Rescue remedy

an analysis of the effects the flower essence formula on healthy rats biochemical components

Abstract

Introduction: The formula Rescue remedy, also known as Five-Flower Formula, is the combination of 5 flower essences, developed by the physician Edward Bach in the 1930s. It is useful for emergency situations and can be used as many times as necessary. It can also be associated with and enhance other therapies, this formula belongs to the alternative and complementary health practices, which recognizes the effect of vibrational energy for the restoration and / or maintenance of the emotional and, consequently, biological balance of living beings. Flower essence therapy is free of any active principle and, therefore, does not exert direct action on the biochemical dynamics of the bodies. Biochemical parameters are important indicators of physiological disturbances and tissue integrity. Objective: The main objective of this work was to analyze and obtain the biochemical patterns of a population of healthy rats of Rattus norvegicus species after oral administration of Rescue remedy. Material and methods: Ten Wistar rats were used in which 0.45 mL of Rescue remedy were administered via gavage and other ten rats were kept under the same environmental conditions as the flower essence group, which received no treatment and therefore were susceptible only to the stressors of the environment. Bioclin® kits were used for analysis. The parameters verified were: Glucose, Total Proteins, Albumin, Total Cholesterol, HDL Cholesterol, Triglycerides, Alkaline Phosphatase, Amylase, AST (TGO), ALT (TGP), LDH, GT Range, Total CK, Creatinine, Urea and Dosages were performed in Bioplus 2000® photocolorimeter. LDL-cholesterol was estimated by the Friedewald Formula. Results: The values obtained for the main analytes affected were: 73.87 - 89.33 mg/ dL (Urea - Control), 61.85 - 80.95 mg/dL (Urea -Flower essence), 199.8 - 256.2 mg/dL (Glucose - Control), 140.7 - 251.3 mg/dL (Glucose – Flower essence), 227.2 - 294 U/L (Alkaline Phosphatase - Control) and 171.53 - 229.27 U/L Alkaline Phosphatase – Flower essence). Conclusions: The mean values of urea, glucose and alkaline phosphatase from the control were higher compared to the reference values in the literature, however the treatment with the flower essence formula reduced these values statistically. The significant reduction of the parameters in the animals treated with Rescue Remedy allows to conclude that the flower essence therapy exerted activity on the emotional field of the animals tested.