TWO

THE NEW COMBINATIONS

Rescue Remedy

The essence for an emergency, Rescue Remedy is the most well-known and most often used combination of essences. It was first mixed and used by Dr. Bach himself. Since then, it has been employed in countless critical situations, and it has often worked wonders. Rescue Remedy consists of the following essences:

 

6: Cherry Plum

9: Clematis

18: Impatiens

26: Rock Rose

29: Star of Bethlehem

 

This mixture belongs in every household, travel first-aid kit, and car. It should always be taken in any kind of emergency—for example, in all types of accidents, collapse, anger or panic, threat of suicide, heart attack, stroke, burns, and injuries. It calms, stabilizes, and heals. The normal dosage is three drops on the tongue at short intervals (approximately ten minutes); repeat until there is improvement, and then take after longer intervals. If oral ingestion is not possible, just put some drops on the lips or rub in to the forehead.

1/2 Agrimony/Aspen

Suppression due to fears or fears due to suppression

Agrimony/Aspen is for people who try to ignore and suppress their problems until they become unclear, overwhelming, and unpredictable. This results in a vicious cycle in which the fears provoke suppression and suppression gives rise to fears, causing a fear of fear itself. This combination can make us braver and more open and internally free and be helpful in consciously overcoming problems that cause fears and anxieties. Possible complementary essences: Mimulus, Red Chestnut, Rock Rose, Star of Bethlehem, Walnut.

1/3 Agrimony/Beech

Artificial, false tolerance

Agrimony/Beech is for people who hide their fear of conflict and their dislikes and aversions behind a mask of tolerance and tend to gloss over even those things that rub them the wrong way. This combination can be helpful in acknowledging and coming to terms with our likes and dislikes while still being friendly and tolerant. Possible complementary essences: Heather, Larch.

1/4 Agrimony/Centaury

Pathological good-naturedness

Agrimony/Centaury is for people who allow themselves to be used without resistance or who behave too obligingly because they have a fear of conflict. They hide their fear behind a mask of affable naïveté. This combination can make us more able to face conflict and help restore a healthy sense of ego. It gives us more courage to speak our minds and to think of our own needs and concerns. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Cerato, Gentian, Larch, Mimulus, Star of Bethlehem, Walnut.

1/6 Agrimony/Cherry Plum

Suppression creating a danger of excessive psychological pressure

Agrimony/Cherry Plum is for people who are under excessive psychological pressure because they suppress strong emotions or drives and try to keep them hidden. There is the danger that at the next minor strain they will go over the edge or go crazy. This combination can help us be more positive and open in conflicts and express our feelings and emotions more openly, which in turn helps to reduce the pressure. Possible complementary essences: Rock Rose, Sweet Chestnut, White Chestnut.

1/7 Agrimony/Chestnut Bud

Learning difficulties or immaturity caused by shirking

Agrimony/Chestnut Bud is for people who cannot acknowledge unpleasantness and who avoid difficulties. They remain immature, inexperienced, and cowardly. This combination can make us more engaged and less afraid so that we can confront the duties or problems that face us and we can thereby learn from them. It is often used to treat lazy, indolent children. Possible complementary essences: Clematis, Gentian, Honeysuckle, Hornbeam, Larch.

1/19 Agrimony/Larch

Excessive or suppressed inferiority complex

Agrimony/Larch is for people who suffer from an inferiority complex; the more insecure and despondent they are internally, the more carefree and supercilious they become externally. This combination can make us more self-confident and natural, allowing us to admit to our weaknesses without feeling inferior. Possible complementary essence: Heather.

1/20 Agrimony/Mimulus

Repressed or secret fears

Agrimony/Mimulus is for people who are very timid but hide their timidity behind a carefree, courageous demeanor. This combination helps us admit to our fears and consciously work on overcoming them. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Larch, Red Chestnut, Rock Rose, Star of Bethlehem.

1/25 Agrimony/Red Chestnut

Secret worries

Agrimony/Red Chestnut is for people who constantly worry about others but don’t want to show it. They try to appear carefree and optimistic, but secretly worry, trying to hide their pessimistic fears, so that they can never truly relax or be happy. This combination minimizes these exaggerated worries and allows us to discuss them freely and reach clarity. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Chicory, Mimulus, Star of Bethlehem.

1/26 Agrimony/Rock Rose

Stiffening due to panic

Agrimony/Rock Rose is for people who feel under pressure of a panic situation. They cannot sufficiently release the emotion and have a psychic inflexibility or painful irritation in the muscles, tendons, joints, or spine. This combination can lift the blockade. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Crab Apple, Oak, Rock Water, Star of Bethlehem.

1/29 Agrimony/Star of Bethlehem

Emotional wounds behind a happy mask

Agrimony/Star of Bethlehem is for people who hide unhappiness or a psychic injury behind a carefree facade of optimism. This combination gives us more courage to express our feelings and makes us able to consciously face our problems, for example, in conversation with others. The resulting lifting of our burden helps us lay the groundwork for peacefully coming to terms with life. Possible complementary essences: Larch, Mimulus, Water Violet, Willow.

1/33 Agrimony/Walnut

Total self-alienation

Agrimony/Walnut is for people who are alienated from themselves and cannot live as they should, because they let themselves be influenced so strongly and they don’t dare to be honest with themselves. Although they appear happy and content, inside they are sad. This combination can help us rediscover ourselves and begin life anew. It motivates us to deal seriously with our problems and helps us develop our own personality, independent of the expectations of those around us. It is an essential accompaniment to psychotherapy because it prevents the fears that often appear when old behaviors are being broken down and new ones are being formed. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Cerato, Heather, Star of Bethlehem, Wild Oat.

1/34 Agrimony/Water Violet

Human contact problems based on a lack of openness

Agrimony/Water Violet is for people who find it difficult to have contact with others because they are trying to hide something, such as a problem, a fear, or a weakness. Although they know instinctively that they would be better off if they could trust someone and open up to them, they are unable to overcome the gulf that separates them from others and remain disconnected, lonely, and unhappy. This combination helps us become more open, more content with human contact, more trusting—and thereby more able to overcome our tormenting isolation. Possible complementary essences: Larch, Star of Bethlehem.

1/36 Agrimony/Wild Oat

Lack of self-awareness

Agrimony/Wild Oat is for people who, owing to constant repression, don’t know themselves anymore or perhaps never did know themselves. They avoid all confrontations and are afraid to face the truth about themselves. They don’t know how to bring about improvement in their lives or how to find meaning in their lives. This combination is useful at the beginning of any kind of personality development. It helps us reach self-awareness and is always indicated when we don’t know which essence we should take first. Possible complementary essences: Cerato, Scleranthus, Walnut.

2/6 Aspen/Cherry Plum

Sudden feeling of fear and danger of a total breakdown

Aspen/Cherry Plum is for people who feel fear and panic, suddenly and for no recognizable reason, and are on the verge of breaking down or going crazy. Used to treat conditions of psychotic fear caused by emotional trauma. This combination can ease dangerous, fear-induced emotional blockages, preventing psychoses, and prepare us to find a solution by stimulating our awareness. Possible complementary essences: Mimulus, Rock Rose, Star of Bethlehem.

2/20 Aspen/Mimulus

Absolute timidity

Aspen/Mimulus is for people who suffer from all sorts of clear and unclear fears and anxieties. In part they arise from clearly defined sources and in part from deep ungrounded fears. This combination can alleviate strong, generalized fears and give us more courage to examine ideas or situations that make us afraid. Possible complementary essences: Agrimony, Chestnut Bud, Rock Rose, Star of Bethlehem.

2/21 Aspen/Mustard

Anxious depression

Aspen/Mustard is for people who are constantly stricken with anxiety and fear-inducing ideas. They see everything in black and are afraid of all kinds of misfortune. Often these symptoms appear in concert with a heart or liver illness. This combination can alleviate our fears and make us more mentally and emotionally stable and optimistic. Possible complementary essences: Gentian, Gorse, Honeysuckle, Hornbeam, Olive, Rock Rose, Star of Bethlehem, Wild Rose.

2/25 Aspen/Red Chestnut

General, anxiety-induced worries

Aspen/Red Chestnut is for people who worry excessively about others. They are plagued by the terrible fear that some kind of misfortune will strike those close to them. This combination can drive away our fear and allow us to see reality more clearly and to realize that for the most part, things are not as bad as they seem. Possible complementary essences: Chicory, Mimulus, White Chestnut.

2/26 Aspen/Rock Rose

Absolute panic

Aspen/Rock Rose is for people who are suddenly stricken with panic and fear. This combination can help us clear our heads when we are stricken with horror or panic—regardless of the cause. Possible complementary essences: Cherry Plum, Mustard, Sweet Chestnut, White Chestnut.

2/27 Aspen/Rock Water

Fear-induced self-abuse

Aspen/Rock Water is for people who impose on themselves a strong sense of self-discipline in order to neutralize their fears and anxieties. They keep, for example, a strict order, a strict diet, or a strictly regimented form of behavior because they want to make themselves “watertight” from any subconscious, often unnamable fears and anxieties or dangers. The discipline leaves them with a feeling of security. In reality, however, they exchange one form of insecurity for another. As soon as they deviate from their strict rules, they are overcome with terror. This combination can temper our tendencies for compulsive behavior and also ease general fears so that we may live a more natural, carefree life. Possible complementary essences: Agrimony, Crab Apple, Mimulus, Pine, Vine.

2/28 Aspen/Scleranthus

Indecisiveness due to vague fears and anxieties

Aspen/Scleranthus is for people whose minds are so occupied with generalized fears and anxieties that they are unable to think clearly and make decisions. They do not know what they should do because they expect negative consequences from any possible decision. This combination can mitigate our fears and make the mind and spirit clearer so that we regain the ability to act. Possible complementary essences: Cerato, Mimulus, Rock Rose, Star of Bethlehem, Wild Oat.

2/29 Aspen/Star of Bethlehem

Mental and emotional vulnerability due to anxious, timid behavior; fear caused by psychic trauma

Aspen/Star of Bethlehem is for people who, because of a general timidity, are easily shaken by unexpected or troubling events or who have lost their faith in life after a terrifying experience. This combination can make us more courageous and able to deal with life and to process fear-related psychic traumas. Possible complementary essences: Gentian, Honeysuckle, Mimulus, Rock Rose, Walnut.

2/34 Aspen/Water Violet

Human contact problems caused by generalized, vague fears

Aspen/Water Violet is for people who lose contact with their surroundings because of inexplicable or generalized fears and anxieties, which above all can happen in old age as the consequence of a mental breakdown. This combination can strengthen our trust in other people and awaken the desire for human contact. It helps against loneliness caused by mistrust. Possible complementary essences: Mimulus, Mustard, Star of Bethlehem, Wild Rose.

2/35 Aspen/White Chestnut

Mental block caused by vague, undefined fears

Aspen/White Chestnut is for people who are so obsessed with the idea that “something bad” will happen to them that they are barely able to think rationally. This combination can lessen our fears and help us think more realistically and clearly. Possible complementary essences: Cerato, Cherry Plum, Mimulus, Red Chestnut, Star of Bethlehem.

3/14 Beech/Heather

Opportunistic tolerance

Beech/Heather is for people who force themselves to be tolerant and generous to make themselves popular. The effect, however, is actually artificial or forced. This combination helps us recognize our own natural preferences and dislikes and, if necessary, deal with being unpopular. Possible complementary essences: Agrimony, Chicory, Larch, Walnut.

3/15 Beech/Holly

Allergic shock reaction

Beech/Holly is for people who have strong or excessive allergic reactions to substances or life situations. This combination can lessen reactions or reduce the propensity to have them. Possible complementary essences: Clematis, Crab Apple, Elm, Rock Rose, Vine.

3/19 Beech/Larch

Tolerance due to a lack of self-confidence

Beech/Larch is for people who, because of a lack of self-confidence, do not dare to practice justifiable and appropriate criticism and instead try to understand and be tolerant of everything. This combination can strengthen our self-confidence and our ability to face unpleasant truths. Possible complementary essences: Agrimony, Heather, Mimulus, Walnut.

3/20 Beech/Mimulus

Tolerance due to timidity

Beech/Mimulus is for people who, due to a fear of eventual consequences, do not dare to criticize appropriately and instead try to understand and tolerate everything. This combination can minimize the fear and anxiety of the consequences of personal and natural aversions and give us the courage to have unpleasant opinions. Possible complementary essences: Agrimony, Heather, Larch, Walnut.

3/24 Beech/Pine

Tolerance on moralistic grounds

Beech/Pine is for people who feel they are failing when they cannot see everything in a positive light and try desperately to show generosity and tolerance. This combination promotes responsibility and frees us from the compulsion to be better and more tolerant than we really are. Possible complementary essences: Agrimony, Crab Apple, Rock Water, Walnut.

3/27 Beech/Rock Water

Generosity with others and strictness with oneself

Beech/Rock Water is for people who are decidedly generous and tolerant with others but strict and petty with themselves. One has the feeling that something is not right with their behavior. This combination helps us treat ourselves naturally, truthfully, and more objectively. Generosity and incorruptibility come together in a balanced relationship. Possible complementary essences: Crab Apple, Larch, Wild Oat.

3/32 Beech/Vine

Total intolerance

Beech/Vine is for people who are intolerant in their emotions, thoughts, and actions. They always find themselves on the defensive (which often manifests itself in allergies, among other things) and constantly try to shape their surroundings according to their needs. They criticize or avoid anything new or unusual. Even if they make a conscious effort to be accepting, it’s no more than lip service; they’ll soon be back to their old ways of criticizing or wanting to have their hands in everything. They are never truly happy, and they are a burden to those around them. This condition is often accompanied by liver ailments. This combination can make us more open, more generous, and more tolerant. Possible complementary essences: Crab Apple, Holly, Oak, Pine, Vervain.

3/34 Beech/Water Violet

Overly tolerant yet unapproachable

Beech/Water Violet is for people who think of themselves as tolerant and understanding in order to avoid deeper contact and to keep others at a distance. This combination helps us shape our relationship to our surroundings more naturally, encourages us to express our critical opinions, and lets us accept personal relationships. Possible complementary essences: Agrimony, Heather, Mimulus.

4/5 Centaury/Cerato

Dependence due to a weak personality

Centaury/Cerato is for people who have never learned to act independently and who need to have someone else prescribe for them how they should behave and what they should do. They are even-tempered, let themselves be used, and do not have their own opinions. This combination can develop our personality, making us stronger, braver, and more independent. It is often used for overly dependent children. Possible complementary essences: Crab Apple, Larch, Pine, Walnut, Wild Oat.

4/8 Centaury/Chicory

Selfish self-sacrifice

Centaury/Chicory is for people who gladly sacrifice themselves, but their motivation is a mix of selflessness and selfishness. Their tendency to latch on to others through worrying or playing the victim is both strengthened and weakened by their natural devotion. It becomes difficult for the “victims” of their good deeds to free themselves from this relationship. This combination can limit the dependent, exploitative nature of relationships. Possible complementary essences: Pine, Red Chestnut, Walnut, Wild Oat.

4/12 Centaury/Gentian

Weak will and weak personality

Centaury/Gentian is for people who have so little self-assertiveness or will to see things through that they are easily manipulated, used, and discouraged. They are often depressed because they can never have what they really want. This combination can strengthen our personality and will so that we can resist being manipulated and pressured and not let potential failures muddle our judgment. Possible complementary essences: Cerato, Clematis, Honeysuckle, Hornbeam, Larch, Star of Bethlehem, Wild Rose.

4/13 Centaury/Gorse

Compliance due to hopelessness

Centaury/Gorse is for people who have given up hope on their own life, who deny themselves and put themselves in the service of other people or let themselves be used by others. Taken over a longer time period, this combination can change our pessimism and motivate us to think again of ourselves. Possible complementary essences: Gentian, Star of Bethlehem, Wild Rose.

4/17 Centaury/Hornbeam

Feelings of stress and overwork due to dependence

Centaury/Hornbeam is for people who do not feel up to life’s challenges, as the result of undeveloped independence. They are not as successful as they would like to be, especially where work is concerned. This combination can strengthen our personality, our enthusiasm, and our willingness to undertake new things. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Gentian, Larch, Olive.

4/19 Centaury/Larch

Readiness to help caused by an inferiority complex

Centaury/Larch is for dependent people with an inferiority complex who do not risk leading their own lives and act in an overly helpful, friendly manner. This combination can make us more independent and self-aware so that we begin to think of our own interests. Possible complementary essences: Cerato, Gentian, Hornbeam, Mimulus, Walnut.

4/20 Centaury/Mimulus

Fearful submissiveness

Centaury/Mimulus is for people who let themselves be used out of fear of others. Their noticeably affable demeanor has a decidedly obsequious tone. This combination can make us braver and more self-aware so that we begin to assert our own rights and do not allow ourselves to be used anymore. It is especially useful for children and can help spinal complaints, which are connected to servile behavior. Possible complementary essences: Cerato, Hornbeam, Larch, Star of Bethlehem, Walnut.

4/24 Centaury/Pine

Self-sacrifice caused by feelings of guilt

Centaury/Pine is for people who deny themselves owing to feelings of guilt. Their inborn selflessness will become pathologically strengthened through the opinion that they do not have a right to be happy or to have their own life. This combination can allow us to look after our own well-being without suffering a guilty conscience. Possible complementary essences: Cerato, Larch, Rock Water, Star of Bethlehem, Walnut.

4/25 Centaury/Red Chestnut

Worried selflessness

Centaury/Red Chestnut is for people who are overly selfless and constantly worried. This combination can make us naturally free of worries and allows us a healthy amount of egotism, while giving us the ability to leave others to their own fate. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Chicory, Mimulus, Pine, Star of Bethlehem, Walnut.

4/33 Centaury/Walnut

Dependent and easily influenced

Centaury/Walnut is for people who let themselves be too easily influenced by others and can’t lead their own lives. This combination can make us more independent and strong willed, allowing us to think more of ourselves and do what we truly want. Possible complementary essences: Cerato, Heather, Larch, Pine, Wild Oat.

4/37 Centaury/Wild Rose

Resignation due to a weak personality

Centaury/Wild Rose is for people who allow themselves to be used and to serve others and who put forth no objections. They have resigned themselves and tend to let themselves be pushed around by others instead of trying to improve their own situation. This combination strengthens the personality and awakens in us a new interest in life so that we can finally begin to think of ourselves and our future. Possible complementary essences: Gentian, Larch, Olive, Star of Bethlehem, Walnut.

5/7 Cerato/Chestnut Bud

Perplexity due to carelessness

Cerato/Chestnut Bud is for people who do not know how they should act because they are not attentive and do not learn enough from their experiences. Although they constantly receive advice, they make the same mistakes again and again. Used to help mentally lazy children who constantly ask questions without thinking. This combination can awaken our interest in our experiences so that we can better mentally process events and become independent and able to make decisions. Possible complementary essences: Clematis, Hornbeam, Larch, Scleranthus, Wild Oat.

5/19 Cerato/Larch

Insecurity due to feelings of inferiority

Cerato/Larch is for people who do not dare act spontaneously because they feel themselves to be incapable or inferior. At every opportunity, they ask what they should be doing or how they should behave. This combination can make us more self-aware and independent. It helps us act without asking for advice or validation. Possible complementary essences: Agrimony, Centaury, Gentian, Mimulus, Walnut, Wild Oat.

5/20 Cerato/Mimulus

Timidity and insecurity

Cerato/Mimulus is for people who fear excessively that they are acting wrongly and constantly ask for the opinions of others. This combination can alleviate our fear of making mistakes and helps us act intuitively, freely, and according to our own judgment. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Gentian, Larch, Walnut, Wild Oat.

5/24 Cerato/Pine

Insecurity due to fear of a bad conscience

Cerato/Pine is for people who fear being guilty and do not dare to act as they really want; they constantly ask for advice to be sure that they’re doing the right thing. This combination can free us from our groundless feelings of guilt and make us responsible for ourselves and more secure. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Crab Apple, Larch, Mimulus, Red Chestnut, Walnut, Wild Oat.

5/27 Cerato/Rock Water

Mental dependence and self-abuse

Cerato/Rock Water is for people who do not trust their own instincts and often follow strictly some teaching, religion, or dogma, even though it may be against their own interests. This combination can make us unaffected, natural, and self-assured. Possible complementary essences: Crab Apple, Larch, Pine, Walnut, Wild Oat.

5/28 Cerato/Scleranthus

Insecurity and indecisiveness

Cerato/Scleranthus is for people who have no idea what they should do because they don’t trust their own opinions and find it difficult to make a decision. This combination helps promote our abilities to make decisions independently. Possible complementary essences: Chestnut Bud, Gentian, Larch, Walnut, Wild Oat.

5/29 Cerato/Star of Bethlehem

Insecurity caused by a traumatic experience

Cerato/Star of Bethlehem is for people who have become so insecure from a particular experience or event that they have lost the ability to act independently and self-confidently. Still under the influence of a shock, they are so desperate to assure themselves that they’ll ask anyone for advice. This combination helps us overcome psychic trauma and be ourselves again. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Centaury, Gentian, Larch, Mimulus, Walnut, Wild Oat.

5/33 Cerato/Walnut

Insecurity due to being easily influenced

Cerato/Walnut is for people who are easily influenced and are again and again put off their goals by bad advice. This combination can make us more secure and self-confident and helps us follow our own path without straying. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Gentian, Larch, Pine, Scleranthus, Wild Oat.

5/36 Cerato/Wild Oat

Lack of life plans leading to insecurity

Cerato/Wild Oat is for people who are lacking a goal in life to orient themselves and their actions. Internally insecure, they are in constant search of an adviser or leader. Because they cannot judge whether these leaders are right for them, they often find themselves on the wrong path. This combination helps us reach a point of clarity on the important aspects of our lives and take action. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Gentian, Mustard, Scleranthus, Walnut.

6/11 Cherry Plum/Elm

At the limits of psychic and physical endurance

Cherry Plum/Elm is for people who have demanded too much of themselves physically and psychically and can lose their physical and rational faculties. This combination can prevent a potential collapse by easing self-induced pressure and allows us to reward ourselves with happiness and rest. Possible complementary essences: Agrimony, Oak, Pine, Rock Rose, Rock Water, Sweet Chestnut.

6/15 Cherry Plum/Holly

Uncontrollable fits of rage

Cherry Plum/Holly is for people who suffer under very strong emotional pressure and are susceptible to fits of aggression and rage. This combination is for exceptional situations. It should be taken when we feel that we’re about to burst from anger and rage. It can reduce tension and protect us from the worst. Possible complementary essences: Impatiens, White Chestnut, Willow.

6/18 Cherry Plum/Impatiens

Prepsychotic restlessness

Cherry Plum/Impatiens is for people who react to severe emotional pressure by being restless or by excessive, inappropriate actions. It’s as if they might go over the edge if they were to have to stand still for just a moment. This combination can make us calmer and more relaxed. Possible complementary essences: Agrimony, Elm, Holly, Scleranthus, Vervain, White Chestnut.

6/20 Cherry Plum/Mimulus

Severe internal conflict due to fear

Cherry Plum/Mimulus is for people who are in danger of cracking under pressure, owing to particular fears that they cannot consciously express or work through. This combination is for emergency situations. It can reduce internal, anxious pressure and must be taken frequently. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Impatiens, Rock Rose, Sweet Chestnut, White Chestnut.

6/22 Cherry Plum/Oak

On the verge of an emotional breakdown due to stress and overwork

Cherry Plum/Oak is for people who demand more of themselves than they can actually achieve and are thus under such internal pressure that they are in danger of a breakdown. Instinctively, they begin to sacrifice their own happiness in order to fulfill their own overambitious plans and feel the irresistible urge to throw everything overboard that represents order and reason. This combination can reduce inner tension by minimizing self-imposed pressures and helping us see them as unnecessary and destructive. Possible complementary essences: Elm, Holly, Rock Water, Sweet Chestnut, Vervain.

6/25 Cherry Plum/Red Chestnut

Raging worries

Cherry Plum/Red Chestnut is for people who worry about someone so much that they are on the edge of a breakdown. Perhaps they’ve tried too hard and for too long to suppress their fears or perhaps other anxieties combine with their worries to create a psychic pressure cooker. This combination can lessen the internal pressures caused by our worrying. It makes us more optimistic and able to consciously face our own fears. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Chicory, Impatiens, Mimulus, Rock Rose, Sweet Chestnut, White Chestnut.

6/26 Cherry Plum/Rock Rose

Panic, with the danger of losing one’s reason

Cherry Plum/Rock Rose is for situations in which sudden, panicky fear puts us in danger of going over the edge. We cannot think straight or listen to reason. This combination can minimize the acute danger by bringing us more distance, quiet, and clarity. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Clematis, Impatiens, Mimulus, Sweet Chestnut.

6/27 Cherry Plum/Rock Water

Psychosis as the result of an excessive self-imposed pressure

Cherry Plum/Rock Water is for people who have put themselves under too much pressure; an unexpected psychic trauma puts them in danger of losing self-control. This combination can calm and relax us as it helps us deal more flexibly with our emotions and psychic needs. Possible complementary essences: Crab Apple, Impatiens, Oak, Pine, Vine.

6/29 Cherry Plum/Star of Bethlehem

Psychosis caused by a mental or spiritual injury

Cherry Plum/Star of Bethlehem is for people whose psyche has been so shaken from some shocking event that they are on the verge of a breakdown or are generally so unstable and sensitive that even a minor shock will send them over the edge. This combination can make us psychically more stable by tempering our oversensitivity or lessening the trauma. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Holly, Impatiens, Mimulus, Walnut, Willow.

6/30 Cherry Plum/Sweet Chestnut

Desperation due to emotional stress

Cherry Plum/Sweet Chestnut is for people who have lost sight of the “big picture” as the result of emotional stress and feel lost and desperate. This combination is for exceptional situations. It can reduce the inner pressure and return our hope of somehow making life clear again. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Elm, Gorse, Star of Bethlehem.

6/35 Cherry Plum/White Chestnut

Mental obsession

Cherry Plum/White Chestnut is for people who are so obsessed with a particular thought that they can go insane. This combination can limit mental and emotional obsessions and relax us so that we can face our problems rationally. Possible complementary essences: Holly, Impatiens, Pine, Oak, Rock Water, Star of Bethlehem, Vervain, Willow.

7/9 Chestnut Bud/Clematis

Carelessness and daydreaming

Chestnut Bud/Clematis is for people who make mistakes again and again because they depend too much on their daydreams and illusions. For dreamy children with learning disabilities. This combination can make us more attentive, more interested, and more circumspect. Possible complementary essences: Gentian, Honeysuckle, Larch, Wild Rose.

7/12 Chestnut Bud/Gentian

Lack of attentiveness leading to a relapse

Chestnut Bud/Gentian is for people who do not pay enough attention to their experiences. This laxity will often lead to setbacks at work, which, in turn, causes them to be frustrated and give up prematurely. It can also lead to a standstill or relapse in the healing process. If we have a tendency to neglect our own needs, this combination can help us get back on our feet after an illness. It is also useful with children who lose their thirst for learning because they constantly make mistakes. Possible complementary essences: Clematis, Holly, Hornbeam, Impatiens, Olive, Scleranthus, Star of Bethlehem, Wild Rose.

7/16 Chestnut Bud/Honeysuckle

Inattentiveness due to nostalgic daydreaming

Chestnut Bud/Honeysuckle is for people who often make mistakes because their thoughts are stuck in the past. This combination helps us let go of the past and apply ourselves constructively to the present. It is good for children who have learning difficulties due to homesickness. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Clematis, Gentian, Mustard, Wild Rose.

7/28 Chestnut Bud/Scleranthus

Learning difficulties caused by attention deficit

Chestnut Bud/Scleranthus is for people who are poor learners because they are too easily distracted. This combination helps us stay on track and concentrate on that which needs to be learned. Possible complementary essences: Cerato, Clematis, Gentian, Honeysuckle, Impatiens, Wild Oat.

7/34 Chestnut Bud/Water Violet

Closed-mindedness

Chestnut Bud/Water Violet is for people who close themselves off to every new experience. Intellectual conflicts, new knowledge, and stimulating or unaccustomed human contact are all unpleasant. This combination can make us more receptive, more mentally flexible, more interested and enthusiastic, and more open to human contact. It is especially suitable for withdrawn children who lack enthusiasm. Possible complementary essences: Clematis, Honeysuckle, Larch, Mimulus, Star of Bethlehem, Wild Rose.

7/35 Chestnut Bud/White Chestnut

Distraction due to obsessive thoughts

Chestnut Bud/White Chestnut is for people who are so dominated by certain thoughts that they cannot get their minds off them or learn something new. This combination can free our thoughts from pointless obsessions and help our memory. Possible complementary essences: Clematis, Crab Apple, Honeysuckle, Pine, Rock Water, Star of Bethlehem, Vervain, Vine.

7/36 Chestnut Bud/Wild Oat

Lack of goals due to inattentiveness

Chestnut Bud/Wild Oat is for people who do not learn from their experiences and therefore have no useful life concept or goals. This combination (which must often be taken for months) helps us recognize our purpose in life. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Cerato, Clematis, Gentian, Honeysuckle, Larch, Scleranthus, Walnut.

7/37 Chestnut Bud/Wild Rose

Inattentive and resigned

Chestnut Bud/Wild Rose is for people who continually make mistakes because they have no interest in life. Used to treat generally unenthusiastic children who lack initiative and who have learning difficulties. This combination can make us more attentive, more circumspect, and more enthusiastic. Possible complementary essences: Clematis, Honeysuckle, Hornbeam, Mustard, Olive, Star of Bethlehem.

8/14 Chicory/Heather

Overpowering need to be loved and admired

Chicory/Heather is for people who crave attention and admiration. They care about other people, but they also toot their own horn at every chance. Their need to be loved and admired is so strong that they are deeply hurt if someone doesn’t notice them. This combination can make us more discreet, more natural, and more independent of others. Vain children who crave love need it often. Possible complementary essences: Agrimony, Cerato, Holly, Larch, Mimulus, Star of Bethlehem, Walnut, Willow.

8/15 Chicory/Holly

Love-hate

Chicory/Holly is for people whose disappointed love turns to hate. They are unfriendly and hateful or aggressive because they do not get the attention they desire. This combination is often used for family or relationship problems, for example, if a partnership is about to break up or a child wants to be rid of his or her parents. It can prevent a serious disappointment and promote calm understanding. Possible complementary essences: Red Chestnut, Star of Bethlehem, Willow.

8/16 Chicory/Honeysuckle

Sadness due to a lost love

Chicory/Honeysuckle is for people who cannot get over the loss of a close relationship, such as the love of a person or an animal. Their thoughts are stuck in the past, when the world still made sense to them, and they feel deeply hurt. This combination helps us overcome the sadness that comes from not being able to let go. Once we are free, we can turn our attention again to the present. It is good for children who are torn away from their accustomed surroundings. Possible complementary essences: Holly, Star of Bethlehem, Wild Rose, Willow.

8/20 Chicory/Mimulus

Anxious clinging

Chicory/Mimulus is for people who cling to someone out of fear or for people (especially children) who constantly live in the fear of losing the person whom they most love and trust. This combination can make us more secure, confident, and independent. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Centaury, Larch, Red Chestnut, Star of Bethlehem.

8/21 Chicory/Mustard

Depression caused by unrequited love

Chicory/Mustard is for people who are always stricken with sadness or depression because their love is not returned. This combination can make us more content and realistic in our life’s desires. Possible complementary essences: Gentian, Heather, Honeysuckle, Star of Bethlehem, Willow, Wild Oat.

8/22 Chicory/Oak

Stubborn, insistent attention or love

Chicory/Oak is for people who cannot get over their obsession with helping someone, even though the assistance or attention is not welcome. This combination helps us keep the right distance when we find ourselves in a futile or unhappy relationship. Possible complementary essences: Holly, Honeysuckle, Vervain, Willow.

8/25 Chicory/Red Chestnut

Total self-sacrifice

Chicory/Red Chestnut is for people who tend to sacrifice themselves for other people out of an unusual combination of egotism and selflessness. This combination of essences helps us put more distance between ourselves and those we love and allows us to think more about ourselves. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Impatiens, Mimulus, Walnut, White Chestnut.

8/35 Chicory/White Chestnut

Obsessive thoughts of love

Chicory/White Chestnut is for people who can think only of catching their beloved’s attention or of how they’ll never get over it if they don’t succeed. This combination can bring us around to other thoughts again and normalize our perspective where love is concerned. Possible complementary essences: Honeysuckle, Oak, Star of Bethlehem, Willow.

8/38 Chicory/Willow

Bitterness caused by rejection or ingratitude

Chicory/Willow is for people who are embittered because someone they cared about very much has ignored them or treated them ungraciously. This combination can prevent or ease bitterness and resentment when they are reactions to unrequited love or ingratitude. Possible complementary essences: Heather, Holly, Larch, Star of Bethlehem, Water Violet.

9/12 Clematis/Gentian

Weak will and daydreaming

Clematis/Gentian is for people who give up too quickly at the sign of failure or difficulties and begin to take refuge in dreams or illusions. Used to treat dreamy, weak-willed children. This combination can make us more strong willed and realistic and enable us to better master our lives. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Honeysuckle, Hornbeam, Larch, Wild Rose.

9/16 Clematis/Honeysuckle

Total daydreaming

Clematis/Honeysuckle is for people who are not realistic enough. At one moment they cling to pleasant memories, and the next they dream of better times; they have little interest in the present. They can’t concentrate well on their work and are often unhappy with their lives. This combination can help us concentrate and make us more realistic and able to cope with life. It reduces pathological tendencies to flee from reality. Possible complementary essences: Gentian, Larch, Star of Bethlehem, White Chestnut, Wild Rose.

9/23 Clematis/Olive

Sleepiness, absentmindedness, hallucinations, or unconsciousness due to exhaustion

Clematis/Olive is for people who are so exhausted that they have a hard time concentrating. Their thoughts tend to roam or are vague and unclear. They often fall asleep or fall into a state of daydreaming at inappropriate times. In more serious cases, they can end up unconscious or longing for death. This combination can restore us to strength and clarity. It is especially useful for serious mental or emotional exertion, such as examinations or debilitating illnesses that drain the strength. Possible complementary essences: Gentian, Gorse, Star of Bethlehem, Wild Rose.

9/26 Clematis/Rock Rose

Tendency toward fainting in panic situations

Clematis/Rock Rose is for people who lose consciousness or presence of mind in a panic situation. This combination is an ingredient of Rescue Remedy. It helps us keep our presence of mind in emergencies and can also be taken as a preventive if we tend to become unconscious when faced with unusual psychic stress. It can be given with Agrimony in cases of epilepsy. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Cherry Plum, Elm, Gentian, Star of Bethlehem, Sweet Chestnut.

9/28 Clematis/Scleranthus

Indecisiveness due to daydreaming

Clematis/Scleranthus is for people who have difficulties making decisions because speculation and illusions have taken away their clear view of reality. Generally, they wait for matters to take care of themselves. This combination can make us more realistic and decisive. Possible complementary essences: Cerato, Gentian, Wild Oat.

9/29 Clematis/Star of Bethlehem

Unconsciousness in traumatic situations

Clematis/Star of Bethlehem is for people who tend to pass out when faced with a shocking or unhappy situation. This combination generally restores our presence of mind and makes us mentally and emotionally more resistant. In accidents it can help us avoid unconsciousness. It is a component of Rescue Remedy. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Elm, Olive, Rock Rose, Walnut, Wild Rose.

9/35 Clematis/White Chestnut

Obsessive dreams of the future

Clematis/White Chestnut is for eccentric daydreamers and people whose minds are always filled with future plans and dreams. They cannot think of anything else, live only in their fantasies and dreams, and are also unable to deal with the present. This combination can bring us back to reason. Possible complementary essences: Chestnut Bud, Honeysuckle, Wild Oat.

9/37 Clematis/Wild Rose

Drowsiness, lack of initiative or resignation, and a longing for death

Clematis/Wild Rose is for people who cannot think clearly and cannot bring themselves to act. They simply have no drive and often feel in a funk. In the case of a serious illness, this can often lead to resignation and a longing for death. This combination can reawaken the mind and spirit and make us more interested and engaged. Possible complementary essences: Gentian, Honeysuckle, Olive, Star of Bethlehem.

10/19 Crab Apple/Larch

Feelings of impurity and self-loathing

Crab Apple/Larch is for people who feel physically and spiritually unclean and inferior. There are two tendencies here: first, they have feelings of inferiority because they think of themselves as unclean, and second, their low self-esteem causes them to place excessive and pathological demands on themselves. This combination enables us to feel more at home in our own skin and pay more attention to our own needs. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Cerato, Pine, Star of Bethlehem, Walnut.

10/20 Crab Apple/Mimulus

Excessive fear of filth

Crab Apple/Mimulus is for people who have an intense, groundless fear of filth, contagion, or toxins. They are sterile and artificial and can no longer be content with a “normal” life. Often, fear of contagion or uncleanliness can have a detrimental effect on their sexuality. This combination can make us more casual in questions of cleanliness, help us overcome our loathing, and give us the courage to indulge our guilty pleasures when called for. Possible complementary essences: Agrimony, Aspen, Cerato, Larch, Pine, Star of Bethlehem, Walnut, Wild Oat.

10/24 Crab Apple/Pine

Morally motivated obsession with cleanliness

Crab Apple/Pine is for people who strive toward absolute internal and external cleanliness on moral as well as hygienic grounds. They feel guilty when they can’t be clean and orderly. This combination can mitigate our moral obsessions and make us able to be happy with life, even when it falls outside the norms of cleanliness, order, and morality. Possible complementary essences: Cerato, Larch, Mimulus, Rock Water, Star of Bethlehem, Walnut.

10/27 Crab Apple/Rock Water

Excessively clean and disciplined

Crab Apple/Rock Water is for people who drive themselves to excessive order, cleanliness, and discipline. This impulse makes them unpleasant, tense companions. This combination can make us more natural, unaffected, and tolerant in matters of cleanliness. Possible complementary essences: Mimulus, Oak, Pine, Vine, Wild Oat.

10/29 Crab Apple/Star of Bethlehem

Pathological loathing

Crab Apple/Star of Bethlehem is for people who react with excessive defensiveness or pathological disgust to dirt or filth as the result of a traumatic experience. This combination can normalize our relationship to “filth.” Possible complementary essences: Agrimony, Aspen, Mimulus, Rock Rose.

10/32 Crab Apple/Vine

Petty fanaticism for cleanliness

Crab Apple/Vine is for people who have a strong need for cleanliness and order, not only for themselves but also for their environment. Their obsessions can make them petty, intolerant, and tyrannical. This combination can loosen our inflexible attitudes about order, morality, and cleanliness. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Mimulus, Pine, Rock Water, Star of Bethlehem, Vervain, White Chestnut.

10/35 Crab Apple/White Chestnut

Tormenting feelings of being filthy

Crab Apple/White Chestnut is for people who are obsessed with the idea of being impure or poisoned and can no longer think clearly. These compulsive ideas can concern the physical (filth, toxins, contagion) or the spiritual (immorality, sins). This combination can free us from our obsessive attitudes so that we can feel at home in our own skin. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Mimulus, Pine, Rock Water, Vine.

11/12 Elm/Gentian

Discouraged, overworked, and overwhelmed

Elm/Gentian is for people who suddenly do not feel up to a burden or responsibility and want to give up, even though they may have the strength to continue. Also for people who are normally very healthy and who suddenly become ill and can’t recover. This combination helps us endure in extreme psychic or physical situations and, when we feel at the end of our rope, helps us go on. It can liberate our healing abilities in the case of serious, sudden illnesses. Possible complementary essences: Gorse, Larch, Mimulus, Star of Bethlehem, Walnut.

11/13 Elm/Gorse

Sudden hopelessness caused by overexertion

Elm/Gorse is for people who suddenly lose faith in their ability to succeed, under the pressure of a great burden or responsibility. They become mired in a kind of internal crippling and are no longer capable of hope. This combination is not often needed; used at the right moment, however, it can help us avoid a catastrophe. It can restore in us the hope that there is a solution for everything and return to us our lost optimism as well. Possible combinations: Gentian, Star of Bethlehem, Sweet Chestnut, Wild Rose.

11/17 Elm/Hornbeam

Acute performance anxiety

Elm/Hornbeam is for people who are on the verge of collapsing when life seems too difficult or when they are under a special strain. The origins of this condition are more psychic than physical. This combination can have a stabilizing effect in acute crises brought about by “performance anxiety” and can help alleviate fear of failure of all types. It is used for special traumas of all kinds, especially for pessimistic people. Possible complementary essences: Gentian, Larch, Mimulus, Olive, Vervain.

11/19 Elm/Larch

Sudden loss of self-confidence

Elm/Larch is for people with weak self-confidence who suddenly lose all courage in the face of a special mission or responsibility and are on the verge of a breakdown. This combination can restore our strength and self-confidence so that we may go on. Possible complementary essences: Gentian, Hornbeam, Mimulus, Olive, Rock Rose, Star of Bethlehem.

11/20 Elm/Mimulus

Sudden fear of failure

Elm/Mimulus is for people who are suddenly stricken with a fear of not being able to complete a task or not being able to fulfill a responsibility. Normally they are competent and love to take on a lot for themselves; all of a sudden, however, they become despondent and fearful. This combination can restore our accustomed courage and fill us with a new confidence in our ability to achieve. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Gentian, Hornbeam, Larch, Rock Rose, Star of Bethlehem.

11/22 Elm/Oak

Overly demanding as the result of a compulsion to achieve

Elm/Oak is for people who always make extreme demands on themselves and find it difficult to lower their goals or give up when their goals are too unrealistic. Their ambitious, uncompromising behavior often pushes them to the edge of a breakdown, destroys their happiness, and, in the long term, undermines their health. This combination can temper our obsession with achievement and responsibility and help us better assess our abilities, which, in turn, will improve our performance. Possible complementary essences: Rock Water, Vine.

11/23 Elm/Olive

Severe physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion

Elm/Olive is for people who are pushed to the edge of their abilities and who feel mentally and physically drained. This combination can mobilize our reserves of physical and psychic strength. Possible complementary essences: Gentian, Gorse, Hornbeam, Larch, Star of Bethlehem.

11/26 Elm/Rock Rose

Panic due to stress

Elm/Rock Rose is for people who quickly fall into a state of panic when they are stressed. This combination can bring us the needed cold-bloodedness and efficiency in times of stress and keep us from losing our heads. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Cherry Plum, Impatiens, Mimulus, Star of Bethlehem.

11/29 Elm/Star of Bethlehem

Collapse as the result of psychological trauma

Elm/Star of Bethlehem is for people who break down (or are on the verge of breaking down) when faced with a traumatic experience. This combination can restore our strength, our inner distance, and our mental clarity, in order to deal with several traumatic situations. Possible complementary essences: Gorse, Rock Rose, Sweet Chestnut.

11/30 Elm/Sweet Chestnut

Desperation due to overexertion

Elm/Sweet Chestnut is for people who are thrown into absolute desperation from a sudden feeling of overexertion and overwork. Normally, they can muster great reserves of strength in such situations, but in this case, the situation simply seems overwhelming. They don’t know any longer how to proceed and are ready to throw in the towel. This combination can help us overcome the depths. It is not often used, but when it is, it should be taken frequently. Possible complementary essences: Gentian, Hornbeam, Larch, Oak, Star of Bethlehem.

12/13 Gentian/Gorse

Weak will and hopelessness

Gentian/Gorse is for people who are discouraged and pessimistic after a long history of failures. They undertake nothing with true conviction and decisiveness and give up at the first sign of difficulties. This combination can make us more optimistic, enthusiastic, and proactive. It is especially useful for debilitating, serious illnesses when a positive trend stops, and it can ensure small advances in the recovery process. Possible complementary essences: Hornbeam, Olive, Star of Bethlehem, Wild Rose.

12/16 Gentian/Honeysuckle

Excessive nostalgia and pining for the past

Gentian/Honeysuckle is for people who live more in the past than in the present and therefore are not up to the challenges of their lives. They are no longer interested in success and give up very easily. This is found in children who suffer from homesickness or with people who have lost their connection to life after a serious loss. This combination helps us forget the past and face the challenges of life. Possible complementary essences: Clematis, Hornbeam, Mustard, Olive, Star of Bethlehem, Wild Rose.

12/17 Gentian/Hornbeam

Pessimistic and weak willed

Gentian/Hornbeam is for people who always feel overworked and stressed, and who are essentially geared toward failure and readily give up in the face of difficulties. This combination can make us more proactive and strong willed. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Larch, Mimulus, Star of Bethlehem, Wild Rose.

12/19 Gentian/Larch

Weak willed, with a lack of self-confidence

Gentian/Larch is for people who are programmed to fail because they trust nothing and throw in the towel at the first sign of difficulties. This is especially true of children who are too sensitive for the human rat race. This combination can give us more self-confidence and drive. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Heather, Mimulus, Star of Bethlehem, Wild Rose.

12/20 Gentian/Mimulus

Tractable and timid

Gentian/Mimulus is for people who always shrink from problems, owing to their timidity. They break off appointments, abandon plans, or give up their rights because they are afraid that insisting on what’s due them could have negative consequences. This combination can make us more brave and strong willed. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Centaury, Hornbeam, Larch, Star of Bethlehem, Walnut.

12/21 Gentian/Mustard

Bad moods or depression

Gentian/Mustard is for people who are constantly in bad moods or suffer depression, sometimes with and sometimes without good reason. This combination helps against depressive moods of all kinds. It can stabilize mood and generally make us more optimistic. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Chicory, Hornbeam, Larch, Olive, Star of Bethlehem, Wild Oat.

12/23 Gentian/Olive

Exhausted and discouraged

Gentian/Olive is for people who cannot take care of their obligations and affairs properly owing to serious exhaustion; they give up at the first sign of difficulties and, worn out, withdraw into themselves. This combination can mobilize reserves of strength and make us more strong willed and proactive. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Clematis, Honeysuckle, Hornbeam, Mustard, Star of Bethlehem, Wild Rose.

12/28 Gentian/Scleranthus

Relapse during the recovery phase

Gentian/Scleranthus is for people who suffer setbacks or disruptions during a process of recovery, a recurring setback in an illness that we thought was defeated. One has the impression that the organism itself has not been totally convinced that it should become healthy again. This combination promotes consistency in the healing and recovery process and minimizes the danger of a relapse. It is especially appropriate in psychically unstable people who more or less unconsciously have not (or at least not sufficiently) reached the resolution of their illness because the motivation to become healthy again is still not strong enough. Possible complementary essences: Cerato, Chestnut Bud, Walnut, Wild Rose.

12/29 Gentian/Star of Bethlehem

Weak will caused by psychic trauma

Gentian/Star of Bethlehem is for people whose will is diminished by a terrifying experience or emotionally difficult circumstances. They shrink away in terror from every problem because they still suffer from a lingering shock, and it seems as if they will never recover. This combination can make us able to face life again by healing mental and emotional wounds and strengthening the will. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Hornbeam, Larch, Olive, Wild Rose.

12/33 Gentian/Walnut

Despair accompanying life changes

Gentian/Walnut is for people who face losing their optimism and endurance during phases of important personal development. The problem arises when shaping the form of a new life comes to a standstill. This combination can give us the strength and resolve to follow our own path so that neither setbacks nor other people can deter us from realizing our goals. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Hornbeam, Larch, Mimulus, Olive, Scleranthus, Wild Oat.

12/37 Gentian/Wild Rose

Resignation and weak will

Gentian/Wild Rose is for people for whom it takes a great effort to gather themselves together to undertake a project and who give up at the first sign of difficulty. Nothing interests them, and they let themselves drift; when they finally make a halfhearted effort to get on their feet again, they sabotage themselves by giving up immediately. This combination helps us find our way back to an active life by promoting an enthusiastic and energetic nature. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Hornbeam, Larch, Olive, Star of Bethlehem.

13/21 Gorse/Mustard

Depression caused by hopelessness

Gorse/Mustard is for people who sink into depression again and again because they suffer from a deep-seated hopelessness that permeates their entire being. Although they lead a halfway normal life in their “good” phases, internally they are resigned and unhappy. This combination can limit the frequency and intensity of bouts with depression and make us, on the whole, more optimistic. It should be taken over an extended period of time. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Gentian, Hornbeam, Olive, Star of Bethlehem.

13/23 Gorse/Olive

Hopelessness caused by exhaustion

Gorse/Olive is for people who have no more strength to go on living after long or intense suffering. The body has used up its reserves, and the spirit has lost all hope. They simply wait (consciously or unconsciously) for the end. This combination can strengthen the body and also awaken positive mental strength; in doing so, it can help bring about a general change for the better and, at the very least, make life worth living. It should be taken in cases of advancing cancer. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Clematis, Elm, Gentian, Hornbeam, Larch, Mustard, Star of Bethlehem, Sweet Chestnut, Wild Rose.

13/29 Gorse/Star of Bethlehem

Hopelessness caused by severe trauma

Gorse/Star of Bethlehem is for people who have been deeply affected, psychically or physically, by a terrifying experience or accident to the extent that they have lost all hope of an improvement. Filled with a profound sense of pessimism, they can no longer imagine themselves being happy or healthy. Taken over the long term, this combination can heal our wounds and awaken new hope. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Clematis, Gentian, Hornbeam, Larch, Mustard, Olive, Wild Rose.

13/30 Gorse/Sweet Chestnut

Absolute, hopeless desperation

Gorse/Sweet Chestnut is for people who are so desperate that they see no way out and no hope of better times. Something inside them seems to be broken. This combination is needed only in rare emergency situations; it makes the hopelessly desperate more responsive and helps them direct their energies toward life. This creates the groundwork for a new beginning. It must be taken often and tried in various potencies. Possible complementary essences: Larch, Mustard, Wild Rose, Willow.

13/37 Gorse/Wild Rose

Total resignation

Gorse/Wild Rose is for people who have lost all hope and all interest in life. They behave totally passively because everything seems meaningless and empty. When someone tries to help, they let it pass right by, taking no notice. This combination can reawaken our interest in life and help promote positive expectations. It must be taken over a long period of time, and after a time it should be combined with other essences appropriate to the personality. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Gentian, Hornbeam, Larch, Mustard, Olive, Star of Bethlehem.

14/16 Heather/Honeysuckle

Vain youth

Heather/Honeysuckle is for people whose vanity will not allow them to grow old. They are afraid to lose recognition and acceptance because they are no longer as beautiful, strong, or capable as they were. For this reason, they try to stop the clock, so to speak, and remain as they always were. This combination helps us accept aging with more composure. Possible complementary essences: Larch, Mustard, Star of Bethlehem, Walnut, Wild Oat.

14/19 Heather/Larch

Boasting and showing off due to an inferiority complex

Heather/Larch is for people who have a lack of self-confidence and feel inferior; they often compensate by being overbearing and boasting of their talents and accomplishments in an imperious manner. This combination is often used and can help us become more self-confident and discreet; we don’t need to show off to become more pleasant and generally more valued by others. Possible complementary essences: Agrimony, Vervain, Walnut.

14/20 Heather/Mimulus

Pushiness caused by a fear of loneliness

Heather/Mimulus is for people who are afraid of being rejected and lonely and who constantly draw attention to themselves by showing off in a chattering and talkative manner, which is exactly why no one will have anything to do with them. This combination can help us become more independent of others and enable us to be alone. Possible complementary essences: Agrimony, Aspen, Cerato, Larch, Mustard, Walnut.

14/21 Heather/Mustard

Depression caused by rejection and loneliness

Heather/Mustard is for people who are constantly depressed because they get no attention or companionship, which they need. This combination helps us be more independent of others and allows us to see life more positively. Possible complementary essences: Cerato, Larch, Walnut, Willow.

14/29 Heather/Star of Bethlehem

Psychic trauma due to humiliation

Heather/Star of Bethlehem is for people who are traumatized by their weakness, which is a need for recognition and affection. Perhaps someone has ridiculed them, or perhaps they have been closed out of society. In any case, they can’t get over it, and they become sick. This combination helps us overcome trauma and the need for the recognition and approval of others. Possible complementary essences: Cerato, Chicory, Mustard, Walnut.

14/35 Heather/White Chestnut

Compulsive vanity

Heather/White Chestnut is for people who can think only of fulfilling their wish to be recognized and admired and are constantly preoccupied with how they can show themselves in a favorable light to those around them or with the fear of not being successful at it. This combination can temper our egotism and allows us to think of something besides ourselves. Possible complementary essences: Agrimony, Cherry Plum, Impatiens, Mimulus, Walnut.

15/18 Holly/Impatiens

Impatient and irritable

Holly/Impatiens is for people who are irritable or aggressive because things do not go as quickly or as smoothly as their usual impatience can tolerate. Waiting or being held up for anything is pure poison to them. This combination is suitable for treating an existing condition as well as the general constitution. It can diminish restlessness and aggression. Naturally, it won’t make a fast-thinking and -acting person into a thoughtful and slow person, but it can, in most cases, significantly minimize the frequency and intensity of outbursts and prevent the worst manifestations of acute cases. Possible complementary essences: Oak, Scleranthus, Vervain, Wild Oat.

15/20 Holly/Mimulus

Anxious irritability

Holly/Mimulus is for people who become nervous and irritable out of fear or anxiety. They tend to react aggressively when faced with problems or when they find themselves in a state of anxious tension. This aggression provides a certain relief. This combination can make us calmer and more stable by alleviating our anxiety and irritability. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Impatiens, Rock Rose, Scleranthus.

15/29 Holly/Star of Bethlehem

Aggression caused by mental and emotional stress

Holly/Star of Bethlehem is for people who react too aggressively to mental or emotional distress. This combination can soften a situation and help us confront it constructively. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Mimulus, Rock Rose.

15/31 Holly/Vervain

Irritable do-gooder

Holly/Vervain is for people with missionary tendencies who become enraged if they encounter any resistance. They want the best for others, but their strong, easily irritable temperament is often difficult to restrain. This combination can make us more affable and also dampen our drive to manipulate the lives of others. Possible complementary essences: Beech, Chicory, Oak, Vine

15/32 Holly/Vine

Rage due to opposition or errors

Holly/Vine is for people who become angry when someone tries to oppose them or behaves in a manner other than what they think is proper—for example, a closed-minded boss or a petty domestic tyrant. They often suffer from gall-related problems. This combination can make us more affable, easygoing, generous, and tolerant. It allows us to let others live their own lives and gives us the ability to laugh at ourselves. Possible complementary essences: Beech, Chicory, Impatiens, Vervain.

15/34 Holly/Water Violet

Irritable misanthrope

Holly/Water Violet is for people who cannot bear any human contact. They become enraged when spoken to and only want to be left in peace. Their need for introspection and self-exploration has been overdeveloped by a lack of prolonged contact with others or reduced by a prolonged illness. This combination can balance our temperament and make us more willing to have contact with others. It is good for acute conditions and for making us more easygoing. It often helps prevent the outbreak of an encroaching illness if, for no apparent reason, we suddenly become irritable and do not wish to have any contact with other people. Possible complementary essences: Elm, Star of Bethlehem, Walnut.

15/35 Holly/White Chestnut

Aggressive, obsessive thoughts

Holly/White Chestnut is for people who become so enraged or irritated that they are incapable of rational thought. They hurt themselves more than anyone else because they can no longer think properly and cannot find a solution to their fundamental problem. This combination has a twofold stabilizing effect: it lowers the level of irritability and clears the mind. Possible complementary essences: Chicory, Impatiens, Oak, Rock Water.

15/38 Holly/Willow

Bitterness combined with anger or hate

Holly/Willow is for people who cannot overcome disappointment and react aggressively. They cannot simply release their anger and then forget about it but instead develop resentment or bitterness, which is then expressed in appropriate or inappropriate situations in the form of abusive behavior or bad, irritable moods. They often have liver conditions. This combination can make us more conciliatory and able to enjoy life. It helps us to forget (if not forgive) any real or alleged injustices. Possible complementary essences: Chicory, Star of Bethlehem, Vine.

16/17 Honeysuckle/Hornbeam

Flight into the past due to feelings of stress and overwork

Honeysuckle/Hornbeam is for people who do not feel up to the challenges of daily life and take refuge in the past. They compensate the lack of desire that reality instills in them with memories of the “good old days” and believe that things would be much easier if only they were the way they used to be. This leads them to not being able to gather themselves together to do what must be done. This combination can make us more realistic and more able to achieve what we need to achieve. Memories fade, and life seems easier to handle. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Clematis, Gentian, Larch, Mustard, Star of Bethlehem, Wild Rose.

16/19 Honeysuckle/Larch

Retreat into the past due to a lack of self-confidence

Honeysuckle/Larch is for people who flee into the past as the result of shyness or a lack of self-confidence and pacify themselves with memories of better, more prosperous times instead of facing the challenges that life presents them in the present. This combination restores our self-confidence and interest in life. Possible complementary essences: Clematis, Gentian, Hornbeam, Mustard, Star of Bethlehem, Wild Rose.

16/20 Honeysuckle/Mimulus

Flight into the past caused by timidity

Honeysuckle/Mimulus is for people who retreat into pleasant memories because they are afraid of the present challenges and problems they must face. They bury their heads in the sand. This combination can make us more courageous and willing to undertake new endeavors. It is often used for children. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Larch, Mustard, Star of Bethlehem, Wild Rose.

16/21 Honeysuckle/Mustard

Depression due to loss

Honeysuckle/Mustard is for people who have no joy in life owing to a serious loss; they become depressed from time to time and fall into painful memories. This combination helps us overcome our losses and find happiness again in our lives. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Gentian, Star of Bethlehem, Wild Rose.

16/23 Honeysuckle/Olive

Flight into the past caused by exhaustion

Honeysuckle/Olive is for people who are too weary to take control of their own reality and instead give themselves up to memories of (allegedly) simpler and happier times. This combination can restore our lost strength and free us from the undertow of pleasant memories so that we can again turn our attention to life in the present. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Gentian, Hornbeam, Larch, Mustard, Star of Bethlehem, Wild Rose.

16/29 Honeysuckle/Star of Bethlehem

Insurmountable loss

Honeysuckle/Star of Bethlehem is for people who have been so shaken by a serious loss that they can no longer come to terms with life. Because they cannot overcome the shock, they lose touch with the present. This combination helps us overcome painful feelings and memories and accept what has happened. Possible complementary essences: Clematis, Mustard, Wild Rose, Willow.

16/35 Honeysuckle/White Chestnut

Persistent memories

Honeysuckle/White Chestnut is for people who cannot rid themselves of certain memories (usually those of better times). They are incapable of thinking of anything else and have little interest in the present or future. This combination can make us think clearly so that we can deal directly with reality. Possible complementary essences: Chicory, Rock Rose, Star of Bethlehem, Willow.

16/37 Honeysuckle/Wild Rose

Melancholic resignation

Honeysuckle/Wild Rose is for people who go through life without interest and with a feeling of resignation because they have lost something close to their heart and cannot replace it in the present. This combination can allow our memories to fade and can rekindle our enthusiasm. Possible complementary essences: Gentian, Gorse, Larch, Mustard, Star of Bethlehem.

16/38 Honeysuckle/Willow

Bitterness caused by a loss

Honeysuckle/Willow is for people who are at odds with their fate or harbor resentment as the result of a loss. This combination can make us more conciliatory and positive; it helps us find closure with the past and accept our fate. Possible complementary essences: Chicory, Holly, Star of Bethlehem.

17/19 Hornbeam/Larch

Feelings of stress and overwork due to a lack of self-confidence

Hornbeam/Larch is for people who underestimate their capabilities and overestimate their problems because they constantly feel overworked and under pressure. This combination can make us more self-confident and able to work up to our abilities. It eases the feeling of being under excessive stress. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Gentian, Elm, Mimulus, Mustard, Olive, Star of Bethlehem.

17/20 Hornbeam/Mimulus

Fear of failure

Hornbeam/Mimulus is for anxious people who always see problems, even though objectively these problems don’t exist or at least not to the extent they believe. As the saying goes, they make a mountain out of a molehill. This combination can make us braver, more realistic, and more optimistic. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Cerato, Elm, Gentian, Larch, Mustard, Star of Bethlehem.

17/37 Hornbeam/Wild Rose

Lack of drive due to a feeling of overexertion

Hornbeam/Wild Rose is for people who just let themselves muddle through the day because they believe that everything is too difficult for them. In the morning they think about all that they must accomplish during the day, and they feel overwhelmed and lose their enthusiasm. They can’t get motivated to do anything and end up just hanging around. This combination can reawaken our interest in life and our desire to accomplish. Possible complementary essences: Gentian, Larch, Mustard, Olive, Star of Bethlehem, Wild Oat.

18/29 Impatiens/Mimulus

Anxious restlessness

Impatiens/Mimulus is for people who become nervous and restless from fear. This combination can make us calmer and more relaxed. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Red Chestnut, Rock Rose.

18/25 Impatiens/Red Chestnut

Worried restlessness

Impatiens/Red Chestnut is for people who become restless and nervous by worrying about others (for example, in the case of an operation or a dangerous undertaking). This combination can allow us to be calmer and more confident. It is often needed for worried parents. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Chicory, Mimulus, Star of Bethlehem, Walnut.

18/26 Impatiens/Rock Rose

Panicky, driven behavior

Impatiens/Rock Rose is for people who find themselves in a state of panic and cannot think or act calmly and thoughtfully. This can also occur when we are under pressure of a deadline (for example, a difficult job, a test, or an important appointment) and makes us prone to costly mistakes. This combination can avoid panic and alleviate our nervousness. It must be taken frequently. Possible complementary essences: Cherry Plum, Elm, Larch, Mimulus, Star of Bethlehem, Vervain.

18/28 Impatiens/Scleranthus

Erratic and impatient

Impatiens/Scleranthus is for very restless, impatient, and erratic people. One day, they will be busy with one thing, and the next they will be concentrating just as intensely on something completely different. This combination can make us more calm and circumspect, allowing us to make clear decisions and follow them through to completion. Possible complementary essences: Cerato, Vervain, Wild Oat.

18/31 Impatiens/Vervain

Stress and haste

Impatiens/Vervain is for people who go at everything full bore. Even at the slightest impediment or setback, they feel themselves under stress and become impatient and nervous. Also for situations in which one approaches a goal restlessly and in haste. This combination helps us pursue our plans, desires, and goals more patiently, prudently, and flexibly. It is often used to alleviate job-related stress or the stress caused by an anticipated appointment or event. Possible complementary essences: Elm, Holly, Oak, Vine.

18/35 Impatiens/White Chestnut

Mental overactivity

Impatiens/White Chestnut is for people who tend to put their ideas into action much too impatiently. They are often obsessed with certain ideas or desires, and nothing can go fast enough for them until these ideas are realized. They are often nervous, careless, hectic, or pushy and lose the big picture where life is concerned. Possible complementary essences: Cherry Plum, Holly, Oak, Vine, Vervain.

19/20 Larch/Mimulus

Anxiety due to a lack of self-confidence

Larch/Mimulus is for people who are afraid at every possible opportunity because they have no confidence in their abilities. This combination can make us more sure of ourselves and brave. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Centaury, Cerato, Gentian, Mustard, Star of Bethlehem, Walnut.

19/23 Larch/Olive

Self-doubt due to exhaustion

Larch/Olive is for people who are so exhausted that they no longer believe in themselves or for people who quickly become exhausted due to a lack of self-confidence. This combination can help make us more capable of achieving our goals and gives us more self-assurance. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Elm, Gentian, Hornbeam, Mustard, Star of Bethlehem, Wild Rose.

19/24 Larch/Pine

Feelings of moral inferiority

Larch/Pine is for people who, because of moral reservations or guilt feelings, doubt their own worth or tend to blame themselves out of a feeling of inferiority. This combination can reduce our guilt feelings and boost our feelings of self-worth. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Crab Apple, Mustard, Star of Bethlehem.

19/27 Larch/Rock Water

Feelings of inferiority due to idealistic demands on oneself

Larch/Rock Water is for people who place great demands on themselves but feel themselves to be inferior because they cannot fulfill their own demands or who expect too much of themselves. They secretly believe that they are failures. They cannot recognize that ideals never correspond with reality. This combination can allow us to achieve reconciliation so that we never impose excessive discipline on ourselves. It allows us to reach a positive feeling of self-worth. Possible complementary essences: Crab Apple, Pine, Vine, Walnut.

19/29 Larch/Star of Bethlehem

Loss of self-confidence due to mental or emotional trauma

Larch/Star of Bethlehem is for people who have lost their self-assurance as the result of an experience they have not been able to get over (generally it is a defeat or a disgrace). Somewhat shy by nature, they dare not undertake anything else. This combination can strengthen our self-esteem and help us see such traumatic experiences with new eyes. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Centaury, Crab Apple, Gentian, Pine, Rock Water, Walnut.

19/33 Larch/Walnut

Easily influenced owing to a lack of self-confidence

Larch/Walnut is for people who have too little confidence in themselves and are therefore too easily influenced by others. This leads them to not be able to put their plans into action or to be led to do things they actually do not want to do. This combination can give us more support; we develop confidence in our own abilities and can resist any influences that threaten to lead us astray from our path. Possible complementary essences: Agrimony, Mimulus, Mustard, Star of Bethlehem.

19/36 Larch/Wild Oat

No life goals due to a lack of self-confidence

Larch/Wild Oat is for people who are not in the position to shape their lives meaningfully and to their satisfaction because they lack confidence in themselves. This combination can make us more sure of ourselves and able to have contact with others. It is especially suitable for schoolchildren or businesspeople. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Centaury, Gentian, Hornbeam, Mustard, Star of Bethlehem, Walnut.

19/37 Larch/Wild Rose

Lack of drive and self-confidence

Larch/Wild Rose is for people who have lost their interest in the struggle for survival because they do not believe in their own success. They let many opportunities pass them by or cede their rights and claims to others without a fight. This combination can make us more self-assured and give us more interest in actively participating in life. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Gentian, Hornbeam, Mimulus, Mustard, Olive, Star of Bethlehem, Wild Oat.

20/23 Mimulus/Olive

Anxious and exhausted

Mimulus/Olive is for people in whom fear and exhaustion increase symbiotically; a great or long-lasting fear has sapped their strength, while the exhaustion undermines their courage. This combination can give us more courage through more strength and more strength through more courage. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Gentian, Hornbeam, Larch, Mustard, Star of Bethlehem.

20/24 Mimulus/Pine

Fear of guilt

Mimulus/Pine is for people who do not dare to live as they would like from fear or feelings of guilt. This combination is important in that it helps us replace morality or values imposed upon us by others with our own. It can minimize our tendencies for self-judgment and give us the courage to be accountable to ourselves. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Cerato, Gentian, Larch, Mustard, Star of Bethlehem, Walnut.

20/25 Mimulus/Red Chestnut

Anxious and excessive worry

Mimulus/Red Chestnut is for people who are in continual fear that something terrible is about to happen to their loved ones. This combination can allow us to let those to whom we are close go their own way. It is used often by parents. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Chicory, Impatiens, Mustard, Star of Bethlehem, Vine.

20/26 Mimulus/Rock Rose

Anxiety with tendencies toward panic

Mimulus/Rock Rose is for people who are generally afraid and tend to react with panic when they are in a situation that causes them anxiety. This combination can make us more calm or generally acts to mitigate the fears that cause us to panic. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Elm, Larch, Star of Bethlehem, Walnut.

20/28 Mimulus/Scleranthus

Indecisiveness caused by fear

Mimulus/Scleranthus is for people who have so much fear of a particular situation that they no longer know what they should do. They are emotional cripples and simply cannot make a decision. This combination can help us circumvent a block and can also be taken as a preventive measure. It eases our fears and simultaneously clears our view, so that we can make the right decision. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Cherry Plum, Gentian, Larch, Rock Rose, Star of Bethlehem, Walnut, Wild Oat.

20/29 Mimulus/Star of Bethlehem

Anxiety due to psychic trauma

Mimulus/Star of Bethlehem is for people who have undergone a terrible experience and, as a result, have become abnormally afraid. The fear either is related to certain circumstances or determines the nature of a person’s overall conduct. This combination can heal our inner wounds and restore our normal confidence and courage. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Centaury, Hornbeam, Larch, Mustard, Walnut.

20/33 Mimulus/Walnut

Easily influenced owing to anxiety

Mimulus/Walnut is for people who feel that they must start out in a new direction in life, but fear of the consequences makes them put it off again and again. This combination is important for sensitive, easily influenced people who find themselves confronted with a change in life circumstances. It can give us the courage to follow our own path and to be deterred neither by the opinions of others nor by threats and blackmail. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Cerato, Gentian, Larch, Mustard, Wild Oat.

20/35 Mimulus/White Chestnut

Anxious obsessive thoughts

Mimulus/White Chestnut is for people whose fears make them unable to think clearly. This combination can suppress our fears and help us think through the problems causing our fears and solve them; it can also allow us to occupy ourselves with other matters. It is usually needed only on a temporary basis but should be taken frequently. Possible complementary essences: Agrimony, Aspen, Cerato, Cherry Plum, Larch, Rock Rose, Star of Bethlehem.

21/23 Mustard/Olive

Depression due to exhaustion or exhaustion due to depression

Mustard/Olive is for people who become so exhausted from a serious strain or a long illness that they can find no more joy in life. This combination can restore our strength and our positive attitude. It can halt a dangerous development, especially in the case of an illness, or, if taken in a timely manner, prevent an illness. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Clematis, Gentian, Hornbeam, Larch, Star of Bethlehem, Wild Rose.

21/24 Mustard/Pine

Depression caused by feelings of guilt

Mustard/Pine is for people who are repeatedly overtaken by a depressive mood because of displaced guilt feelings. They do not face their problems consciously and can tend to be dominated by them. This has a continuous, pernicious influence on their moods and prevents them from being happy. They are afflicted with depression that seems to come from nowhere. This combination can make us happier with our lives by assuaging guilt feelings and minimizing the tendency to be melancholic. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Crab Apple, Larch, Rock Water, Walnut, Wild Oat.

21/25 Mustard/Red Chestnut

Anxious depression

Mustard/Red Chestnut is for people who worry about others too often and too much and find themselves with feelings of despondency that increase over time. The basic depression fosters the tendency toward an anxious pessimism. This essence can make us happier and less worried. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Centaury, Gentian, Star of Bethlehem.

21/28 Mustard/Scleranthus

Frequent mood swings

Mustard/Scleranthus is for people who suffer from unpredictable mood swings and become melancholic for no apparent reason. This combination helps us consciously guide our moods. It can bring us balance and make us generally happier. Possible complementary essences: Cerato, Impatiens, Larch, Wild Oat.

21/29 Mustard/Star of Bethlehem

Depression due to psychic trauma

Mustard/Star of Bethlehem is for people who are frequently depressed as the result of a terrible experience or dreadful circumstances. This combination can help us see our difficulties in a more positive light, make our psyche aware of other possibilities, put us at peace, and generally improve our mood. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Clematis, Gentian, Honeysuckle, Larch, Pine, Red Chestnut, Wild Rose.

21/34 Mustard/Water Violet

Serious, depressive human contact difficulties

Mustard/Water Violet is for people who, from time to time and seemingly without reason, are overcome with melancholy and withdraw from the world. This combination can make us happier and encourages a desire to be in contact with others again. It should be used over a long period of time. Possible complementary essences: Agrimony, Clematis, Larch, Star of Bethlehem, Willow.

21/36 Mustard/Wild Oat

Depression due to a feeling of pointlessness

Mustard/Wild Oat is for people who can find no real meaning in their lives and are frequently depressed. This combination can improve our mood and make it seem that life makes sense. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Cerato, Clematis, Gentian, Larch, Scleranthus, Star of Bethlehem.

21/37 Mustard/Wild Rose

Depressed resignation

Mustard/Wild Rose is for people who have lost their interest in life owing to a fundamental feeling of depression. They have been unaware for some time of how they came to be this way. This combination can weaken our negative attitudes and reawaken our interest in life. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Cerato, Clematis, Gentian, Larch, Scleranthus, Star of Bethlehem.

21/38 Mustard/Willow

Depression caused by bitterness

Mustard/Willow is for people who are deeply embittered because of an imagined injustice or a serious disappointment. This depression can manifest itself not in an extroverted hate but rather in an introverted rejection of life. This combination helps us see life in a more positive, conciliatory light. Possible complementary essences: Chicory, Clematis, Gentian, Larch, Star of Bethlehem.

22/24 Oak/Pine

Uncompromising perfectionism

Oak/Pine is for people who have a strong sense of obligation combined with great ambition, which drives them to perfectionism. They often lose a sense of perspective of their abilities, which results in pathogenic stress. This combination can free us from our compulsions so that we can allow ourselves a slip now and then and not have our happiness fall prey to our ambition. Possible complementary essences: Crab Apple, Larch, Rock Water, Vervain, Vine, Water Violet.

22/27 Oak/Rock Water

Self-tormenting compulsion to achieve

Oak/Rock Water is for decidedly disciplined people who put themselves under excessive strain and stress. This combination can help us limit the demands we place on ourselves and allow us to take it easy on ourselves. Possible complementary essences: Crab Apple, Impatiens, Pine, Vine.

22/31 Oak/Vervain

Stress due to a drive to accomplish

Oak/Vervain is for people whose relentless will and great enthusiasm combine to create uncontrollable stress. This combination can make us more circumspect, more flexible, and more yielding so that we may better control and dole out our strength. Possible complementary essences: Chicory, Holly, Impatiens, Red Chestnut, Rock Water, Vine.

22/32 Oak/Vine

Dogmatic compulsion to achieve

Oak/Vine is for people who are compelled to put their convictions into practice at any price. They are convinced of the rightness of their (often petty and dogmatic) opinions, and this makes them humorless, grumpy, and tense. This combination can make us more tolerant, more conciliatory, and more sociable so that we can accept other opinions, examine our own, and let things run their course. Possible complementary essences: Chicory, Holly, Impatiens, Red Chestnut, Rock Water, Vervain.

22/34 Oak/Water Violet

Loneliness due to ambition

Oak/Water Violet is for people who live only for their goals and ambitions and need no human contact. They feel that if they were to share themselves or spend their time in society, they would be wasting their time and energy and be distracted from their true purpose in life. They become lonely, one-dimensional, and grimly determined. This combination can make us more flexible and yielding, more sociable, and more able to have contact with others. Possible complementary essences: Elm, Holly, Impatiens, Rock Water.

22/35 Oak/White Chestnut

Obsessed with success

Oak/White Chestnut is for people who have no place in their thoughts for anything other than goals and plans and thus find themselves in a constant state of mental and physical stress. This combination can make us mentally flexible and allow us to think of other things besides our plans. Possible complementary essences: Chicory, Red Chestnut, Rock Water, Vervain, Vine.

22/38 Oak/Willow

Relentless lust for revenge

Oak/Willow is for people who are consumed with a lust for revenge because they have been treated unfairly or feel offended. Even if they want things to be otherwise, they cannot forgive and forget. This combination can make us more conciliatory and cooperative. Possible complementary essences: Chicory, Star of Bethlehem, Vine.

23/24 Olive/Pine

Debilitating guilt complex

Olive/Pine is for people who suffer so much from guilt feelings that they have no more strength for a normal life. This combination can give us a better conscience and more energy. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Crab Apple, Gentian, Larch, Mustard, Star of Bethlehem, Walnut.

23/25 Olive/Red Chestnut

Debilitating worries

Olive/Red Chestnut is for people who are at the end of their strength because they have worried too much about someone. This combination can make us stronger and help minimize our worries. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Hornbeam, Mimulus, Mustard, Star of Bethlehem, Walnut, White Chestnut.

23/29 Olive/Star of Bethlehem

Lack of mental and emotional resistance due to exhaustion

Olive/Star of Bethlehem is for people who are so weak that they cannot cope with any sort of psychological strain or are exhausted as the result of serious psychological duress. This combination can restore our resilience. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Centaury, Gentian, Gorse, Hornbeam, Larch, Mimulus, Wild Rose.

23/33 Olive/Walnut

Easily influenced as the result of exhaustion

Olive/Walnut is for people who are so exhausted that they cannot resist being influenced by others and find themselves in circumstances they did not wish for themselves. This combination can give us the independence and strength to shape our own lives. It is also useful for renewing our strength during difficult negotiations. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Cerato, Gentian, Hornbeam, Larch, Mimulus, Wild Rose.

23/34 Olive/Water Violet

Antisocial due to exhaustion

Olive/Water Violet is for people who are too exhausted to have any contact with other people or to find happiness in the company of others. They withdraw in order to recuperate in peace and quiet. This combination can make us stronger and more willing to have contact with others. It is often useful in treating serious illnesses. Possible complementary essences: Gentian, Larch, Mustard, Star of Bethlehem, Walnut, Wild Rose.

23/37 Olive/Wild Rose

Lack of drive due to exhaustion

Olive/Wild Rose is for people whose strength has been drained to the extent that they can only vegetate and be resigned and uninterested. This combination (which should be taken in tandem with any essence used to treat the cause of the exhaustion) can strengthen us and renew our need to be active. Possible complementary essences: Gentian, Hornbeam, Mustard, Star of Bethlehem.

24/25 Pine/Red Chestnut

Worries due to a bad conscience

Pine/Red Chestnut is for people who worry about another owing to their own feelings of guilt. They feel responsible for others and ignore themselves. This combination helps us maintain a good conscience and allows us to care about our own well-being. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Chicory, Crab Apple, Mimulus, Mustard, Star of Bethlehem, Walnut.

24/27 Pine/Rock Water

Compulsive perfectionism

Pine/Rock Water is for people who have a guilty conscience when they are not perfect and put themselves under strict discipline. They become tense and unhappy. This combination can lessen our tendency to judge and torment ourselves and enable us to accept our shortcomings more easily. Possible complementary essences: Crab Apple, Larch, Star of Bethlehem, Vine, Walnut.

24/29 Pine/Star of Bethlehem

Unprocessed, unresolved guilty trauma

Pine/Star of Bethlehem is for people who cannot overcome the strong feelings related to a shocking experience. This combination is useful in promoting the psychotherapeutic processing of a guilt-inducing trauma. It can free our conscience and restore our inner order. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Crab Apple, Larch, Mustard, Rock Water, Walnut.

24/33 Pine/Walnut

Not being able to stand up for oneself against accusations

Pine/Walnut is for people who let themselves develop a guilty conscience too easily from the reproach of others. This combination can give us more self-confidence and the strength not to become insecure when we are faced with barbed accusations. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Cerato, Crab Apple, Gentian, Larch, Mustard, Rock Water, Star of Bethlehem.

24/35 Pine/White Chestnut

Obsessed with guilt

Pine/White Chestnut is for people who cannot free themselves from their guilty conscience. The idea of their real or imagined guilt blocks all other thoughts and robs them of their inner peace and clarity. This combination can free us from tormenting guilty thoughts and allow us to think normally again. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Cherry Plum, Crab Apple, Elm, Larch, Mustard, Oak, Star of Bethlehem, Walnut.

25/26 Red Chestnut/Rock Rose

Panicky worries

Red Chestnut/Rock Rose is for people who find themselves in (or on the verge of) a panic and in danger of losing their heads through excessive worrying about someone else. This combination can make us worry-free and more relaxed. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Cherry Plum, Chicory, Impatiens, Mimulus, Star of Bethlehem, Walnut.

25/29 Red Chestnut/Star of Bethlehem

Excessive worries due to negative experiences

Red Chestnut/Star of Bethlehem is for people who have undergone a terrible experience and fear that something similar will happen to someone close to them. This combination can help heal trauma and drive away our worries. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Cherry Plum, Chicory, Gentian, Mimulus, Mustard, Rock Rose, White Chestnut.

25/35 Red Chestnut/White Chestnut

Troubled thoughts

Red Chestnut/White Chestnut is for people who can think only of the worries of others. They always have ideas in their heads that make them afraid, and these fears plague their dreams. This combination restores our optimism. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Honeysuckle, Impatiens, Mimulus, Rock Rose.

26/28 Rock Rose/Scleranthus

Frozen in panic

Rock Rose/Scleranthus is for people who are in such a state of panic that they are blocked to the extent that they cannot act. This combination helps us make clear decisions in emergency situations. People who tend to be nervous can take it as a preventive measure to have more presence of mind. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Cerato, Impatiens, Larch, Mimulus, Wild Oat.

26/29 Rock Rose/Star of Bethlehem

Psychic trauma with panic

Rock Rose/Star of Bethlehem is for people who are thrown into a state of panic due to a terrifying experience. This combination is an ingredient of Rescue Remedy. It can make us more relaxed and restore our presence of mind. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Cherry Plum, Clematis, Gentian, Impatiens, Larch, Mimulus, Walnut.

26/30 Rock Rose/Sweet Chestnut

Desperation caused by panic and fear

Rock Rose/Sweet Chestnut is for people who are overwhelmed by a severe panicky fear to the extent that their psyche is blocked and they fall into an inescapable state of desperation. They are not in a position to think or feel clearly and cannot see a way out. This combination is used only in case of extreme emergencies. It can release us from impediments and help us find a sense of perspective to go on living. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Elm, Wild Oat.

27/32 Rock Water/Vine

A rigid personality

Rock Water/Vine is for people who are dogmatic with others and with themselves. It is difficult for them to make exceptions; they impose a strict form of discipline and expect everyone to live up to their rules and expectations. This combination can make us more generous, more lenient, and more flexible. Possible complementary essences: Crab Apple, Holly, Mimulus, Oak, Pine, Star of Bethlehem, Willow.

27/34 Rock Water/Water Violet

Flight from the world and self-castigation

Rock Water/Water Violet is for people with an excessive tendency toward discipline and solitude. They believe that if they place strict demands on themselves and reward themselves very little—which includes denying themselves human contact—their value as human beings will increase. They become lonely and unable to enjoy life. This combination encourages us to seek out the company of others and makes us happier and more relaxed. Possible complementary essences: Crab Apple, Oak, Pine, Vine.

27/36 Rock Water/Wild Oat

Self-castigation as a replacement for a meaning in life

Rock Water/Wild Oat is for people who try to counter their frustration over the meaninglessness of life with self-discipline. They are strict with themselves and falsely hope that this will give their life more worth or help them find a calling. This combination can lessen our obsession with asceticism and help us find meaning in life. It must be taken over a long period of time. Possible complementary essences: Crab Apple, Pine, Vine, Walnut.

28/36 Scleranthus/Wild Oat

Inner turmoil and life crisis

Scleranthus/Wild Oat is for people who are totally up in the air. They neither know how their lives should continue, nor can they make clear and simple everyday decisions. It is tormenting for them because they want to proceed in some way. This combination helps us find a meaningful goal in life and take the proper steps toward reaching it. It is often used for young people who must decide on a specific life path and don’t know where to begin. It is also given to people in the midst of a midlife crisis, who feel that they should begin a new life but find themselves unable to get rid of their old habits. Possible complementary essences: Cerato, Gentian, Larch, Mimulus, Star of Bethlehem, Walnut.

29/30 Star of Bethlehem/Sweet Chestnut

Desperation due to psychological distress

Star of Bethlehem/Sweet Chestnut is for people who have been thrown so far off track by a distressing experience that life has lost its meaning and they do not know how to proceed. This combination can resolve our inner numbness and make us able to positively absorb a fatal blow. It is suitable for extreme emergencies. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Oak, Rock Rose, Walnut.

29/33 Star of Bethlehem/Walnut

Lack of resistance due to an unresolved trauma

Star of Bethlehem/Walnut is for people who do not have sufficient defenses as the result of a great mental or psychological strain. This combination can help us in two ways—through a strengthening of the psychological defenses and through alleviating psychological strain. It is useful if someone is thrown off track by a traumatic experience and wants to make a new beginning. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Cerato, Gentian, Hornbeam, Larch, Olive, Wild Oat.

29/34 Star of Bethlehem/Water Violet

Problems with human contact due to a psychological trauma

Star of Bethlehem/Water Violet is for people who have experienced something so terrible or unhappy that they desire no further contact with anyone. They shy away from people like an abused dog and give others a wide berth, which makes them very lonely. This combination helps us resolve such negative experiences and makes us more able and willing to seek out the company of others. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Gentian, Larch, Mimulus, Walnut, Willow.

29/35 Star of Bethlehem/White Chestnut

Traumatic obsessive thoughts

Star of Bethlehem/White Chestnut is for people who ceaselessly think of a shocking experience or an unhappy situation. They are obsessed by these thoughts but can make no sense of them. This combination can gain us more distance from our problems, allowing us either to solve them or put them aside. Possible complementary essences: Aspen, Crab Apple, Impatiens, Mimulus, Oak, Pine, Vine.

29/37 Star of Bethlehem/Wild Rose

Resignation caused by a psychic trauma

Star of Bethlehem/Wild Rose is for people who have been so shaken by a terrible experience that they have lost all interest in life. They feel like “damaged goods,” have lost their purpose, and keep to themselves. This combination can heal our inner wounds and lead us back to the living. It must be taken over a long period of time. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Gentian, Honeysuckle, Larch, Wild Oat.

29/38 Star of Bethlehem/Willow

Bitterness due to unresolved trauma

Star of Bethlehem/Willow is for people who become embittered from a shattering traumatic experience or who are at odds with their fate. This combination can heal our psychological wounds and give us a more conciliatory, optimistic mood. Possible complementary essences: Clematis, Crab Apple, Holly, Honeysuckle, Vine, Wild Rose.

31/32 Vervain/Vine

Total intolerance

Vervain/Vine is for people who are absolutely convinced that their opinions are right and who take it for granted that those around them will adopt their opinions and behave accordingly. They take it as their personal mission to put this belief into action, either by persuasion or compulsion. This form of active intolerance makes life difficult for all involved. This combination makes it easier for us to listen to other opinions and let people live in whatever way they choose. Possible complementary essences: Crab Apple, Oak, Rock Water, White Chestnut.

31/35 Vervain/White Chestnut

Fixed ideas

Vervain/White Chestnut is for people who have only their own convictions or ideas in their heads and try to force them on others. Either in the form of fanatical do-gooders or obsessed philosophers, they are a pain for themselves and for others. This combination can free us from the grip of fixed ideas and allow us to lead a normal life. Possible complementary essences: Cherry Plum, Crab Apple, Holly, Impatiens, Oak, Rock Water, Vine.

32/35 Vine/White Chestnut

Compulsive dogmatism

Vine/White Chestnut is for people whose thoughts are occupied only with a certain idea or conviction. They are one-sided, intolerant, and often fanatical. This combination can free us from mental obsession and make us more open-minded and tolerant. Possible complementary essences: Crab Apple, Oak, Pine, Rock Water, Vervain.

32/38 Vine/Willow

The bitter, domestic tyrant

Vine/Willow is for people who become bitter or offended because something has not turned out the way they wanted. This combination can make us more flexible and willing to compromise and allow us to give up our bitter, offended behavior. Possible complementary essences: Beech, Crab Apple, Impatiens, Oak, Vervain.

33/36 Walnut/Wild Oat

Lacking purpose in life

Walnut/Wild Oat is for people who don’t know what they want and find themselves pressed into situations they do not wish to be in. They lack the ability to resist the influence of others and therefore find themselves in situations that make them unhappy, such as a bad marriage or a frustrating occupation. This is accentuated even more by the fact that they yearn for happy, fulfilling lives. This combination can give us a certain degree of clarity in finding our own life path and also the conviction and resolve to follow it. It is used when we want to free ourselves from a negative life situation and begin a new life. It must often be taken for months at a time, because such changes occur only in small steps. Possible complementary essences: Agrimony, Centaury, Cerato, Gentian, Hornbeam, Larch, Mimulus, Scleranthus, Star of Bethlehem.

34/38 Water Violet/Willow

Bitterness due to restricted freedom

Water Violet/Willow is for people who have a great need for independence and become bitter if they are restricted. They cannot be conciliatory without their freedom. This combination can either normalize an unrealistic need for freedom or help us come to terms with unavoidable dependencies. Possible complementary essences: Gentian, Holly, Honeysuckle, Star of Bethlehem, Walnut.

35/38 White Chestnut/Willow

Bitter, obsessive thoughts

White Chestnut/Willow is for people whose thoughts are filled with bitterness stemming from an imagined injustice. They suffer a total mental block. This combination can make us more conciliatory and draw our attention to the more pleasant things in life. Possible complementary essences: Chicory, Crab Apple, Holly, Honeysuckle, Pine, Rock Water, Star of Bethlehem, Vine, Walnut.

36/37 Wild Oat/Wild Rose

Lack of drive due to a feeling of pointlessness

Wild Oat/Wild Rose is for people who become resigned because they don’t know what the next step in their life should be. Although they’ve tried this, that, and the other thing to build their future or to find some meaning in life, they have lost their interest in and enjoyment of life. This combination can break down our resignation and apathy and reawaken our interest in life, allowing us to see the way that is right for us. It must be taken over the long term. Possible complementary essences: Centaury, Gentian, Honeysuckle, Hornbeam, Larch, Olive.