Vervain

Verbena officinalis

"Those with fixed principles and ideas, which they are confident are right, and which they very rarely change. They have a great wish to convert all around them to their own views of life.They are strong of will and have much courage when they are convinced of those things that they wish to teach. In illness they struggle on long after many would have given up their duties."

—Edward Bach, The Twelve Healers

This is the remedy for enthusiasts. They will espouse a cause, an ideology, or a calling that they embrace with great passion, sometimes to the point of dogmatism, fanaticism, or proselytism. They have strong opinions and want to convince others of them. They have a hard time stepping into other points of view.

Keywords: Zealous enthusiasm, fanaticism, dogmatism, inability to understand other perspectives, proselytism, attempts to "convert" others

Positive state: Ability to listen to and respect others' opinions, inspiration, judicious action