
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BACH FLOWER REMEDIES: DR. BACH’S PHILOSOPHY – THE PATIENT’S MENTAL STATEIt is asserted that Bach Flower Remedy never fails to give relief provided it is prescribed on the true mental state of the patient. To get the correct mental state of the patient, it is necessary to carefully note the words as they emnate from his mouth and not to intervene when the patient is talking. Do not ask any questions while the patient is talking, and do not try to translate his mental state in your words and seek his confirmation of your translation. Similarly if a representative of the patient calls for some medicine, he should state the case in the same words as uttered by the patient, and not give the translation of the patient’s words according to his understanding.Suppose the patient says, “Doctor give me some tonic”, and you by way of clarification ask him if he is feeling weak, the patient will probably nod his head in assent, and you will probably prescribe “Olive” for weakness which is wrong. The correct remedy is “Horn Beam” for the patient was asking for a tonic and did not complain of weakness or easy fatigue.Similarly, if a patient comes to you weeping and complains of severe headache, he expresses an unbearable state of mind and the correct medicine is ‘Cherry Plum’, but if he says that he has such severe pain in the leg that he would like to cut off the leg and throw it away, then his primary desire of throwing away some undesirable thing, (in this case the painful leg) is to be taken into account and ‘CRAB APPLE’ prescribed.*23\308\8*