Beech
Botanical: Fagus sylvatica
Family: N.O. Corylaceae
Homeopathic remedy: Fagus Sylvatica (Fagu.)
Description: One of the largest trees growing in the Europe. Since the wood of the beech is brittle and short-grained, it is not suitable for the purposes that require a hard and durable wood. The nuts are used to feed farm animals except for horses. They should not be fed on the beech nuts or wood. Beech wood was in the times of distress used by humans as a food and even farm animals may be fed on the beech wood. The beech has a unique circulation system of roots, that assists in the circulation of oxygen through the soil and conserves the productive capacity of the soil better than any other kind of tree. Beech tree improves the growth of other trees that are planted with it.
Medicinal uses: Stimulant, Antiseptic, Expectorant in the chronic bronchitis, Various skin diseases
Keywords: Intolerant of others, Faultfinding, Does not accept differences of other people, Irritable
Dr Bach's description: For those who feel the need to see more good and beauty in all that surrounds them. And, although much appears to be wrong, to have the ability to see the good growing within. So as to be able to be more tolerant, lenient and understanding of the different way each individual and all things are working to their own final perfection.
Essence: The central idea of Beech is the intolerance of others. The Beech person has no understanding for the differences of other people. They lack the necessary understanding that other people chose different paths in the world and that they cannot walk the same path as the Beech person. Beech person has the central idea, that his path is the correct one and that there are no different paths leading to the same goal.
Beech person fails to see, that other people, even if they are different may be working to achieve the same goal as the Beech person. This state is sometimes manifested as a sudden outburst of irritability. The person needing this remedy is irritable, faultfinding and intolerant of others.
The Beech tree teaches us an important lesson. Beech tree helps other trees through its unique root system in growing, since it improves the soil condition so that other trees can benefit from it. The Beech can therefore teach a valuable lesson in accepting the differences of other people and in accepting the fact, that even though other people may be different, it is possible, that they work towards a noble and correct goal.