The 38 remedies Dr Bach discovered in the 1930s represent a complete system of healing that acts on moods and emotional outlooks. Dr Bach found, through his careful study and research, that disharmony within oneself was the root cause of disease. For this reason, remedies from the system are always selected on the basis of our natural character, temperament and state of mind.

Taking the right remedies restores balance to the whole person, which in turn allows the body to make use of its natural ability to combat ill health. The remedies work well alongside forms of treatment that focus more directly on the physical, so that clients should seek appropriate help to relieve physical pain and discomfort, for example, or treat infections and control bleeding. Palliative treatment may be required to control the physical effect of a stomach ulcer; the remedies will help the person deal with the worry that caused the ulcer in the first place.