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| General somatic symptoms: Muscular aches and pains, muscular twitching, muscular stiffness, grinding teeth. |
| The remedies. Muscle relaxing antispasmodics such as crampbark and the stronger relaxing nervines such as valerian are effective here. |
| Cardiovascular symptoms: Tachycardia, chest pain, feelings of faintness, palpitations, throbbing of blood vessels, skipped heartbeats. |
| The remedies. Herbal medicine has much to offer for the gentle treatment of heart problems in this body system and are discussed in Herbs for the Heart by CJ Puotinen (Keats Publishing, Inc.). |
| Gastrointestinal symptoms: Difficulty in swallowing, indigestion, heartburn, looseness of bowels, constipation, gas, burps, bloating, weight loss. |
| The remedies. One of the strengths of herbal medicine is its efficacy in the treatment of digestive system problems, and especially those that are stress-related. This is discussed below and in much more depth in Herbs to Improve Digestion by CJ Puotinen (Keats Publishing, Inc.). |
| Autonomic nervous system symptoms: Dry mouth, pallor, giddiness, flushing, tendency to sweat. |
| The remedies. All of the relaxing nervines and relaxing exercises will ease this group of symptoms. |
| Managing Stress |
| If a period of stress is predictably about to occur, it can be prepared for ahead of time, as herbs, diet and any appropriate lifestyle changes will minimize the impact. Nervine relaxants can be used regularly as gentle soothing remedies. The following herbs can be taken as teas, cold |
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