Thursday
21Jan2010
Bach Flower Remedies for ADHD
Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 8:36AM
Do Bach flower remedies for ADHD really work? Despite a large clinical study from Europe saying, "No," many parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, say, they do.
ADHD is a behavioral disorder most often diagnosed in childhood but which can continue through the teen and even adult years. It's characterized by the inability to maintain concentration, control impulses and focus on the task at hand. Children with ADHD bore extremely easily, tend to be easily distracted and can be quite forgetful.
Sarah Backus, writing for a Bach flower web site, claims that Bach flower remedies saved her son's life. In addition to having ADHD, the child is also bi-polar. By combining mustard, aspen, holly, chicory and vervain, the mother claims, the child was able to abandon 4 of his 6 pharmaceutical medications and had his first near-normal bi-polar cycle in 3 years.
Source:
Pintov, S., et al. (2005). Bach flower remedies used for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children--a prospective double blind controlled study. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology.
Backus, S. (No date given.) Testimonal. Retrieved from bachflower.com, November 12, 2009.
ADHD is a behavioral disorder most often diagnosed in childhood but which can continue through the teen and even adult years. It's characterized by the inability to maintain concentration, control impulses and focus on the task at hand. Children with ADHD bore extremely easily, tend to be easily distracted and can be quite forgetful.
Sarah Backus, writing for a Bach flower web site, claims that Bach flower remedies saved her son's life. In addition to having ADHD, the child is also bi-polar. By combining mustard, aspen, holly, chicory and vervain, the mother claims, the child was able to abandon 4 of his 6 pharmaceutical medications and had his first near-normal bi-polar cycle in 3 years.
Source:
Pintov, S., et al. (2005). Bach flower remedies used for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children--a prospective double blind controlled study. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology.
Backus, S. (No date given.) Testimonal. Retrieved from bachflower.com, November 12, 2009.
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