{"id":5083,"date":"2026-06-11T16:48:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T16:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.crystalherbs.com\/?p=5083"},"modified":"2026-06-11T16:57:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T16:57:48","slug":"mimulus-lettuce-dr-edward-bach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.crystalherbs.com\/index.php\/bach-flower-remedies\/mimulus-lettuce-dr-edward-bach\/","title":{"rendered":"Mimulus, Lettuce &#038; Dr. Edward Bach"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Wisdon of Dr Edward Bach<\/h2>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystalherbs.com\/images\/SM\/Dr-Edward-Bach-Quote-5.jpg\" alt=\"A quote from Dr Edward Bach, with text, a picture of Dr Bach and a picture of a bottle of Mimulus Bach remedy with a Mimulus flower\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" class=\"imageRight50\" \/>\r\n<p><strong>&ldquo;I am hungry, I will go and pull a lettuce from the garden  for my tea; I am frightened and ill, I will take a dose of Mimulus.&rdquo; <em>Dr  Edward Bach<\/em><\/strong><em><\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalherbs.com\/bach\/dr-bach.asp\">Dr Edward Bach<\/a> created his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalherbs.com\/bach\/bach-flower-remedies.asp\">flower remedies<\/a> in the 1930s, he wanted them to be simple enough for anyone to use. He believed that understanding our emotions should be as natural as recognising when we&#8217;re hungry, thirsty or tired. This lovely quote beautifully captures that philosophy, and his passion for helping people to take responsibility for their own health  and wellbeing.<\/p>\r\n<h2>The Lettuce and the Mimulus <\/h2>\r\n<p>It&#8217;s easy to imagine Edward Bach in his garden, picking lettuce for his tea. And this quote illustrates how easy he felt it would be for  people to understand his new remedies. Each of the 38 individual Bach flower  remedies are associated with a particular emotion, thought or feeling, so using  them is in many ways  as simple as &lsquo;I feel frightened, I will take some Mimulus&rsquo;, or &#8216;I feel guilt about something that has happened, I&#8217;ll take some Pine&#8217;.<\/p>\r\n<h2>It Starts With How You&#8217;re Feeling<\/h2>\r\n<p>From his many years of work and research, Edward Bach came to believe that our emotions provided  important clues about what is happening within us, and that it was these that we needed to focus on, rather than the symptoms that we are experiencing. So when you come to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalherbs.com\/bach\/bach-remedies-choosing.asp\">look at  which Bach Flower Remedies<\/a> will  be the most helpful for you, it&rsquo;s a simple process of  self-reflection and observation:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><em>How am I really feeling?<\/em><\/li>\r\n<li><em>What thoughts keep returning?<\/em><\/li>\r\n<li><em>What emotions are asking for my attention right now?<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>The answers to these questions often point us towards the remedies that can help restore balance and harmony.<\/p>\r\n<p> The Bach Flowers are very much working at an emotional  level, supporting harmony between mind, body and emotion, and the foundation of Bach&rsquo;s understandings were that no matter  what the issue that you&rsquo;re facing, you are simply looking for the remedies that  will help you bring greater balance to how you&rsquo;re thinking and feeling.<\/p>\r\n<h2>Mimulus for Known Fears &amp; Worries<\/h2>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystalherbs.com\/images\/flowers\/Mimulus-Bach-Flower.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of a Mimulus flower\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"imageRight\" \/>\r\n<p>It is interesting that Edward Bach chose Mimulus for this example. Mimulus is the remedy for fears and worries with a known cause, the everyday concerns that most of us experience from time to time. Fear about health, money, relationships, work, change or speaking in public are all classic Mimulus states.<\/p>\r\n<p>In many ways Mimulus represents one of the most universal human experiences: the tendency to worry about things we know and can name. Perhaps that is why Bach chose it as his example, maybe it was something that he was experiencing himself at the time? It was something that almost everyone could recognise in themselves.<\/p>\r\n<p> So next time you have lettuce for your tea and it reminds you that you&#8217;re feeling a little bit of fear and worry, why not take a dose of Mimulus to help!<\/p>\r\n<h3>The Five Bach Remedies for Fear <\/h3>\r\n<p>Dr Bach recognised that fear does not always appear in the same way. Sometimes it is a specific worry, sometimes a sudden terror, sometimes a vague anxiety that cannot be explained. To help with these different experiences he created five remedies for fear, which he put together is the <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.crystalherbs.com\/Bach-Flower-Remedies\/Dr-Bachs-Seven-Groups\/Courage--Fearlessness--Dr-Bachs-Fear-Group__c-p-0-0-71-184-185.aspx\">Fear group<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p>These are:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.crystalherbs.com\/Bach-Flower-Remedies\/Dr-Bachs-Seven-Groups\/Courage--Fearlessness--Dr-Bachs-Fear-Group\/Mimulus---Bach-Flower-Remedies__p-71-184-185-199.aspx\"><strong>Mimulus<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; <em>for known fears and worries<\/em><\/li>\r\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.crystalherbs.com\/Bach-Flower-Remedies\/Dr-Bachs-Seven-Groups\/Courage--Fearlessness--Dr-Bachs-Fear-Group\/Rock-Rose---Bach-Flower-Remedies__p-71-184-185-205.aspx\"><strong>Rock Rose<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; <em>for stronger, terror fears<\/em><\/li>\r\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.crystalherbs.com\/Bach-Flower-Remedies\/Dr-Bachs-Seven-Groups\/Courage--Fearlessness--Dr-Bachs-Fear-Group\/Aspen---Bach-Flower-Remedies__p-71-184-185-124.aspx\"><strong>Aspen<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; <em>for fears of the unknown<\/em><\/li>\r\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.crystalherbs.com\/Bach-Flower-Remedies\/Dr-Bachs-Seven-Groups\/Courage--Fearlessness--Dr-Bachs-Fear-Group\/Red-Chestnut---Bach-Flower-Remedies__p-71-184-185-204.aspx\"> Red Chesnut<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>fear and worry for others<\/em><\/li>\r\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.crystalherbs.com\/Bach-Flower-Remedies\/Dr-Bachs-Seven-Groups\/Courage--Fearlessness--Dr-Bachs-Fear-Group\/Cherry-Plum---Bach-Flower-Remedies__p-71-184-185-185.aspx\"><strong>Cherry Plum<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; <em>fear of losing your mind<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Nourishment for Your Soul<\/h3>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystalherbs.com\/images\/essences\/Bach\/White-Chestnut-Bach-Remedy-Plus-Flower.jpg\" alt=\"A bottle of the White Chestnut Bach Remedy next to White Chestnut flowers\" width=\"219\" height=\"330\" class=\"imageRight\" \/>\r\n<p>Perhaps that is the real beauty of Bach&#8217;s lettuce and Mimulus analogy. Just as we instinctively know when we need nourishment for the body, Bach believed we could learn to recognise when we need support for our emotional wellbeing too.<\/p>\r\n<p>By paying attention to our thoughts and feelings, we begin to understand ourselves more deeply. The Bach Flower Remedies then become  companions on that journey, helping us move towards greater peace of mind, emotional balance and inner happiness.<\/p>\r\n<p>As Dr Bach wrote: <em><strong>&quot;There is no true healing unless there is a change in outlook, peace of mind, and inner happiness.&quot;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>The Bach Flower Remedies were created to support this journey towards greater harmony, emotional balance and a deeper connection with our true selves.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">The Wisdon of Dr Edward Bach &ldquo;I am hungry, I will go and pull a lettuce from the garden for my tea; I am frightened and ill, I will take a dose of Mimulus.&rdquo; Dr <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.crystalherbs.com\/index.php\/bach-flower-remedies\/mimulus-lettuce-dr-edward-bach\/\" title=\"Mimulus, Lettuce &#038; Dr. Edward Bach\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5089,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[412],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5083","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bach-flower-remedies","8":"wpautop"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mimulus, Lettuce &amp; 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