The Encyclopedia of Bach Flower Therapy
In Bach flower therapy, developed over 60 years ago by the  English physician Edward Bach, 38 individual distilled flower  essences are used to affect mental and emotional states.  Scheffer is a longtime Bach flower therapy practitioner and the  author of previous books on the subject, including Bach Flower  Therapy: Theory and Practice. While not an encyclopedia in any  traditional sense (it is arranged more like a large-format  book), this new volume does provide an exhaustive treatment of  the subject. Scheffer covers the history, philosophy, and  background of the therapy and then discusses each of the 38  flower essences. The results of Scheffer's years of study and  clinical practice are reflected in the information on remedy  preparation, interview questionnaires, checklists, tables for  selecting remedies, and evaluation sheets for therapeutic use,  as well as appendixes containing FAQs and a list of resources.  Unfortunately, there is no index. While Bach's original  publications remain the standard in this field, this volume  represents the most thorough treatment on the subject currently  available. Highly recommended for all alternative medicine  collections in both public and academic libraries. Mary Stout,  Pima Community Coll., TucsonCopyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.