Star of Bethlehem
Botanical: Ornithogalum umbellatum
Family: Liliaceae
Homeopathic remedy: Ornithogalum umbellatum
Description: The flowers of the Star of Bethlehem are white and have six regular parts. Blooms first appear in early spring and continue into late spring. The center of the flower looks like a small crown. The whole plant is considered to be poisonous, especially the bulbs. The symptoms of poisoning are not very severe and include skin irritation, nausea, salivation etc.
Medicinal uses: Not used.
Keywords: Shock, Trauma
Dr Bach's description: For those in great distress under conditions which for a time produce great unhappiness. The shock of serious news, the loss of some one dear, the fright following an accident, and such like. For those who for a time refuse to be consoled this remedy brings comfort.
Essence: The Star of Bethlehem is useful for the after-effects of shocks or traumas. It is not important whether these traumas are recent, or whether they have occurred in the past. Such traumas can include short-term traumas such as: car accidents, injuries, bad news, death of close persons or the long-term traumas suffered in the childhood.
The after-effects of traumas can manifest as fear, anxiety, restlessness, but the Star of Bethlehem is very useful for the feelings of great emptiness that occur, when a close person dies and leaves an empty space, that cannot be fulfilled. This feeling does not have to be accompanied by the typical feelings of discomfort (such as fear, anxiety or restlessness), but it can be only the feeling of emptiness, loneliness and sadness.
The Star of Bethlehem can be prescribed for the acute after-effects of the shocks and traumas characterized by the typical post-traumatic feelings as well as the chronic aftereffect, where the symptoms have changed and have become latent. This remedy is the part of the Rescue Remedy and helps comforting and calming people in the post-traumatic situations and brings inner peace and harmony in their lives.