Know Your Remedies: Baryta Carbonica (Bar-c.)

Symptoms arising from a Bar-c state include anxiety, swollen tonsils or glands, slow development, senility, smallness of body parts such as genitals, and more.

Know Your Remedies: Gelsemium Sempervirens (Gels.)

Those who need this remedy lack confidence. Anticipation anxiety is common. Challenging situations are avoided. Muscles weaken or tremble with anxiety or illness.

Know Your Remedies: Bryonia Alba (Bry.)

What if your health problems are worsened by the slightest movement? What if you are irritable, especially when disturbed, and want to be alone? You may need Bryonia.

Know Your Remedies: Zincum Metallicum (Zinc.)

Do you suffer from restlessness with weakness, brain fog, or depression? Are you sensitive to noise and people talking? Zincum may be your remedy.

Know Your Remedies: Staphisagria (Staph.)

Staphisagria is a remedy for those who appear gentle, submissive and selfless. Anger is suppressed which then leads to physical symptoms and health problems.

Know Your Remedies: Phosphorus (Phos.)

Phosphorus suits those who are open, affectionate and sympathetic but also prone to being naive, suggestible, or 'spacey'. Phosphorus children are often slender and grow rapidly.

Know Your Remedies: Graphites (Graph.)

Graphites is a remedy for anxiety and types of skin complaints. Those needing it are often chilly, prone to obesity, and dislike sweet things - especially with meat. Sound familiar?

Know Your Remedies: Nitricum Acidum (Nit-ac.)

“Nit-ac pains are stitching or splinter-like. They worsen with cold air, jarring or when touched. The person needing this remedy holds grudges and is dissatisfied, sensitive and chilly."

Know Your Remedies: Veratrum Album (Verat.)

This remedy, historically used for cholera, covers severe simultaneous vomiting and diarrhoea, cramps, spasms, cold sweats, weakness and collapse. But what about the megalomania?