I wanted to comment on my use of the Five-Flower Formula: I was diagnosed with Rapid Cycling Bi-Polar Disorder two years ago. I refused to use drugs and in turn, went to a naturalist who suggested this formula. I disagree with your website’s comment about using it only for shock and trauma; this formula has balanced my life after many years of struggling. I can focus, sleep, and I feel some sort of normalcy after many years on a roller coaster. I am thankful for this product, as is my family.
— A.B., Comstock Park, MI

At a recent health conference, we did kinesiology testing at our booth. We decided to test people to see the difference in how people respond to Bach's Rescue Remedy vs. the Healingherbs Five-Flower Formula. Wow, I could not believe the difference in people's response. I had frequently heard that the Five-Flower Formula was more powerful for emotional healing and now we can see it by testing people!
— Susana Bastarrica, New York, NY

A combination of five English flower essences first developed by Dr. Edward Bach, promoting calm and balance in diverse situations of stress, emergency, and trauma.

Essence
Properties

Indications for Use

How to
Use

Counter-
Indications

Customer
Comments

Scientific study by the Flower Essence Society

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Rock Rose

Helianthemum nummularium

The botanical name of this plant derives from Helios, the Greek God of the Sun. It is an apt name for this bright yellow flower, which grows as a low spreading shrubby plant in dry, rocky soils. The yellow flowers of the Rock Rose evoke a strong force of solar light which literally comes right into the “rocks” of the earth. It is used for extreme conditions of terror or fear. Its role within the Five-Flower Formula is to bring stabilization and calm, particularly by helping to anchor light, or an inner force of sun-radiance, that darkens during extreme states of fear or panic.

Clematis

Clematis vitalba

This woody perennial grows as a twisting vine, producing creamy white flowers and silver-white feathery seed heads. This plant exudes a quality of dreamy, “other-worldliness”, and is indicated for an amorphous states of awareness lacking in clarity and fully awake consciousness. The Clematis helps to draw one’s consciousness back into the body and into present time during episodes of extreme stress.

Impatiens

Impatiens glandulifera

This special species of Impatiens is native to the Himalayas and differs considerably from common nursery varieties. The mauve and magenta flowers are deeply invaginated; in fact the five petals are fused to form a “helmet”. In contrast to the flower, the seed pods are fat, pointed, and explode and scatter with considerable force. The Impatiens prefers damp, shady conditions and especially likes to grow along streams. This plant integrates force and vitality with containment and interiorization. As its old folk name of Impatiens suggests, it is used to balance and soothe those who suffer from intense irritability, impulsivity, or hastiness. The Impatiens flower helps us to “breathe with” time, rather than to fight it. It is used in the Five Flower Formula to retain calm and reduce reactivity to outer circumstances.

Cherry Plum

Prunus cerasifera

The Cherry Plum is a member of an impressive family of plants called the Rosaceae, comprised of roses, berries, related shrubs, and many fruit-bearing trees. All members of this plant family are distinguished by intense earth forces, and the Cherry Plum is no exception. It grows to the height of a small tree, with a ragged head and many suckers, and sometimes has thorns. By contrast, the flowers are pure white with pink tinges and yellow stamens, and a most delicate aroma. The Cherry Plum is beneficial for states of extreme tension, characterized by a fear of losing control. This over-straining and tightening of one’s “psychic grip” on reality creates profound stress. The pure white flowers of the Cherry Plum bring a sense of inner peace and stillness, easing the contraction felt in the body and mind during times of panic and emergency.

Star Of Bethlehem

Ornithogalum umbellatum

This six-pointed star-like flower is the crowning touch of the Five-Flower Formula. A member of the lily family of plants, this small flower shines with pure whiteness and perfect geometry. It imparts a deep spiritual equilibrium, in which all the parts of the Self are in perfect harmony. The Star of Bethlehem helps us to regain deep composure, to remember again who we really are, and to act from the knowledge of our divine and sacred Self. Any crisis or experience of suffering — no matter how devastating — is an opportunity for mastering the trials of life. Star of Bethlehem points us to a deeper sense of acceptance and understanding of our experience from a spiritual perspective.

Five-Flower Formula: Indications for Use

Emergency or Crisis — Calms mental levels of pain, suffering, and confusion – use for the person who is suffering as well as those who are helping.

Recovery from Trauma — Promotes recovery from trauma, injury or illness, by relieving stress, anxiety and tension.

Baseline Remedy for All Healing — Stabilizes and calms the mind-body interface, before addressing specific emotions and behavior patterns.

Calms Children — Use after household accidents, falls, scrapes, or burns, used along with appropriate physical care.

Aids Animals — To pacify wild or trapped animals, or to help any injured or stressed pet, or when transporting any animal.

Plant Protection — Use whenever transplanting to reduce shock, or in vases of cut flowers.

Prevention — Use before known stressful situations such as visits to the dentist, preparation for surgery, labor and delivery, travel or moving.

Post-Trauma — Use for post-traumatic stress of any kind, including surgery, war, rape, natural disaster, or loss of one’s loved ones or home.

Practical Suggestions for Use

It is important that you store Five Flower Formula in several places for immediate access during emergencies: purse or briefcase, glove compar™ent of each vehicle, medicine chest, bathrooms, and kitchen. Five Flower Formula is sold at the level of stock concentration. The stock level will keep indefinitely. It is best to store it at this level so that it will be potent for immediate use in emergency situations.

Dosage

Stock concentrate can be taken directly under the tongue, or applied to pulse points. The stock concentrate can also be diluted in a spoonful of water, or several drops can be put in a half-glass of water and sipped slowly. 10 drops of stock can also be added to a 4 oz misting bottle filled with fresh spring water. A dosage bottle can be made by adding 2-3 drops of stock to a one-ounce bottle filled with fresh spring water and preserved with one tablespoon of brandy.

Counter-Indications for Use
of Five-Flower Formula

While Five-Flower Formula has a broad spectrum of uses with outstanding and remarkable results, it should be clearly noted that its application is of a short-term, emergency, or crisis nature. If this formula is used on a frequent or daily basis to simply "numb" one's experience of life challenges or conflicts, its effectiveness will be greatly reduced, if not completely absent.

Five-Flower Formula should never be used as a substitute for qualified emergency care or medical or psychiatric intervention. For example, it would be used appropriately en route to a hospital to help someone that had taken a fall and was perhaps lapsing into unconsciousness. But it should never be considered a substitute for medical care or examination following any major injury or accident.

Similarly, Five-Flower Formula may be very helpful in alleviating the immediate emotional stress and tension following a devastating experience, but in situations which have strongly impacted the psyche other forms of counseling and care are also indicated. Other remedies and combinations are far more suited to the actual therapeutic emotional work, which is the hallmark of in-depth flower essence therapy.