The product is said to include some of the following: Aconite, Argentum nitricum, Arnica, Arsenicum, Aurum, Calc phos, Causticum, Chamomilla, Cocculus, Coffea, Colocynthis, Gelsemium, Ignatia, Kali phos, Lycopodium, Nat carb, Nat mur, Nitric acid, Nux vomica, Phosphoric acid, Picric acid, Pulsatilla, Sepia, Silica, Staphysagria, Stramonium, Veratrum album.

Aconite is a basic remedy for sudden illness, aches, colds, coughs, sore throat, flu, chills and fever.

Arnica is widely used as a salve for bruises and sprains.

According to the homeopath who has lent her name to the product, “Gelsemium 6c is useful for colds or early stages of ‘flu where the person is chilly with heavy, aching limbs. Keep gelsemium handy for anticipatory anxiety and stage fright before exams, interviews or driving tests. The nervous gelsemium patient will be shaking, and having to make frequent trips to the bathroom with diarrhea and/or frequent urination.”

For people who lack confidence but need to speak, present, or perform Lycopodium has been seen as a remedy. Lycopodium is also known as a treatment for indigestion with flatulence and irritability.

“Nux vomica 6c is also a splendid remedy for poor digestion, especially when the cause is over-indulgence. It’s also a marvellous hangover remedy.” According to Miranda Castro.

Miranda Castro’s Stress Kit provides a lot of ingredients to the homeopathic practitioner. We recommend further investigation of all the many listed herbs and that the consumer considers all of their properties and applications before diving into this box of ingredients.

One might wish to consult Miranda Castro’s many books, offered in conjunction with the kit. According to the retailer’s website, “She is a Fellow of the Society of Homeopaths and a faculty member of Bastyr University in Seattle, where she is developing a postgraduate homeopathic medicine program.” These books, of course, would add considerably to the already expensive price.

• Miranda Castro is a respected writer and lecturer on the subject of homeopathy
• Available for sale on a comprehensive website source of homeopathic supplements

• Product “kit” is almost prohibitively expensive
• It seems that it might be necessary to purchase an accompanying book
• Customer testimonials not available on retailer’s website

What a lovely long list of ingredients the website retailer 1800homeopathy provides for this product. They are easy to research online and mostly available on their own or in other combinations of homeopathic herbal formulas. The celebrated homeopath Miranda Castro has put together what appears to be a very useful kit labeled for “stress relief”.

Elemental lithium does not appear on this extensive list of beneficial ingredients. This product has been shown to have positive effects on the person who experiences depression, weepiness and feelings of anxiousness. This may be the one ingredient that is missing, that is actually worth trying.