We are so grateful for your input and would never want You to think that we are disrespectful of all your efforts to communicate this priceless information.
Don’t worry (M) we know you are both grateful. To answer your questions, you are getting the essence of the plant so in reality it does not matter what medium you use – be it liquid or herb.
Quality doesn’t matter either. What does matter is the amount of time it sits in the forcefield and should be doused accordingly. You can keep it there as you are doing but it doesn’t need to be there 24/7 to get an effect – two hours a day perhaps. You need to get going with finding plants to douse for healing the mind. You will find the ones that are in a typical English garden are fine for healing purposes.
It might make things too complicated if you mix the flower essences, keep it simple, about three or four herbs, but there are different kinds of depression, did you know?
You would be wise to do two or three different ones – depression comes from all different types of brain disorder – students for example would suffer other symptoms to some older people.
You are right about Borage, it needs to be mixed with others for people contemplating suicide. Please look up some more so I can help.St John’s Wort – mild to moderate depression. Gentian, Wormwood and Mugwort are ‘bitters’. Depression is not just a state of mind, it affects the entire body’s physiology . Bitters improve hormone and digestive processes, lift energy and treat constipation which is a common symptom in depression.
Oats – (Avena savita) pale green – yellow seeds tincture.
Lavender.
Vervain – for long term depression and can heal liver damage.
Ginkgo – cardiovascular and nervous system, enhances memory. Good for treatment of depression especially in the elderly – counteracts age related decreases in the receptors for serotonin.Two groups:
Older adults with early Alzheimer’s/dementia or histories of strokes.
Young people – studying/concentration/memory.Kava Kava – alleviate the anxiety that can accompany depression
Camomile, Motherwort
Hops – but some herbalists think that this herb should not be used for depression – makes it worse!Valerian – anti anxiety – but not for everyone.
Passion Flowers – insomnia.
Siberian Ginseng – chronic stress.
Liquorice – adrenal tonic.
Rosemary and dandelion leaves.Euphoric Herbs:
Callamus, Catmint, Damiana, Melissa – lemon balm