Bach flower remedies are dilutions of flower material developed by Edward Bach, an English physician and homeopath, in the 1930s. The remedies are intended primarily for emotional and spiritual conditions, including but not limited to depression, anxiety, insomnia and stress. The remedies contain a very small amount of flower material in a solution of water and brandy. The remedies contain "energetic" nature of the flower and that this can be transmitted to the user. Although Bach flower remedies often are associated with homeopathy, the remedies do not follow homeopathic precepts.