Making an Aspen Bach Flower Remedy Mother Tincture

One of the joys of working with the Bach Flower Remedies is spending time in nature preparing the mother tinctures. With spring in the air, we spent last Thursday morning making an Aspen mother tincture. The Aspen trees were in full bloom, and being in their presence was a really special experience.

A picture of Catherine Keattch from Crystal Herbs holding a saucepan in nature making an Aspen mother essence

Catherine selecting the Aspen flowers to make the mother tincture

Picture of an Aspen flower

A beautiful Aspen flower - male and female flowers are found on separate trees

Aspen is a boiling method remedy and was first made by Edward Bach in the countryside around his home in Sotwell in 1935. Nora Weeks said of Bach that over the six months that he took to discover the second nineteen remedies, he went through the emotional and mental states associated with each of his new discoveries. Aspen might well have been quite an uncomfortable discovery process for Bach!

Picture of Catherine Keattch and Sam Cremnitz from Crystal Herbs

Catherine and Sam from Crystal Herbs

The Aspen flower remedy helps those who experience apprehension for which there appears to be no logical reason. This can take the form of vague but potent apprehension of some unknown future event or an uneasy ‘spooked out’ feeling in the dark or in strange places. Shaking, trembling, or vague fluttering feelings in the tummy together with coldness, paleness & nightmares are all indications of the need for Aspen.

The Aspen Bach Flower Remedy

Picture of Aspen flowers being put into a saucepan to make the boiling method remedy

Adding clusters of flowers to the saucepan

Another angle of Aspen flowers being put into a saucepan to make the boiling method remedy

Gathering more Aspen flowers

Aspen flowers in a saucepan - part of the boiling method making process

Aspen flowers in a saucepan waiting to be boiled

A picture of Aspen trees in bloom in the spring sunshine in the UK

A stand of beautiful Aspen trees in bloom

Aspen Bach Flower Remedy Fact File

  • Latin Name: Populus Tremula
  • Making Method: Boiling Method
  • Bach Group: Fear
  • Part of: the second nineteen remedies

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Sam Cremnitz

Sam is co-owner here at Crystal Herbs and has been working professionally with Flower & Vibrational Essences since 1996. Sam is passionate about all aspects of Flower Essences and the potential they have to help us with our inner journeys of personal and spiritual growth. He is a trained essence practitioner, energy healer, writer and teacher and loves sharing knowledge and information about essences and any other tools that help us to re-connect with our hearts and the true essence of who we are. More on Sam Cremnitz