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    L; t \Ct i F L O I . d C R T H 1 ~ t i C J ~ F J Y: H_N A s .0 SELF T H E R A P Y

    Profiling P a t i e n t s by t h e l r ( N e g a t i v e ) P e c u l i a r i t i e s o f N a t u r e

    ; ; -..A g r l m o n y : ~ i d i n g o r r i e s f r o m o t h e r s ; E v er c h e e r f u l .

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    Va g u e f e a r s w h i c h h a v e* a s u d d e n o n se t .

    P u n c t i l i o u s n e s s ; I n t o l e r a n c e o f d i s o r d e r , la ck o fn e a t n e s s a n d i m p r o p e r c o n d u c t / w o r k

    C e n t a ur y : S u b m i s s i v e ; S u b s e r v i e n t ; T i m i d ; P u s h o v e r ;I n c a p ab l e o f s a y i n g n o e v e n i f r e q u e s t / o r d e r isimpractical o r b ey on d o n e ' s c a p a b i l i t i e s ; F e e l i n go f h a v i n g b e e n u s e d / a b u s e d by o t h e r s ; E a s i l y t i r e do n m i n i ma l e f f o r t ; P r o n e n e s s t o f r e q u e n t c o l d s a n df e v e rs w i t h c h a n g e o f s e a s on .

    C e r a t o : S e lf d o u b t a b o u t c a p a ci t y o r a b l l i t y ; G u l l i b i l i t yi n b e l i e v i n g p e o p l e e a s i l y a nd g e t t i n g c h e a t e d ;F o o l i s h n e s s o r h e l p le s s n es s i n d o i n g c e r t a i nt h in g s w h i c h a r e a p pa r en t 1 a g a i n s t o n e ' si n t e r e s t s ; S e e k i n g a n d f o l l o wi n g u n w a n t e d o r b ada d v i c e , r e g r e t t i n g it w h e n it b o m b s t h e n d o i n g i ta t t h e n e x t opportunity.

    C h e r r y P l u m : F e a r o f d o i n g s o m e t h i n g d r e a d f u l / w r o n g ; F e a r o fc o l l a p s e - p lh ys lc al ly o r m e n t a l l y ; M e n t a ld i s o r d e r s ; R e g r e t a t l o si n g t e m p e r ; P h y s i c a l a n de m o t i o n a l v i o l e n c e .

    C h e s t n u t B u d : Re p et i ti o n o f m i s t a k e s ; S l o w l e a r n l n g a n dr e a l i s a t i o n ; F o r g e tf u l o r l a c k i n g i nc o n c e n t r a t i o n ; S h i r k i n g / a v o i d i n g w o r k .

    C h i c o r y : S e l f p i t y ; To o m u ch o f scl e s t e e m ;P o s s e s s i v e n e s s ; F e a r o f l o n el i n e ss a n d c o n s t a n t l ys e e k i ng c o m p a n y ; F e e l i n g o f d e p r i v a t i o n v i s- a -v i s

    ' . a t t en t i o n /f a v o ur f r o m o t h e r s ; Wa n t i n ga t t e n t i o n / a t t e n d a n c e .

    C l e m a ti s : D a y d r e a m i n g ; L o s t in o n e ' s t h o u gh t s / r ev e r i es o rw o r l d ; I n a t t e n t i v e ; P o o r m e m o r y ; Wi t h d r a w i n g i n t o

    o w n wo r l d o n a t t e n d i n g t o o u t s i d e s t i m u l i .

    C r a b A p pl e : C l u t t er e d m i n d ; U g l y / u n c l e an f e e l i ng .

    E l m : P e r f e c t i o n i s t s t r i v i n g s ; Mo m en t ar y d i f f i d e n c e h a lfw a y t h r o u g h w o r k , f e e l i n g o f h a v i n g b i t t e n o f fm o r e t h an o n e c a n c h e w, e v en t h o u g h i t i sc o m p l e t e d .

    G e n t i an : E a s i l y d i s c o u r a g e d ; U p s e t a t r e v e r s e s / s e t b a c k s ;

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    Gorse:

    Heather:

    Holly:

    Ue~por- >dent nd doubtful ; Routine shouldn ' beupset and things should go smoothly and wit hout ahitch.

    Hopelessness; Feeling of incurability; Desp air ;Lack o f faith in people or life or imprqvement.

    Talkativeness; Constant . harping onproblem/illness; Drawing attention repeatedly tothem.

    Suspicion; Jealou sy; Hatred; Pessimism; Thirstingfor revenge.

    Honey Suckle: Dwelling on th e past; Regrets about past eve nt s ormissed opportunities.

    Hornbeam: Diffid ence before starting work @ startingproblem; Feelin g of inability to cop e wit h thetask at hand or da y' s work even though theycomplete i t; Weak; Slowpoke.

    Impatiens: Impatience at slow pace of life/work/time; Fa stpace in w o r k i n g / w a l k i n g / t h i n k i n g ; Irritability atothers' working/standards or fear of their notcatching up.

    Larch:

    Mimulus:

    Mustard:

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    Lacking self confide nce; Inferiority complex ; Notattempting cer tain things because they ar epresumed to be beyond o r r e ' s . c . a p a c i t y / c a p a b i l i t y .

    Specific fears; Fearing worst about life/illness;Nervousness; Shyness ; Overconcern about others'opinio ns affecting/inhibiting actions or plans.

    Pointless gloom/depression which spontaneouslyappears and disappears; Dull look in face withou treason/sadness/shock.

    Robust outlook on ailment,cure,life des piteadverse realiti es or professional opinion ofdoc tors Seeking miracle cure or rightm e d i c i n e / d o c t o r / t h e r a p y .

    Long suf feri ng mind/soul; Quick exhaust ion-ohysically and/or mentally.

    Guilt; Self rep roach; Self blame or even tendencyto seek reason /fault in self when something go eswrong.

    Red Chestnut: Anxiety abou t others' welfare; Nervous o r onnerves' edg e when others are late or absent ormlsslng .

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    R o ck R o se : P a n i c , t e r r o r , e x t r e m e f e a r o r n e r v o u s n e s s ;N i g h t m ar e s ; S u d d e n a w a k e n i n g f r o m s l e e p w i t hf r i g h t / p e r s p i r a t i o n .

    R o c k Wa t e r : E x c e s s s e lf d i s c i p l i n e ; H a r s h o n s e l f v is -a -v isp r o b l e m/ i l l n e ss a n d s u f f e r i n g ; F i r m c o n v i c t i o n s ;I m p o s i ng v i e w s a nd c o n v i c t i o n s o n o t h e r s .

    S c l e r a n t h u s : A c c i d e n t p r on e ; I n d e c i s i v e ; M o o d y ; S h i f t y ; L a z y ;P o s t p o n i n g t yp e.

    S t a r o f : S h o c k o r t r a u m a; F r e s h o r o l d , f o r g o tt e n o r t h o s eB e t h l e h e m n o t g o t o v e r o r w h o s e e f f e ct - p hy s i ca l ly o r

    e m o t i o n a l l y i s s t i l l l i n g e r i ng .

    S w e e t C h es t n ut : Pa t i en t s u f f e ri n g t o a g r e a t e x t e n t ( h i g h s t r e s st h r e s h ol d ) ; T h r o w i n g i n t h e t o w e l / r e n u n c i a t i o na f t e r c r o s s i ng t h a t l i m i t o f r e a s o n a b l e a t t i t u d et o s t r e s s /p a i n ; E x t r e m e a n g u i s h ; F e e l i n g o f c a n ' tb e a r i t a n y m o r e .

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    Vine :

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    O v e r e n th u s i a s ti c ; Te n s e ; U n a b l e t o r el ax .

    R ig id ; D o m in ee r i n g; ~ x p e c t i n g n s t an t o be d i en c e o rc o m p l i a n c e w i t h o r d e r s / r e q u e s t s ; U p s e t i fo t h e r w i s e w i t h ' r e a s o n a b l e ' o r d e r s / r e q u e s t s b e i ngu n f u l f i l l e d .

    O v e r s e ns i t i v e ; E s p e c i a l l y t o n e w i d e a s a n di n f l u e n c e s ; P r o b l e m s o f a d j u s t m e n t v is -a -v is n e we n v i r o nm e n t / j ob ; O v e r i n f l u e n c e d by o t h e r s o r t h e i ri d e a s / o pi n i o n s ; L i n k b r e a k e r .

    Wa t e r Vi o le t : A l o o f ; R e s e r v e d ; F e a r o f w o r k b e i n g d i s t u r b e d byo t h e r s ' v i s i t s o r p r e s e n c e.

    W h i t e C h e s t n ut : D e p r e ss i o n s ; U n w a n t e d t h o u g h t s / a r g u m e n t sc i r c u l a t i n g a n d d e p r e s s i n g m i n d ; C o n s t a n tt h i n k i n g ; D i s t u r b e d b e h a v i o u r / m i n d / s l e e p ;P a r a n o i a / s c h i z o p h r e n i a ( a l o n g w i t h C h e r r y Pl u m ).

    Wi ld O a t: G e n e r a l d i s s a t i s f a c t i o n w i t h l i f e / w o r k / j o b ;E s p e c i a l l y w i t h o ne '. s p r o d u c t i v i t y v i s- a- v isc a p a c i ty ; G o a l l e s s n e s s i n l i f e o r l ac k o fd i r e c t i o n ; D a b b l i n g i n e v e r y t h i n g a n d a n yt h i n g .

    Wi l d R o s e : A p a t h y ; B o r e d o m ;Res igna t ion / r econc i l i a t i onenv i ronmen t / i l l ne s s /d i s t a t e .

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    Wi l l o w : R e s e n t fu l ; F r u s t r a t e d ; B l a m i n g o t h e r s /t h i n g s o rc a u s e s ; T h i n k i ng o f c a u s e o r a t t r ib u t i n gp r o b l e m/ i l l n e ss t o c a u s e , e v e n r a t io n al l y .

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    T h e p a t i e n t s ho u l d d e s c r i b e h i s p r o b l e m / s @ i l l n e s s i n h i s o w nw o r d s - o r a l 1 y o r i n w r i t i n g . T h e p r e c i s i o n o fe x p r e s s i o n / w o r d s / p h a r e s e s i s i m p o r t a n t a n d s h o u l d be c r o s sc h e c k e d / c l a r i f i ed . T h e l o g i c / v a l i d i t y o f t h e p a t i e n t ' s r e a c t i o n / si s i r r e l e v a n t a n d s h ou l d n o t b e q u e s t i o n e d i n t h i s p a t ie n tc e n t e r e d t h er a py . T h e r e a r e n o i n v e s t i g a t i o n s o r d i a g n o s i sr e q u i r e d n o r k n o w l e dg e o f h u m a n b o d y , d i s e a s e o r m e d i c i n e i n t h i s

    s e l f - t h er a p y. T h e r e a r e n o s y m p t o m p r o du c i ng d r u g s o r p o t e n c i e si n t h i s s y s t e m , h en ce , f r e e o f a g g r a v a t i on s , r e a c t i o n s a n d s i d ee f f ec t s . T h e m e d ic i n e d o e s n o t g o i n t o t h e b l oo d s t r e a m o rd i g e s t i v e s y s t e m a nd i s a b s o l u t e l y h a r m l e s s a t w o rs t . It c a n b em i r a c u l o u s a t b es t d e p e n d i n g o n u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e p a t i e n t a n dp r e s c r i b i n g / u s i n g a p pr - op r ia t e r e m e d y / i e s . I t r e m o v e s t h e n e g a t i v es t a t e s / e m o t i o n s in t h e m i n d a n d g e n e r a t e s h e a l t h by r e m o v i n gd i s e a s e o r h i n d r a n c e s t o a c ur e. I t i s b a s e d o n D r. Sa mu e1H a n n e h m a n n ' s e m i n e n t l y s o u n d p r i n c i p l e o f t r e a t i n g t h e p e r so n a n dn o t t h e d i s e a s e , o n w h i c h H o m o e o p a t h y i s b a s ed b u t h a s d e v i a t e di n t o t r e a t i n g d i s e a s e s a n d s y m pt o m s. B a c h F l o w e r T h e r a p y i sa l s o f r e e o f t h e p ro bl em o f e a c h m e d i c i n e a g r e e i n g w i t h e a c hi n d i v i d u a l p a t i en t u n l i k e o t h e r s y s t e m s . If t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n gc h a r a c t e r i s t i c / e m o t i o n a l s t a t e i s p r e se n t i n t h e p a t ie n t i t i sr e m o v e d b y t h e p r e s c r i b e d r e m e d y a n d i f i t i s n ' t i t g o e s w a s t e .

    T h e b a s i s f o r c o n s u l t a t i o n a n d p r e s c r i p t io n i s s p e c i f i e d b el ow.

    1. T h e g e n e r a l an d e m o ti o n al n a t u r e o f t h e p a t ie n t o rp e r s o n a l i t y e s p e c i a l l y n e g a t i v e pe c u l i a r i t i e s.

    2. N a t u r e o f l i f e /e x p er i e nc e .

    3. E m o t i o n a l r e a c t i o n / a t t i t u d e t o a i l m e n t s a n d t h e r a pi e s .

    4. N a t u r e o f b od y c o n s t i t u t i o n.

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    ( D ) H o t c o n s t i t u t i on ; E x c e s s b o d y h e a t a n d / o r s w e a t ;B u r n i n g s o l e s a n d c r a ck e d h ee ls . ( R o c k R o s e )

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    To t a l t h e n u m b e r o f r e m e d i e s p r e s c r i b e d , m u l t i p l y i t by 2 o r 3a n d r o u n d i t o f f t o t h e n e a r e s t / n e x t z er o.

    T h r e e d o s e s a d a y. N o r e s t r i c t i o n s o n d i et o r h a n dl i n g m e d i c i n e so r i n t i m i n g i t o r d r i n k i n g / e at i n g b e f o r e o r a f te r . N u m b e r o fd o s e s c a n be i n c r e a s e d if n e c e s s a r y an d b e d r i d d e n / s e r i o u sp a t i e n t s s h o u l d t a k e a mi n i mu m o f 5 d o s e s p e r d a y.

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    F r e q u e n t c o l d s a n d f e v e r s w i t h c h a n g e o fs e a s o n ; T i m i d i t y a n d i n a b i l i t y t o r e s p o n d t ob u l l y i n g o r d o m i n e e r i n g .

    H e l p l e s s i n do i n g c e r t a i n t h i n g s o n e w a n t s t oa n d s h o u l d a v o i d; . G ul l i b il i k y o r f o o l i s h n e s si n e a s i l y b e l i e v i n g p e o p l e a n d s e e k i n ga d v i c e , g e t t i n g c h e at e d . R e g r e t t i n g i t w h e ni t b o m b s , t h e n d o i n g i t a l l o v e r a g a i n .C h a n g i n g d o c t o r s / t h e r a p i e s f r e q u e n t l y .H ol di ng - o n t o c e r t a i n o p i n i o n s a n d p r e j u d i c e sa s t h e - t r ut h .

    L a c k o f c o n c e n t r a t i o n ; R e p e t i t i o n o fm i s t a k e s ; S h i rk i n g o r a v o i d i n g w o r k ; S l o w n e s so f l e a r n i n g a n d r e a l i s a t i o n .

    S u i c i d a l Te n d e n c y. F e a r o f l o si n g c o n t r o l o fb o dy a n d m i n d ; F e a r o f d o i n g s o m e t h i n gd r e a d f u l ; L o o s e m o t i o n s ; F i t s ; M e n t a ld i s o r d e r s .

    P o s s e s s i v e n e s s ; To o m u c h o f s e l f e s t e e m ;E g o i s m ; Self p i t y ; F e e l i n g o f d e p r i v a t i o nv i s- a -v l s a t t e n t i o n / f a v o u r s f r o m o t h e r s ;F e a r o f b e in g a l o n e / l o n e l i n e s s; S e e k i n g /w a n t i n g a t t e n d a n c e / c a r e .

    D a y d r e a m i n g ; P o o r m e m o r y o r f o r g e t f u l n e s s ;I n a t t e n t i v e n e s s ; L i v i n g a n d r e l a p s i n g i n t od r e a m w o r l d . T

    S k i n p r o b l e m s ; F e e l i n g o f u g l i n e s s ; C l u t t e r e dm i n d .

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    H o p e l e s s n e s s o r d e s p a i r ; L a c k o f f a i t h i np e o p l e o r l if e.

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