Respect of Bach flower essences
original manufactoring process
The methods of manufacture of mother species
• Manual picking of wild flowers in a clean environment free from industrial and human pollution.
• Strict respect of the sun method
• Addition of 40° organic brandy in the same proportion as floral water.
• Dilution at 1/250 in 40°organic brandy.
The sun method
This method is well suited to annual or fragile flowers and allows slow diffusion of their active ingredients, without degradation. It requires the use of spring water, a fine glass container, 40% BIO brandy, a natural filter, a funnel and an amber glass bottle.
The boiling method
• Manual picking of wild flowers in a clean environment with no industrial or human pollution.
• Strict respect of the boiling method.
• Addition of 40° organic brandy in the same proportion as floral water.
• Dilution at 1/250 in 40°organic brandy.
Flowers concerned by this method
Aigremoine, Agrimony
Ajonc, Gorse
Avoine sauvage, Wild Oat
Bruyère, Heather
Centaurée, Centaury
Chêne, Oak
Chicorée, Chicory
Clématite, Clematis
Eau de roche, Rock Water
Gentiane, Gentian
Hélianthème, Rock Rose
Hottonie des marais, Water Violet
Impatiente, Impatiens
Marronnier blanc, White Chestnut
Mimule, Mimulus
Olivier, Olive
Plumbago, Cerato
Verveine, Vervain
Vigne, Vine
Step 1: Climate
Weather conditions must be perfect to make sure we will obtain a top quality preparation: sunny day without any wind or cloud
Step 2: flowers environment
You must choose only wild flowers, free from human and animal pollution.
Step 3: Selection of flowers
Flowers must strictly be the same as the ones discovered by Dr Bach.
Step 4: Picking up flowers
You must pick up the flowers in the morning, when they are at their peak, before pollinisation.
Step 5: Let there be sun
Put the flowers at the surface of a glass vessel containing pure spring water.
Leave the vessel exposed to the sun during 3 or 4 hours, making sure that no shade covers it at any time.
You know that the sun process is completed when flowers wither at the surface of water.
Step 6: Filtering
Delicately remove flowers from the vessel and filter the floral water so as to remove leaves and insects.
Half fill a yellow glass bottle with the floral water.
Step 7: Add organic Brandy
Fill the rest of the bottle with organic 40° cognac, then shake the bottle delicately to obtain a stock solution.
Flowers concerned by this method
Bourgeon de marronnier, Chesnut Bud
Charme, Hornbeam
Châtaignier, Sweet Chestnut
Chèvrefeuille, Honeysuckle
Dame d’onze heure, Star of Bethlehem
Eglantine, Wild Rose
Hêtre, Beech
Houx, Holly
Marronnier rouge, Red Chestnut
Mélèze, Larch
Moutarde, Mustard
Noyer, Walnut
Orme, Elm
Pin, Pine
Pommier sauvage, Crab Apple
Prunus, Cherry Plum
Saule, Willow
Tremble, Aspen
Step 1: Climate
Weather conditions must be perfect to make sure we will obtain a top quality preparation : sunny day without any wind or cloud.
Step 2: flowers environment
You must choose only wild flowers, free from human and animal pollution.
Step 3: Selection of flowers
The boiling method will be used to prepare mother essences from bushes and trees.
It is also necessary to use only the flowers discovered by Dr Bach.
Step 4: Picking up flowers
Pick up flowers with their stalks and leaves and put them in a pan.
Fill the pan up to ¾ and add 1 or 2 liters of spring water.
Step 5: The boiling process
Heat the pan and let the maceration boil for 30 minutes.
Then delicately remove the flowers and let the solution cool for 2 hours.
Step 6: Filtering
Filter the solution and half fill a yellow glass bottle with the preparation.
Step 7: Add organic 40° Brandy
To complete the preparation, fill the bottle with organic 40° Cognac and delicately shake it to obtain a mother tinture