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The remedy Vine belongs to Bach's group of Overcare for Welfare of Others, with the further remedies of Rock Water, Beech, Vervain, and Chicory. Specifically, Vine treats the tendency to engage in dominant behavior.

in the Vine state, one is convinced of one's leadership qualities and assumes control over others, even if they disagree with such overbearing, inflexible treatment. The opinions and wishes of other people are disregarded, should they not fit the personal plan or desire. In an extreme case of outright controlling behavior, or overt case, dominance may lead to ruthlessness and violent abuse. In a hardly noticeable Vine case, or covert case, there may be manipulations, schemes and tricks, or flattery which help to achieve one's ends.
Usually, the degree of power held decides if overt or covert controlling behavior is used. The charging leader, invested with might, hardly has to resort to manipulations but simply has his way. His opponent or inferior, having less power to yield, has to use his wit or even deception to extricate himself and achieve a counter-position of dominance.
In both cases, personally important ends need to be achieved, and the goals assume major proportions, ruling one's behavior and blocking out perceptions of other more significant considerations regarding morals.
This remedy is of use in the treatment of mental disorders and other mental/emotional imbalances when strong resistance is shown in regard to cooperation with treatment plans, and when there is no desire to work for change (cf. Chestnut Bud). Typical Vine patients repeatedly take matters into their own hands, knowing best what is right for themselves. Vine can treat the tendency to abusive behavior and stubbornness, apparent, for example, in passive aggressive personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, and conduct disorder. In impulse control disorders, when impulses are not resisted to but carried out readily to the detriment of others, this remedy is indicated (cf. Cherry Plum, Impatiens, Vervain).

In either the overt or covert case, the emotional life may be subjected to the goal-oriented attitude, reducing the power of compassion and active consideration of the needs of others. These are the most far-reaching and severe failures of consideration in the Vine state. One may also forget to tend to one's own needs for diversion and emotional joy and, because of exaggerated ambitiousness, become overly ruled by goals and plans.
In overt Vine cases, when power raises self-worth inappropriately, one may find the emotional states of haughtiness, egoism, and self-aggrandizement, with pretentious display of one's might. Simultaneously, there may be condescension against others and absolute expectancy of obedience. Tyranny and exploit may grow out of this state; or the senseless, arbitrary abuse of might occurs to the detriment of others, simply to satisfy the leader's need for sensationalism and self-aggrandizement. If there is resistance to orders, the emotions of anger, impatience, and exasperation may surface; or the leader, in contrast to the self-aggrandizing type, is coolly calculating, in charge of his emotions and reserved. In tendency, these dynamics can be observed in a parent or school teacher, in an industrial leader or head of state, to name some examples.
In covert cases, there is usually deep-seated frustration, a sense of injustice, self-pity, rebelliousness and stubbornness in face of the stifling influence. Covert dominance may be preceded by overt attempts to fight back, or one may vacillate between the two behaviors, with subsequent or recurrent realization of futility and resort to manipulations. This dynamic is often visible in families, as one mate and the children manipulate and undermine the dominating parent to get their individual needs met. Covert Vine behavior may also exist in cases of no opposition, when one person quietly pulls all the strings while seemingly respecting the others' freedom, often under the pretense to help the others to their "own good."
Natural talent for leadership, however, needs recognition and a ground for operating. Vine will help to keep the heart activated and channel one's talents for best fruitfulness.

To open eyes to the consideration of others and find joy in serving them in their quest for happiness and personal advancement. In rebelliousness against authority, to reduce stubborn preoccupation and channel one's leadership energies to more satisfying ends.