of work; fatigue; dissatisfaction with work and
responsibility
IMPATIENS: Impatience; irritability; agitation
LARCH: Feelings of worthlessness or inferiority
despite ability; low self-esteem
MIMULUS: Excessive self-consciousness; fear of
socializing; fear of known things
MUSTARD: Despair; gloom; depression without
cause
OAK: Being overly persistent; refusing to give in;
fighting the same fight over and over
OLIVE: Exhaustion; broken spirit; overwork
PINE: Feelings of guilt; self-reproach; apologetic
attitude about things not one’s fault
RED CHESTNUT: Overanxiety about the welfare of
others; fear of impending disaster
ROCK ROSE: Helplessness; panic; feelings of terror
ROCK WATER: Being inflexible; being a perfec-
tionist; being too hard on oneself or feeling
victimized
SCLERANTHUS: Excessive indecisiveness
STAR OF BETHLEHEM: Feelings of sorrow; shock;
trauma
SWEET CHESTNUT: Hopelessness; profound despair
VERVAIN: Excessive sense of injustice and of fight-
ing for the underdog; perfectionism
VINE: Tyrannical, overbearing behavior; excessive
determination in a leader
WALNUT: Inability to sever ties to the past or
cope with change, including life transitions or
milestones
WATER VIOLET: Aloof, overly reserved or dignified
behavior, which may lead to isolation
WHITE CHESTNUT: Hyperactive mind; excessive
worry and argument
WILD OAT: Confusion; inability to find one’s pur-
pose in life
WILD ROSE: Fatalism; apathy; lack of ambition to
make changes in one’s life
WILLOW: Feelings of self-pity and gloom; resent-
ment of perceived unfair treatment
Rescue Remedy is a combination of five flower
essences: star of Bethlehem, rock rose, impatiens,
cherry plum, and clematis. The most frequently
used remedy, it treats feelings of panic, mental
numbness, shock, terror, fear of flying, response to
startling noise—any emotional state of emergency
or loss of control, even trauma experienced in the
past that is still disturbing. In addition to the tinc-
ture, which can be added to any skin wash prepa-
ration, douche, or compress, Rescue Remedy is
made into a cream that can be applied topically to
cuts, bruises, stings, sunburn, and other injuries.
Also, Rescue Remedy is used for prevention of
panic, such as before a stressful activity or event,
and is reported to increase healing and recovery
from surgery.
See also AUSTRALIAN FLOWER REMEDIES.Baily, Philip M. Medical doctor and author of
Homeopathic Psychology: Personality Profiles of the
Major Constitutional Remedies(Berkeley, Calif.: North
Atlantic Books, 1995).Balch, James, and Balch, Phyllis Authors of Pre-
scription for Nutritional Healing, 2nd ed. (Garden City
Park, N.Y.: Avery Publishing, 1997).Ballentine, Rudolph M. Medical doctor and
homeopathic physician, creator and director of the
Center for Holistic Medicine in New York City. A
psychiatrist, herbalist, Ayurvedic practitioner, and
teacher, Ballentine has written numerous books,
including Diet and Nutrition: A Holistic Approach
(Honesdale, Pa.: Himalayan Publishers, 1978);
Joints and Glands, as Taught by Swami Rama
(Himalayan,1977); Theory and Practice of Meditation
(Himalayan, 1986); Radical Healing: Integrating the
World’s Great Therapeutic Traditions to Create a New
Transformative Medicine (New York: Harmony
Books, 1999); Yoga and Psychotherapy: The Evolution
of Consciousness (with Swami Rama and Swami
Ajaya, Ph.D.); (Himalayan, 1976); Science of Breath
(with Swami Rama and Alan Hymes, M.D.);
(Himalayan, 1979); and Transition to Vegetarianism:
An Evolutionary Step (Himalayan, 1987). Ballentine
studied psychology at Duke University and the
University of Paris (Sorbonne). He received his
M.D. from Duke. He was on the faculty of the
Louisiana State University School of Medicine,
Department of Psychiatry, and studied the
Ayurveda and homeopathy in India. For 12 years
he served as president of the Himalayan Institute,
and for 18 years as director of its Combined Ther-
apy Program, in which he developed models ofBallentine, Rudolph M. 17