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Floral therapy has been recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) for being useful and hassle-free. Since then, zillions of people have benefited from it.
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This is nothing but a therapeutic system described by Edward Bach (1886-1938), an English sage who pioneered the use of flowers as medications. The World Health Organization (WHO) recognized this medical use back in 1976 given the fact that flowers can be applied in a simple, easy and safe way, with no toxic side effects whatsoever. Since them, zillions of people have benefited from the mighty energetic effect they exert on each and every living thing.

Its use is included in the so-called vibrational or bioenergetic medicines, coupled with the likes of chromotherapy, gemotherapy and music therapy, among others.

The origins of floral therapy hark back to ancient China. However, its use in Western civilizations is barely logged in old-time recounts by such philosophic mavens as Plato and Socrates, who back in their days of meditation used to find some healing to a gloomy frame of mind in the dew deposited on flower petals.

Yet it wasn't until the second half of the 20th century that bacteriologist and homeopathic researcher Edward Bach discovered the true healing powers of flowers. After years of toilsome efforts in his London office and deeply concerned about the side effects that conventional medications were bringing on his patients, he made up his mind to leave everything behind and go to the countryside in a quest for a non-intrusive natural remedy that could pose no harms to the human body.

He eventually came up with an answer in his hometown Wales. He looked into the flowers that grew in the surrounding woods and unearthed a different energetic message in each blossom's molecular composition.

In all, Bach studied 38 different flowers and proved their essences could not only change a patient's psychological mood, but also boost up his physical drive.

This conclusion led him to piece together a theory on ailments that, even though it panned out to be quite remarkable at the time, is now within reach of psychologists and physicians for the prognosis of psychosomatic pathologies.

THE SECRET OF FLORAL ESSENCES Floral essences are nothing but vibrational potions that keep intact the energetic qualities of a certain flower. We should bear in mind that flowers act like some sort of antenna that picks up energetic signals from the cosmos (the sun), through the air, and up from the ground via their stems and roots.

Thus, flowers obtain two different kinds of energy that once they blend together in a well-balanced way, they manage to keep some energy of their own that could be poured into water while making essences.

Once they are absorbed by the body, floral essences act through their vibrational features into the patient's energetic field, traveling across the acupuncture meridians straight to the energetic organs where their effects will eventually kick in. The first visible reaction in a patient is his change of mood.

The fact of the matter is that emotions and volitions, as well as intellectual and physical activities, play a part in any individual's central nervous system, a reason why floral therapy must be construed in the light of those interrelations. Whatever someone feels or thinks has some kind of influence in neurological, endocrine or immunological functions and, therefore, in his or her healthiness.

Bach's floral system has been the basis of all studies conducted thereon around the globe, including the California flower set and Australian essences, both penciled in as two of the finest worldwide.

It'll be worth mentioning in this article the upshots of German botanist Andreas Korte's researches with Amazonian orchids.

His studies include nearly two dozen orchid species that do quite some good to patients with downtrodden states of minds by bringing harmony, understanding, balance and moderation, depending on the kind of potion.

Other essences equally known everywhere are the Aztec elixirs –Mexican arnica, prickly pear, aloe, cussing herb, lemon, chamomile or holy thistle) and the so-called new essences such as rosemary, iris, forget-me-not and sweet basil.

All of them bring in an energetic payload of their own that can be combined with other therapeutic elements in an effort to help human beings beat the not-so-nice tribulations that sometimes life puts them through.