Chestnut Bud - Horse chestnut bud

• For those who repeat the same mistakes.

Dr. Bach used the horse chestnut tree twice to develop remedies, one of which was by selecting leaf buds, a singularity, since with the exception of rock water, the other preparations involve flowers. Horse chestnut buds form on the tree during the previous season and blossom into young shoots the following spring. They embody the tree in the making, its potential for development. They are harvested in April when the young leaves are formed but not yet open. They illustrate a nature that repeats its same development patterns from one year to the next, and that each plant presents in a unique way.

Chestnut bud elixir is for those who repeat their mistakes as if they were learning nothing from life, unable to learn from them. For impulsive people who act or respond without taking the time to reflect. It supports distracted children who lack attention and have difficulty learning. "This remedy should help us make the most of our daily experiences and see ourselves and our mistakes as others see us," Bach indicated.

"For those who do not take full advantage of observation and experience, who more than others need time to learn the lessons of life. Where one experience would be enough for some, they need more, to repeat it sometimes several times before retaining its lesson. To their great confusion, they find themselves making the same mistake several times when one time should have been enough, or even when having seen others do it could have avoided this kind of situation." Excerpt from the 1936 edition of "The Twelve Healers", translated into French by C. Lévi and G. Wolf.