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Bach flower remedies are solutions of brandy and water—the water containing extreme dilutions of flower material developed by Edward Bach, an English homeopath, in the 1930s. Bach claimed that dew found on flower petals retain imagined healing properties of that plant. The solutions contain a 50:50 mix of water and brandy and is called mother tincture.〔The full making process is described in detail in ''Bach Flower Remedies: Illustrations and Preparations'' by Nora Weeks and Victor Bullen, The CW Daniel Co, 2nd edition 1990, ISBN 9780852072059〕 Stock remedies—the solutions sold in shops—are dilutions of mother tincture into other liquid. Most often the liquid used is alcohol, so that the alcohol level by volume in most stock Bach remedies is between 25 and 40%〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://feelbach.com/faq.asp?qid=5344790&act=bq )〕 (50 to 80 proof). The solutions are usually further diluted before use, typically into a treatment bottle that contains two drops of one or more stock remedies in water.〔http://www.bachcentre.com/centre/take.htm〕 The solutions do not have a characteristic scent or taste of the plant because of dilution. The dilution process results in the statistical likelihood that little more than a single molecule may remain, it is claimed that the remedies contain ''energetic'' or ''vibrational'' nature of the flower and that this can be transmitted to the user.〔 The solutions are described by some as vibrational medicines,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About the Bach Flower Remedies )〕 which implies they rely on the pseudoscientific concept of water memory. They are often labeled as homeopathic because they are extremely diluted in water, but are not homeopathy as they do not follow other homeopathic ideas such as the law of similars. Systematic reviews of clinical trials of Bach flower solutions have found no efficacy beyond a placebo effect.〔 ==Use== Each solution is used alone or in conjunction with other solution, and each flower is said by advocates to impart specific qualities. The solutions are also used on pets and domestic animals. Remedies are usually taken orally. The solutions may be recommended by a naturopath or by a trained Bach flower practitioner after an interview. Some vendors recommend dowsing to select a solution. The best known solution product is the ''Rescue Remedy'' combination,〔 〕 which contains an equal amount each of Rock Rose, Impatiens, Clematis, Star of Bethlehem and Cherry Plum remedies. Rescue Remedy is a trademark and other companies produce the same formula under other names, such as Five Flower Remedy.〔 〕 ''Rescue Cream'' contains the same remedies in a cream form, with the addition of Crab Apple. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bach flower remedies」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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