For the shy who don't dare, don't know how to say no, and let themselves be dominated.
Knapweed enhances self-assertion and helps one follow one's own path. The common roadside plant, knapweed, belongs to the gentian botanical family, from which it shares its bitter flavor. With its discreet appearance, it is sometimes difficult to spot, especially before its pretty, soft pink, umbrella-shaped flowers bloom. They close as soon as the weather turns gray. It is the wind that disperses its tiny seeds. This self-effacement parallels the emotional states associated with the centaury elixir, intended, according to Bach, for those who "are so eager to help that they become servants rather than willing helpers. Their good nature leads them to do more than their share of the work, and in doing so, they may neglect their own special mission in life." Self-devotion and self-forgetfulness, weak willpower, and passivity are also traits of the "centaury" personality, one of the twelve typical profiles defined by Bach. The remedy makes one aware of one's own desires, which allows one to assert them and say no when necessary.
"For kind, calm, and gentle people, excessively anxious to be of service to others and who abuse their strength in order to do so. This desire overwhelms them to the point that they become slaves rather than effective helpers. Their good nature drives them to do more than their own workload, and in doing so, they may neglect their own mission in life." » Excerpt from the 1936 edition of "The Twelve Healers," translated into French by C. Lévi and G. Wolf.
Adults: 2 drops in a glass of water or on the tongue 4 times a day.
Non-medicinal ingredients: Grape alcohol 27% v/v, aqueous solution of Centaurium Erythaea flowers (dilution 1/500).
