How are they made?

According to Edward Bach, the father of Bach Flower Remedies, believed that the dew from flowers that grow on sunny spots contains the essence of the plant. This essence can be used to rebalance the patient emotionally and spiritualy and to bring harmony into his life. Although Edward Bach was a homeopath, the Flower Remedies do not act on the general principle used in homeopathy - like cures like. Instead, the essence of the flower contains its positive energy and it is used to neutralize the negative energy in a patient.

The whole process of making remedies is very simple and natural and its goal is to copy the transfer of positive essence into the dew by the sun. The flowers are put into a bowl of water and placed on a sunny place and left there for couple of hours. The energy of the sun extracts the essence of flowers into the water - water is used as an universal medium that can contain energies and essences. This water is then called a "mother tincture" and is usually further diluted by using high quality brandy. Although the remedies could be used straight away without diluting with brandy, brandy is used to preserve the remedy and to transfer the essence into alcohol rather than into water. This is done, because high quality alcohol does not change quality (properties) with time and it makes it ideal for preserving the essence for long periods of time.