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The production of the Bach Flower Remedies is handled in two ways:
Using the "sun method," the flowers are picked on a warm
summer day in full sunshine. The flowers are put in a glass bowl
with fresh spring water, taken, if possible, from a spring close
to the location of the flower. It is sufficient that the flowers
only cover the surface of the water. The bowl is placed in the sun
for two to four hours. According to Edward Bach the sun will transfer
the vibration of the flowers into the medium of the water, which
in this way becomes energetically impregnated.
Afterward the flowers are removed from the solution, and an equal
portion of alcohol is added for preservation (Bach used brandy).
The derived solution is stored in a stock bottle. During treatment,
the remedy is usually diluted with water.
Since not all flowers, shrubs, bushes, and trees bloom at a time
of year with plenty of sunshine, a second method for the preparation
of remedies is necessary, the so-called cooking method. The flowers
and buds are picked according to the sun method and boiled down.
The extract is filtered several times and mixed again with the same
portion of alcohol as a preservative. The process is continued in
the same way as the remedies produced with the sun method.
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