* Please Note: This information is based partly on Traditional Medicine which uses natural materials to support health. This information has not been evaluated or approved by the FDA. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These products are intended to support general well being and are not intended to treat, diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or cure any condition or disease. If conditions persist, please seek advice from your medical doctor.
Description
Let the revitalizing floral essence of Wild Rose awaken a sense of purpose that will bring happiness and enjoyment into your life!
Wild Rose (Rose canina) is the Bach Flower Remedy for people who have accepted all that life throws at them and have given up the struggle for fulfillment. Instead they have resigned themselves to the way things are, to the extent where they don't even complain or seem particularly unhappy. Instead they shrug their shoulders - there's no point complaining or trying to change - and seem happy just to drift through life.
The remedy is given to reawaken interest in life. The positive Wild Rose person will still be a happy-go-lucky type, but instead of apathy will feel a sense of purpose that will bring increased happiness and enjoyment.
Dr. Bach's Description: Those who without apparently sufficient reason become resigned to all that happens, and just glide through life, take it as it is, without any effort to improve things and find some joy. They have surrendered to the struggle of life without complaint.
General Herb Information
Wild Rose Rosa canina (Dog Rose, Briar)
Medicinal Usage
Rose hips, rich in vitamin C, were made into syrup, which could be added to cough mixtures or used to flavour medicines. By itself, or in the form of tea, it was taken internally as a gentle tonic. The leaves were used as a mild laxative and, being astringent, for healing wounds. Rose water made a soothing antiseptic tonic for sore and sensitive skins.
Culinary Usage
Dog rose petals were sprinkled in salads. Both petals and hips were made into syrup and jam. The hips were also traditionally used for making wine or vinegar. Puréed fruit, deseeded arid mixed with wine and sugar, was served as a dessert.
Miscellaneous
The name "dog rose" is said to have originated in ancient Greece, where the root was reputed to cure the bite from a rabid dog. Fossilized roses, dating back thousands of years, have been discovered throughout Europe, including Britain. The Greeks used the plant to make perfumes, cosmetics and medicines, while the Romans cultivated it in their gardens for sweet fragrance and beauty. It seems that the further north the dog rose grows, the richer the hips are in vitamin C; hence the content of those in Scotland is four times greater than those in southern England.
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Directions
Dilute two drops of Wild Rose (Rose canina) in a glass of water and sip at intervals. Replenish as necessary.
For multiple use, add two drops of Agrimony to a 30 mL mixing bottle (you may combine up to seven essences in this bottle), top up with mineral water and take four drops at least four times a day.
If necessary, the Bach Flower Essences can be dropped neat onto the tongue, or rubbed onto the lips, behind the ears, or on the temples and wrists.
You can take Bach Flower Remedies as often as you want. If you are in a mood or a bit of a crisis, you only may need one dose, but if you've been feeling the same way for some time you can take them as long as you need to.
Taking Bach Flower Remedies
You can take the remedies in several ways. For the treatment of a short-term mood or problem the easiest way is to put two drops of each selected remedy in a glass of water and sip as required, but at least four times a day, until relief is obtained. If using Rescue Remedy, put in four drops instead of two.
For the treatment of more chronic problems you should make up a treatment bottle, as this is more economical and will make the precious stock remedies go a bit further. Simply get a 30ml bottle with a dropper in the lid (try the local pharmacy), and then add two drops of each selected remedy (four drops of Rescue Remedy) to the bottle. Top this up with still mineral water and from this bottle take four drops four times a day.
If you keep them in the refrigerator, treatment bottles will last from 2 to 4 weeks. If you can't keep your bottle in the refrigerator but have to keep it in your pocket or handbag then you can add a teaspoon of brandy to the treatment bottle - this will help to keep the water from going off. If you don't want to use brandy, cider vinegar is an alternative, although it isn't quite so effective.
Ingredients
5x dilution of flower extracts of Wild Rose (Rose canina) in an alcohol solution (27%).
Cautions
Gentle, safe effective treatment for the whole family. No artificial additive. Suitable for vegetarians. If pregnant or breast feeding, ask a health professional before use.
Additional Information
Where do Bach Flower Essences come from?
The Bach Flower Essences were developed by Dr. Edward Bach a Harley Street doctor and well known Physician, Bacteriologist, Homeopath and Researcher. He believed that attitude of mind plays a vital role in maintaining health and recovering from illness. BR>He identified 38 basic negative states of mind and created a plant or flower based remedy for each one.
After leaving London in 1930, Dr Bach explored the countryside in search of the essences for several years. In 1934 he decided to settle down and create a centre for his work, and chose Mount Vernon, a small cottage in Sotwell, Oxfordshire.
He spent the last years of his life at Mount Vernon and it was here that he completed his research.
Nowadays, Mount Vernon is better known as The Bach Centre, and the present custodians continue to prepare the mother tinctures (first process in making the essences), often using the same locations that Dr Bach identified in the 1930's. Only the Bach signature guarantees that you receive the original Bach Flower Essences, prepared as they have been since Dr. Bach's time with tinctures made exclusively by the Bach Centre at Mount Vernon.
Selecting Bach Flower Remedies
Dr Bach wanted his remedies to be so simple to use that anyone could select and take them without professional advice or the need for any special techniques. That is why the simple method set out here is still the only one used by the Bach Centre and by the practitioners on its register.
Imagine for example that you are suffering from asthma. There is no Bach Flower Remedy for asthma, since this is a physical complaint. Instead you need to ignore the asthma and look at the kind of person you are. Perhaps you are someone who is shy and timid, and who gets nervous about things like speaking in public and meeting new people. This would indicate that you are a Mimulus type, so this would be the first remedy to select.
Then you might think about the way you are feeling at the moment. Perhaps your son is about to start school and quite without cause you are frightened that he will be bullied. Red Chestnut is the remedy for the fear that something bad will happen to loved ones. Perhaps you have been working too hard and are exhausted: this would indicate the need for Olive.
You can select up to six or seven different remedies in this way. Don't worry too much if you make a wrong selection, because if a remedy is not needed it will not do anything. Experience has shown, however, that too many remedies taken at one time are not as effective as a few well-chosen ones. This means that there is no point mixing all 38 together to zap everything at once!
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Products are intended to support general well being and are not intended to treat, diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or cure any condition or disease. If conditions persist, please seek advice from your medical doctor. The essence of the current American rule on Traditional Uses is, as stated by FTC, "Claims based on historical or traditional use should be substantiated by confirming scientific evidence, or should be presented in such a way that consumers understand that the sole basis for the claim is a history of use of the product for a particular purpose."
