Flower Essences for Children and Teenagers
Many children enjoy taking the “potions” made for them, from a wide range of essences. The basic original Bach flower set contains 38 separate essences which each have a specific function. However, the best way to get a precise personalised mixture is to get a practitioner to make one up, using dowsing or muscle testing to find the right ones for the individual. As with all natural / holistic healthcare, we do not treat the ailment but the individual person with the ailment, including all the current complaints in one treatment (because they are more than likely to be linked). The skills for dowsing and muscle testing are easy to do, and can be learned to use at home.
The kits last for a very long time, so they are worth the investment. Or – you can make your own essences from flowers in your garden or neighbourhood, taking care to pick ones that don’t grow by the roadside and picking only the fully opened flowers from each plant. Using the leaves of the plant so as not to touch the flowers with your hand, they are placed on the top of a glass bowl of water in the sun for 2 – 3 hours. Take care they don’t get any shadows over them.
When the time is up, take a 30 ml bottle with a pipette and collect the water from the bowl until the bottle is half full. Fill the rest with brandy. This is the stock, which will keep for many years unspoilt and can be used to make many more bottles of the diluted essence: taking 4 drops and placing in another 30 ml bottle, add a teaspoonful of brandy or vodka and fill up with filtered or spring water. This will keep for about 4 weeks, and drops can be taken directly from it (if you prefer to not give children any alcohol, you can use cider vinegar instead or keep them in the fridge). The 30 ml bottles need to be dark coloured to keep the sun from the essence, and they should be kept away from sources of heat as well.
Bottles, remedies and free information about the flower essences are available from Healing Herbs: www.healingherbs.co.uk
