# Wild Oat

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Bach Flower Remedy
- **Alternative Names:** (Bach Flower Remedy), Bromus ramosus, Wild Oat
- **Miasm:** Emotional Miasm
- **Temperament:** Neutral
- **Aggravation Time:** Neutral/Anytime

## Keynote Indications
Wld-o-b. belongs to Bach’ s group of Uncertainty, with Cer-b., Scler- b., Gent-b., Gors-b. 
and Hom-b. Wld-o-b. deals with lack of motivation and incentive. A depressive mood may permeate the mind 
and body. Lethargy, a lack of appetite and mental dullness. 
Organic mental disorders and mental retar dation after head injuries (Horn -b., Must -b., Scler -b.). Obesity. 
Peptic ulcer. Non-insulin dependent diabetes. Drug abuse.

## Symptoms by System

### Mind
- Aimless, dissatisfied.
- Unmotivated.
- Absent -minded.
- Lack of motivation and incentive.
- Lack of 
concentration.
- Boredom, lethargy and dissatisfaction.
- COMMENTS - Emotions of frustration, joylessness, aversion, dissatisfaction, meaninglessness, boredom and 
futility.
- Feelings of being not fully awakened or activated in one’s potential.
- In some forms of mental illness 
with organic dysfunction and retardation, this remedy will give incentive within the physical limitations of the 
disease (Horn-b., Must-b.).
- Aimless, dissatisfied.
- Unmotivated.
- Absent -minded.
- Lack of motivation and incentive.
- Lack of 
concentration.
- Boredom, lethargy and dissatisfaction.
- COMMENTS - Emotions of frustration, joylessness, aversion, dissatisfaction, meaninglessness, boredom and 
futility.
- Feelings of being not fully awakened or activated in one’s potential.
- In some forms of mental illness 
with organic dysfunction and retardation, this remedy will give incentive within the physical limitations of the 
disease (Horn-b., Must-b.).