Edward Bach referred to the flower remedy Crab Apple as a “cleanser”. This remedy is also included in Rescue Cream, along with the other five ingredients as it may help with skin problems.
Whereas Beech is the remedy for finding fault with others, Crab Apple is for finding fault with our appearance and surroundings in some way. It is also for a sense of disgust and contamination within the environment for example, not wanting to touch door handles or toilets and being disgusted by bodily functions. There can be uneasiness about dirt, bacteria, insects etc. It is required when there is a need for everything to be impeccable, be it mentally, when there is an unexpected negative thought, a tiny blemish on the skin that is blown out of all proportion or a little mark on the kitchen wall that needs to be urgently cleaned. It is the remedy for when we are not able to rest until all surfaces have been disinfected, cushions plumped and everywhere is neat and tidy.
Crab Apple helps when there is an obsession with food being off and feeling disgusting when having spots, sweating, no make-up on, hair is all wrong etc. It is the remedy for wanting to be clean, constant hand-washing, showering, not liking kissing or breast feeding, obsessing about looks and weight and losing all sense of proportion. There can also be a feeling of being congested or constipated or in need of cleansing. It is the remedy to use when having given up smoking or cream cakes or whatever, one loses willpower and is then left with a feeling of disgust. It is the essence to take when there is a feeling that a food has not agreed with us.
Dr Bach used to recommend adding a few drops to a bath or a compress to help with skin conditions or use Rescue Cream which contains Crab Apple. This remedy can help us to feel comfortable in our own skin and surroundings.
“For those who feel as if they had something not quite clean about themselves. Often it is something of apparently little importance: in others there may be more serious disease which is almost disregarded compared to the one thing on which they concentrate.
