Dr Bach was a physician well ahead of his time.  He was qualified in orthodox medicine and developed a natural form of medicine to treat spiritual and emotional health, very much in tune with the trends in natural health today.

The flower remedies like other forms of natural medicine, take effect by treating the individual not the disease or the symptoms of the disease.  They work specifically on the emotional condition of the person concerned.  The effect of the remedies is not to suppress negative attitudes but to transform them into positive ones.

There are 38 remedies each for a specific emotional and mental state, and they help by stimulating one's own potential for self healing and freeing the physical system to engage fully in fighting disease and stress.  The remedies are not used directly for physical ailments and conditions but for the sufferer's worry, apprehension, hopelessness, irritability e.t.c., because these states of mind or moods can only hinder recovery of health and are believed to contribute to sickness and disease.

Working with the remedies is an ongoing process, which unfolds according to the emotional outlook of the client.  The remedies gently aid the client in restoring equilibrium.