Honeysuckle
Botanical: Lonicera caprifolium
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Homeopathic remedy: Lonicera caprifolium (Lon−c.)
Description: A common plant, not a true native, though it occurs occasionally in a naturalized state. The flowers, borne in clusters, have long tubes, yellowish and blush tinted, and very fragrant. It is a robust twiner, and grows wild in chalky districts in hedges and woods. The Honeysuckles should not be planted near any other living shrub, but should be supported by a dead tree trunk or trellis, as then the Honeysuckles get all the food from the soil.
Medicinal uses: Diuretic, Cutaneous and Mucous Tonic.
Keywords: Living in the past, Homesickness, Nostalgia, Attached to Loved-ones, Regrets about Past, Failure to see happiness in the future.
Dr Bach's description: Those who live much in the past, perhaps a time of great happiness, or memories of a lost friend, or ambitions which have not come true. They do not expect further happiness such as they have had.
Essence: The Honeysuckle plant should not be planted near living trees, but should be supported by a dead tree or trellis. This beautifully shows the true nature of a Honeysuckle person. As the Honeysuckle thrives near dead trees (the past) and dislikes the presence of living flowers (the present), the Honeysuckle person lives in the past and fails to see anything positive in the present of the future.
Person needing honeysuckle keeps thinking about the past events. The past can be either in a form of sentimental feelings (presence of lost loved-ones, feeling of happiness of the home) or a time of unfortunate events which the Honeysuckle person regrets, but is unable to correct them in the present.
A typical example of a collapsed Honeysuckle person is a woman that has lost her partner. She keeps his room in a perfectly preserved state, takes care of his things and serves two meals in a hope that her partner will return. This shows another important feature of Honeysuckle - the inability to change and the adhering to routines. Honeysuckle person can become trapped in a negative past event and although he can change the outcome of such a event in the present, he rather sticks to it and does not change anything.