Rescue Remedy (Bach) – instructions for use, drops, spray, reviews, price

Synonyms: Rescue Remedy

Bach drops are one of the fairly common medications that are used to treat psychological disorders. The drug helps relieve mental stress and also improves the patient’s emotional background. The fact that it is so popular is due to its composition, as well as the absence of contraindications and inability to cause adverse reactions.

This therapy was developed more than eighty-five years ago by Edward Bach, a scientist from England. He was absolutely sure that the medicine he invented, which was based on extracts or concentrated infusions from the flowers of various plants, would help cope with many mental disorders.

Bach created 38 one-component tinctures with unique properties. To choose the right one, you should listen to yourself, try to identify the problem as accurately as possible and choose a drug that will help cope with it. The list of drugs will be presented later in the article.

Release form and composition

Dosage forms of Rescue Remedy (Bach):

homeopathic sublingual spray: transparent liquid of pale yellow color with a faint odor of alcohol (in brown glass bottles with a 10 ml or 20 ml dispenser, 1 bottle in a cardboard pack; in brown glass bottles with a 7 ml dispenser, in a transparent blister plastic and cardboard 1 bottle);
homeopathic sublingual drops: transparent liquid of pale yellow color with a faint odor of alcohol (10 ml and 20 ml each in brown glass bottles with a pipette cap, 1 bottle in a cardboard box).

Each pack also contains instructions for using Rescue Remedy (Bach).

100 g of homeopathic spray or drops contains:

active ingredients: Prunus cerasifera Br10 D5 (Cherry plum Br10); Clematis vitalba Br9 D5 (Clematis Br9); Impatiens glandulifera Br9 D5 (Impatiens Br9); Helianthemum nummularium Br9 D5 (Rock rose Br9); Ornithogalum umbellatum Br10 D5 (Star of Bethlehem Br10);
auxiliary component: grape alcohol 27%.

Where is the best place to order active supplements?

Bach products are almost impossible to find in regular pharmacies. It is recommended to purchase them from trusted suppliers to be sure of the quality of the products. Otherwise, you risk not only not getting the desired effect, but also worsening your condition.

The full range of sedatives is presented on the iHerb website. Buyers can familiarize themselves with the composition of the product, check the availability of quality certificates and ask questions about dietary supplements. The supplier works directly with manufacturers of dietary supplements, therefore guaranteeing the quality of the products. In addition, there is a flexible system of discounts and bonuses for customers, which allows them to save money when ordering.

Pharmacological properties

Rescue Remedy (Bach) is a homeopathic medicine, the effect of which is due to the properties of the active components of five flower essences. It promotes rapid restoration of the psycho-emotional state, helps to instantly overcome excitement, restlessness, agitation, and irritability. In stressful situations, it allows you to concentrate.

Each of the components influences a certain range of negative emotions, providing an integrated approach to a stressful situation:

cherry plum (cherry plum): helps overcome the fear of losing control over the situation;
clematis (clematis): helps to avoid the fear of losing contact with reality;
impatience (touch-me-not): relieves impatience and fuss;
rock rose (sunflower): relieves attacks of panic and horror;
staff of Bethlehem (bird farmer): helps get rid of shock or fear.

Manufacturers

The drug “Bach Flowers” is very popular in many countries in Europe and Asia. In the 1920s, they were created by Edward Bach, and almost immediately they became widely used, and their production was put into production. Now the main manufacturer of this drug is the British one. This company is located in London, Wimbledon. It is one of the country's largest manufacturers of homeopathy and health products since 1860. It is noteworthy that this company produces these essences according to the original recipe of their author, without any changes.

— official distributor of the drug in the Russian Federation.

Indications for use

The use of Rescue Remedy (Bach) spray and drops is indicated as an emergency aid for the following conditions:

increased psycho-emotional stress, including stress, increased excitability, irritability, impulsive reactions, mood lability;
situationally caused states of increased anxiety (including air travel, extreme situations, exams, funerals, weddings);
Manager's syndrome (chronic fatigue syndrome) or prolonged mental stress and overwork.

In addition, the drug can be taken as part of complex therapy for various psychosomatic disorders.

Precautions and contraindications

The homeopathic remedy can be taken during pregnancy and lactation. However, to prevent negative consequences and allergic reactions, its use is recommended only after consultation with a specialist. You should not take the drug for a long time and uncontrollably ( more than 2 months ), in order to avoid addiction and reduce the effectiveness of the effect on the body.

Bach drops should not be used by children under 3 years of age or if they have an individual intolerance to one or more components contained in the composition.

Side effects

The drug does not cause side effects. The only exception is the use of Bach drops by people who have individual intolerance to the component composition. In this case, an allergic reaction is possible.

Overdose

To date, no cases of drug overdose have been reported.

Interactions with drugs

Bach drops are compatible with all medications.

Rescue Remedy (Bach), instructions for use: method and dosage

Spray sublingual homeopathic

Rescue Remedi (Bach) spray is used by spraying the contents of the bottle under the tongue.

To carry out the procedure, you need to release the bottle from the protective cap, bring it to your mouth in a vertical position and, pressing the dispenser, inject the drug under the tongue.

Recommended dosage: 2 injections 4 times a day or as needed in acute situations.

Homeopathic sublingual drops

Rescue Remedy (Bach) drops are taken orally or by applying to the tongue.

When taken orally, the drops are pre-dissolved in 30 ml of water.

Recommended dosage: usually 4 drops 4 times a day; in acute situations - as needed.

What are Bach Drops?

The name “Bach Drops” brings together 38 natural preparations made from plants and flowers, each of which is intended for a specific problem; These drugs help cope with the emotional difficulties of everyday life. They help restore balance, help establish control over emotions, get rid of negative thoughts and poor health.

Bach drops were created in the 1930s by English physician Dr. Edward Bach. Bach's philosophy (“As long as Soul, Body and Spirit are in harmony, nothing can disturb our health”) was far ahead of his time. The doctor devoted 10 years of his life to studying and recognizing 38 deviations from the normal emotional state (Loneliness, Fear, Despair, Uncertainty, etc.), which he identified as the main sources of our ailments. According to Bach, “diseases, especially chronic ones, are only a consequence of mental disharmony. They arise when there is a conflict between our physical self with feelings and desires and our Higher Self.”

Reviews of Rescue Remedy (Bach)

In most cases, reviews of Rescue Remedy (Bach) are positive. Many users indicate the high effectiveness of the homeopathic drug when urgently relieving nervous tension or stress is needed. It is noted that the rapid action of the drug helps to restore the ability to think calmly during panic attacks and concentrate. In addition, the advantages include the pleasant taste and smell of both drops and spray, as well as the ease of use of both dosage forms of the drug.

Analogues of Bach drops

Bach drops have no absolute analogues, but there are herbal and homeopathic preparations that are similar in their action. Among them:

Granules - Avena Compositum, Nevrosed, Ignacia.
Drops - Chamomilla, Notta and Passiflora Edas.
Tablets - Calm, Nervohel (Heel), Valerian.
Children's forms - Valerianahel, Baby Sed, Kindinorm.

Similar drugs help with anxiety, despondency, melancholy, insomnia, stress, irritability, restlessness, increased nervous excitability and neuroses.

Anxious children and the use of herbal preparations

Pediatric neurologists and pediatricians especially often have to listen to complaints that the child is excitable, irritable, has difficulty falling asleep, and gets tired quickly; behavior causes misunderstanding and fears of parents. Although the described symptoms do not always mean that the child has a true pathology or nervous system disorder, parents expect specific help from the doctor.

It often makes sense, without resorting to allopathic drugs, to use herbal preparations that have a mild sedative effect. Parents themselves are more inclined to give preference to so-called natural (herbal) medicines, considering them safer and healthier. Thus, in the recent past in our country, the use of the so-called citral medicine in infancy and early childhood has gained enormous and sometimes inexplicable popularity (its composition, depending on the recipe used, may include valerian root extract/extract, motherwort tincture, sodium bromide, magnesium sulfate, as well as glucose solution or distilled water, etc.).

The arsenal of drugs based on medicinal plants is constantly expanding. Currently, it is quite wide, which makes it possible to select the appropriate therapeutic agents or their combination for each specific patient. Since many medicinal plants are food plants, the use of drugs based on them can be considered as one of the components of neurodietology - a new area of neuroscience based on the use of nutrients to modulate the state and functions of the nervous system [4]. A. Richardson et al. (2006) emphasize the possibility of nutrition influencing not only children’s psychomotor development, the state of the central nervous system (CNS) and cognitive functions, but also their emotions and mood.

It should be noted: when it comes to prescribing sedatives in childhood, it is necessary to remember about a kind of “exception to the rule.” This is a significant part of young children (second and third years of life), among whom cases of pronounced anxiety and actively negative behavior are often observed, often not subject to any other correction other than pedagogical. The described behavior is, in essence, “growing pains” and is associated with the peculiarities of children’s adaptation to environmental conditions with relative immaturity of the psycho-emotional sphere and limited ability for verbal communication. The gender of the child is not of determining importance, since the conditions falling under the headings of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision (ICD-10) are R45.0 (“nervousness”), R45.1 (“restlessness and agitation”), R45.4 (“irritability and anger”), etc. - are equally typical for both boys and girls of this age group. Previously, in ICD-9, these categories corresponded to the concept of “neuropathy,” which has now fallen out of use and is no longer used. If necessary (neurotization, tic disorders, etc.), sedatives of plant origin can be used in the described clinical situations - with moderate or limited effect.

Please note that we are not talking about children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); this diagnosis is established upon reaching at least 5 years of age, and for the treatment of this condition in Russia a specific drug is currently registered and used - atomoxetine (as well as nootropic agents and vitamins).

It is important to emphasize that the use of herbal preparations is in no way equivalent to homeopathy, although representatives of this medical discipline also often use herbal medicine when prescribing treatment for children and adults.

Below we look at some plants that are traditionally used to make sedatives.

Valerian (Valeriana officinalis L.). The plant is a member of the valerian family (Valerianaceae), and is also one of the most widely used herbal sedatives in medicine.

Valerian rhizomes and roots contain from 0.5 to 2% essential oil, consisting of borneol (ester) and isovaleric acid, camphene, pinene and other borneol terpenes. Valerian roots are richest in essential oil; in addition, they contain free valeric acid, alkaloids valerine and hatinin, volatile bases, tannins, organic acids and sugars. Valerian preparations reduce the excitability of the central nervous system and have antispasmodic properties.

The therapeutic effect of valerian is due to the complex of active substances it contains, primarily essential oils and alkaloids. The use of valerian preparations helps to reduce reflex excitability, enhance inhibitory processes in the neurons of the cortical and subcortical structures of the central nervous system, therefore they are usually used as sedatives for nervous excitement, sleep disorders and similar conditions.

Valerian root infusion is a traditional remedy in the treatment of infants, young children, preschool and school children.

Peppermint (Mentha piperita L.). One of the most famous representatives of the Lamiaceae family (Labiatae). The range of indications for the use of peppermint for medicinal purposes is quite wide, and extracts from the plant are used in connection with the existing antispasmodic and calming effects, as well as a reflex coronary-dilating effect.

The medicinal raw material is the aerial part of peppermint. Mint greens contain essential oil (consisting of menthol and esters of isovaleric and acetic acids), copper, manganese and other trace elements, as well as carotene, betaine, flavonoids, hesperidin, tannins and other substances.

Mint preparations have a calming and analgesic effect and relax smooth muscles. These effects are due to menthol, which reflexively dilates the blood vessels of the heart and brain. Mint is used for neuroses, insomnia and increased excitability.

There is evidence that peppermint (in the form of essential oil) helps eliminate nervous tension and has a general tonic, anti-stress, and antidepressant effect.

The choleretic and analgesic effects of peppermint are a valuable addition to the pharmacological properties of the plant used in somatoneurology.

Melissa officinalis, or lemon balm (Melissa officinalis). Another essential oil plant from the Lamiaceae family (Labiatae). It has pharmacological effects similar to those of peppermint described above. It is characterized by sedative, antispasmodic and even anticonvulsant effects.

Main active ingredients of lemon balm:

essential oil components (from 0.06 to 1%);
geraniol;
linalool;
neral;
caryophyllene;
terpenoids;
eugenol glucosides;
benzyl alcohol;
phenolcarboxylic acids, etc.

Along with essential oil, vitamins B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), C (ascorbic acid) and a complex of microelements, including potassium, have a beneficial effect on the functions of the nervous system.

Due to the presence of a whole complex of biologically active substances, preparations based on lemon balm provide a pronounced antihypoxic effect, which determines the neuroprotective properties of the plant.

From the above data it is clear that the role of medicinal plants in the correction of emotional and behavioral disorders in children should not be ignored. It is quite natural that the list of sedative drugs of plant origin may well be continued, but we considered it necessary to focus attention specifically on the listed medicinal plants as the most widely used.

Sometimes medicinal plants are included in dietary supplements and functional food products, which does not allow them to be officially considered as medicines. In this regard, unfortunately, not all drugs of plant origin are presented in such basic reference pharmacological publications as the “Register of Medicines” (2007), “Vidal Directory” (2007) and “Federal Guidelines for the Use of Medicines / Formulary System "(2007).

Even doctors who do not have much experience in the use of herbal medicine are often inclined to resort to prescribing to children certain herbal preparations that have become firmly established in the arsenal of medicines in everyday practice. Thus, among herbal preparations successfully used in correcting the behavior of children with emotional and motor restlessness, Persen (tablets and capsules) deserves special attention.

Persen (tablets) includes herbal components, the properties of which are discussed above: (dry) extracts of valerian (50 mg), peppermint (25 mg) and lemon balm (25 mg). Persen (tablets) is used in the treatment of children over 3 years of age. Persen forte in the form of capsules, in which the content of valerian extract reaches 125 mg, is intended only for children over 12 years of age.

The combination of the described herbal components of the drug allows one to count on sedative and antispasmodic effects, and among the indications for the use of Persen are increased nervous excitability, irritability and insomnia.

Persen’s belonging to “pure” herbal remedies, the absence of substances that are products of chemical synthesis, as well as ethanol, determine the main advantages of the drug when used in childhood.

The problem of a restless child can be a consequence of both social deprivation and overprotection. In some cases, it can be solved using routine measures (control of sleep duration, walks in the fresh air, balanced nutrition, etc.), gentle hardening, medicinal baths (with herbal teas), pedagogical techniques (upbringing), an adequate psycho-emotional climate in the family and etc. When children reach the appropriate age, visiting organized preschool institutions (nurseries, kindergartens, aesthetic education centers) in the vast majority of cases makes it possible to provide a social and pedagogical component for the correction of behavioral problems.

In turn, drug correction of emotional-behavioral and/or motor disorders using sedatives of plant origin seems to be an important component of the complex correction of the treatment of psycho-emotional disorders in children of different ages. The use of phytotherapeutic agents in some cases allows one to avoid the undesirable “anti-therapeutic” effects of allopathic drugs, such as tranquilizers/anxiolytics, the use of which in childhood can induce excessive sedation, decreased cognitive functions and pathological depression of physical and emotional activity.

V. M. Studenikin , Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor S. V. Balkanskaya , Candidate of Medical Sciences V. I. Shelkovsky , Candidate of Medical Sciences, Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation SCCD RAMS, Moscow

Description of the essences “Bach Flowers”

Bach flower essences are classified as homeopathic or phytotherapeutic preparations. They are based on an extract or concentrated infusion of flowers of various plants. The creator of flower essences, Edward Bach, believed that diseases indicate the presence of psychological problems, discomfort and internal conflicts. The medicine he invented should improve the emotional state and have a positive effect on character.

During his life, Dr. Bach managed to create 38 one-component plant tinctures. Each of them has special properties. To choose an essence, you need to listen to your body and inner world, try to accurately identify the problem and choose the appropriate drug. From the entire variety of flower essences, you can use from 1 to 7 extracts at a time. To improve your mental state, you can use the following essences:

olive: will support, if necessary, to work hard;
gentian: used in a state of severe stress, shock;
larch: increases self-confidence;
horse chestnut: effective in combating obsessive thoughts;
willow: will relieve feelings of self-pity and resentment;
agrimony: helps with tormenting night thoughts;
walnut: helps to adapt to new conditions;
oak: increases strength when the body is exhausted:
lipstick: helps shy and embarrassed people;
dog rose: useful for apathetic and weak-willed people.

Bach drops - what are they for?

If a person is faced with solving complex problems or is under stress, he can experience for himself how Bach's soothing drops work. This drug is indicated for the prevention or treatment of stressful conditions. It is effective in the following situations:

with severe stress associated with the loss of a loved one or serious illness;
in a state of fear;
in stressful situations at work or in the family;
in stressful professions: rescuer, emergency doctor, teacher;
before performances or exams;
with a sudden change of situation, forced relocation;
women after the birth of a baby;
with increased excitability, nervousness;
if you have nightmares, problems sleeping;
Bach drops for panic attacks help reduce their strength;
with self-doubt, disappointment, apathy.

Bach drops - composition

Bach essence is a product consisting of an extract of one plant. Each essence of Dr. Bach has its own properties and purpose. Combining essences of different colors led to the creation of complex preparations that combine several properties. The most popular among Bach flower preparations are Rescue Remedy drops. They contain 5 active components:

solar birdwort - to reduce mental pain;
cherry plum - helps with confusion and panic;
sunflower - to relieve strong fear;
clematis - to relieve a state of numbness, stupor;
Impatiens vulgaris - helps with irritability and tension.

Bach essences - manufacturers

Bach Flowers drops are popular in many European and Asian countries. They were created by the English doctor Edward Bach in the 20s of the 20th century. Flower essences became popular almost immediately and were put into production. Now the main manufacturer of Bach essences and drops is the English one, Wimbledon, London. This company produces drugs according to the recipe of Edward Bach himself. The official distributor of drops to Russia is the Bach Flower Therapy Center