Mountain Devil is very beautiful red flower growing in the Sydney Sandstone region of Australia. As a flower essence, its healing qualities include the release of the emotions of anger, frustration, rage, hatred and jealousy.

For adults whose predominant emotional response to a situation is anger, and children who react to being thwarted with a temper tantrum, Mountain Devil is very calming. It is effective whether this is a personality tendency, or due to circumstances.

Anger is one of the early stages of grief, and Mountain Devil can be taken as a flower essence to help you move through to the next stage.

Many men can react to situations with anger and aggression, not only due to the influence of testosterone, but also if social conditioning from an early age taught them that expressing sadness, disappointment, vulnerability and other tender emotions is ‘unmanly’ and unacceptable.

I also often give Mountain Devil to people born under the sun sign Aries, who are much more likely to express overt anger than any other sun sign.

Justifiable anger is a positive force – there are some things it is quite right to feel angry or outraged about, and the force of this emotion provides the energy to effect positive change.

However if anger is a constant emotional state, it can be an indication of deep seated stress or unhappiness, and can cause physical problems in the long term, most particularly with the liver and heart. Using Mountain Devil as an aid to releasing anger, frustration and hatred in these circumstances is a good long term preventative health strategy

Mountain Devil is a very useful flower essence taken alone, or in conjunction with anger management strategies.

Mountain Devil is one of the flowers explored during the Level
2 Australian Bush Flower Essences workshop, which is taught worldwide.
Releasing anger is one of the major themes of this workshop.

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Feel free to leave a comment below with your experiences taking Mountain Devil, or with any questions you may have about this flower essence.

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Red Suva Frangipani is one of my favourite flower essences. It is excellent in quietening the intense emotions felt during times of loss, including bereavement, separation and divorce.

I have given it to many people, from toddlers to the very elderly, all of whom have loved its soft nurturing qualities.

As a Mum whose work often takes me away from my own child, it is always part of the blend (along  with Bottlebrush) that I give to my daughter to make these separations easier for her.

In my clinic I often give it to any child suffering from separation anxiety, especially those who need to be in daycare from a very young age due to their parent’s work commitments.

Red Suva Frangipani is one of the flowers explored during the Level 2 Australian Bush Flower Essences workshop, which is taught worldwide. Releasing sadness is one of the major themes of this workshop.

Click here to find when I will be teaching this workshop next.

If this does not happen to be nearby to you, click here for the global schedule, with another certified teacher.

Feel free to leave a comment below with your experiences taking Red Suva Frangipani, or with any questions you may have about this flower essence.

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SENNA TEA

Alexandrian Senna – Cassia acutifolia -Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa

American (or Wild) Senna – Cassia marilantica – Eastern USA

This tea has been used for millenia as a safe, gentle laxative, and was beloved by the ancient Egyptians and Native Americans. It is also  considered an excellent remedy for intestinal worms.

The tea can be either Senna pods, or dried leaves + ground pods. Senna is also available in tablet and extract form.

A cup of Senna tea in the evening before bed produces a one off bowel motion the following morning for cases of mild constipation.  Senna does not usually cause griping pains, so is a good mild laxative for children.

Taken this way, Senna tea is also safe for the constipation experienced by pregnant ladies, but the dosage of one cup in the evening must not be exceeded.

For non pregnant ladies, if Senna tea doesn’t work you may need to try something stronger, like Liquorice Root or Sassafras.

Persistant constipation requires medical investigation to exclude any serious underlying medical condition.

Senna can be part of a bowel cleansing regime and its effect is amplified by the Australian Bush Flower Essence “Bottlebrush”.

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RASPBERRY LEAF

(Rubus striqosus or Rubus idaeus)

The former is found mostly in North America and has prickles, the latter is native to Europe and has few or no prickles. Both grow wild in the field and forests. Ah, but isn’t half the challenge avoiding the spiky bits as you gather the fruit and leaves?

Herbalists throughout the ages have given pregnant ladies a cup of Raspberry Leaf tea a day, for its many health giving benefits.

Its a good idea to start with this one three months before you try for a baby. It has an excellent reputation for aiding conception.

Raspberry Leaf is high in Iron, Copper, Vitamin A and Vitamin C, all needed by the growing baby. It is the highest food source of Folic Acid, a deficiency of which will cause spina bifida, so if you prefer your supplements natural (i.e. absorbable), take a cup of Raspberry Leaf tea a day in the first trimester.

In the second and third trimesters continue with a cup a day as it helps the placanta and also strengthens your uterine muscles so you get good strong contractions to more easily push out your baby during labour.

Keep it afterwards to get your uterus back in shape and to help milk production.

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Rosehip

(Rosa canina and Rosa Rubiginosa)

One of my favourites, with a tangy berry flavour. Rosehips is made from the his of the common Dogrose, with Rosa Rubiginosa being the Australian variety.

Rosehips are high in Iron, Copper, Vitamin P and Vitamin K, making useful for everyone, especially pregnant ladies.  One cup of Rosehips tea will also provide your full daily allowance of Vitamin C.

A tonic for the adrenal glands and high in energy, Rosehips tea provides you with excellent support when you are feeling tired or stressed. It gives an equivalent boost as a cup of coffee, but is health enhancing rather than health depleting.

Try it hot in Winter either by itself or with some cinnamon or chilled in Summer with a slice or lemon.

Professional herbalists also use this in its concentrated form as an extract to achieve its many beneficial effects even faster.

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