18/08/2025
This here is my trusty little 18 remedy kit from Helios. It was the first kit I started out with. I've got a lot more remedies that I've built up now over time, but this little box of tricks still comes most places with me in my bag.
I thought it might be helpful to share some of the changes that I have noticed in our house over the four years of having these remedies to hand. I always leaned more toward natural remedies for most things for myself but when it came to my daughter I was more likely to reach for something over the counter because I wanted something fast and didn't want her to suffer.
I honestly was impressed when I started using the remedies with how they worked and when the match was right symptoms eased quickly in most cases.
I think my number one remedy from this little box of wonder has to be Aconite. Not only has it been amazing for early onset of colds, taking an aconite at the start of symptoms developing seemed to stop the full blown cold developing for us and if it did develop it was milder. More impressively for me though, was it's action during instances of fright. Moments where my daughter was younger and fell, or became frightened, when those hysterical tears would start, popping one of these on her tongue would calm her down in minutes. It seemed to move her through the fright and shock and she would be off playing again moments later as if nothing had happened. I think I need to write a whole post on aconite just because it's been so helpful for us!
Some other things that I have noticed since we started using homeopathy:
- We haven't needed to use paracetamol and ibuprofen anymore. Just by matching the physical and mental symptoms to the remedy pictures, we have soothed dental pain, managed the pain of braces, headaches, (I rarely get migraines anymore), muscle pain, sprains, joint pain, period pain. We have moved through these and more with the remedies.
- I think in four years we have only had to use antibiotics twice. Sore throats and ear infections, have been caught and soothed. Antibiotics can be really helpful when needed and save lives, but our bodies can build resistance to them with overuse and they can depleat the good bacteria in our gut and often have a list of nasty side effects. There aren't any side effects from the homeopathic remedies, they are gentle and safe to use with all ages.
- The remedies have helped to settle nervousness. There is lovely little remedy called pulsatilla that has helped move through sadness and worry that would pop up in the run up to going into school, and settling into bed at night. The moments where little ones are emotional and just want to be with their mum. People who need pulsatilla are better for being consoled and like a cuddle.
- The remedies have been helpful with sickness bugs helping to ease the symptoms more quickly. They are helpful in times of over-indulgence too, can be very helpful after a night out.
- I've watched splinters pop back out after a dose of silica!
- Barking, tickly coughs have been soothed.
There is so much more that we have used it for, but these are probably the biggies.
If you'd like to learn more about using these little wonders yourself, I am running an introductory course on the 6th September at the Yoga Place in Clydach. I'd love to help some more families use these gentle remedies. I wish I'd found homeopathy sooner but we find what we need at the right time for us.
