How are the Bach Flower Essences prepared?
There are two methods. Twenty of the essences are prepared by the potentization method. Flowers are picked at the peak of their blossoming and put in glass containers holding distilled water for about three hours. The flowers are then discarded, and the water preserved in brandy. This is the “mother tincture” from which the Bach flower essences are prepared. In the boiling method (used mostly for those essences which come from trees) twigs bearing flowers or catkins are boiled for about an hour; then the water is left to cool, after which the twigs are discarded, and the water preserved in brandy.
There are two methods. Twenty of the Essences are prepared by the potentization method. Flowers are picked at the peak of their blossoming and put in glass containers holding distilled water for about three hours. The flowers are then discarded, and the water preserved in brandy. This is the “mother tincture” from which the Bach Flower Essences are prepared. In the boiling method (used mostly for for those Essences which come from trees) twigs bearing flowers or catkins are boiled for about an hour; then the water is left to cool, after which the twigs are discarded, and the water preserved in brandy.
