FES Research Essences

Our office receives many inquiries about the status of our research essences. They are so designated because they are not yet sufficiently researched to be included in the Flower Essence Repertory. Flower essences are on the leading edge of holistic therapy, and careful field research and case documentation is extremely important for the continued development of this new approach to mind-body health care. Preliminary information on 44 research essences is available for members of the Flower Essence Society. View a list of those essences here.

While research is a continuously developing process, the remedies contained in the FES kits have all received convincing documentation in therapeutic settings. However, the remedies listed on the following pages are still in various stages of research and clinical corroboration. Highly intuitive readings of the essences can provide fruitful insights, but these are nevertheless only the first stage in a more thorough research program. We wish to avoid the distortion or “hardening” of information on these new remedies, which could prevent creative, ongoing exploration of their objective properties.

For this reason, none of the research remedies are listed here with meanings. However, those healers who work effectively in intuitive ways, or who may have already conducted research on a given plant remedy, will find many of the research essences to be valuable in their practices. Through these pioneering efforts, pictures of new remedies can become more concrete.

We ask you to help us in our research program by reporting on any new remedies which you find to be significant in your practice. You can do so in one of three ways:

Provide a brief written report in your own words on any consistent phenomena which you have observed with any research essence.
Use the Flower Essence Society case study guidelines and forms to document your clinical cases. These are distributed free of charge to all interested practitioners. The Society also has an on-line reporting form for your convenience.
Call or write our office to arrange for a telephone interview.

By contributing to our research program, you are helping to build a professional, collective pool of knowledge about flower essence therapy. These efforts help all of us to grow in wisdom and, most importantly, to touch others with the gentle but profound essence of the flowers. Thank you for your help.

The Flower Essence Society is an organization devoted to researching flower essences and educating the public on their healing benefits. The Society e-journal occasionally publishes information on various research essences. For more information on the activities of the Flower Essence Society, visit their website.