The Encyclopedia of Crystals, Herbs, and New Age Elements: An A to Z Guide to New Age Elements and How to Use Them - Adams Media 2016

Cherry Plum
The Power of Flowers: Flower Essences

ORIGINS

Cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera) is a deciduous shrub in the rose family with white flowers and small red or yellow fruit. Both the flowers and the fruit have culinary and medicinal uses, and it is also a popular ornamental shrub. Cherry plum is one of Bach’s original flower remedies.

HISTORY/LORE

Not much is known about the history of cherry plum. It is believed to have originated in Asia, and it is now cultivated in Europe and North America as well. Cherry plums are a key ingredient in Georgian cuisine such as tkemali sauce, kharcho soup, and chakapuli stew.

USES

Bach categorized cherry plum under remedies for fear, “fear of the mind being over-strained, of reason giving way, of doing fearful and dreaded things, not wished and known wrong, yet there comes the thought and impulse to do them.” This kind of fear can consume one’s life, causing depression, damaging personal relationships, and jeopardizing one’s career. This flower essence provides assistance to those who live in fear of losing control, losing their minds, or generally “losing it” by providing access to their deep personal reservoirs of inner strength and wisdom. Once in touch with these inner resources, the fearful person can find a way out of the cycle and loosen the grip that fear has on his or her life.