Aug

Mother Natures Antibiotics – Fight Off Infections And Be Healthy With These Herbal Antibiotics

By emily

Herbal antibiotics - a natural approach to fighting off harmful bacteria and bacterial infections.

Antibiotics are among the most frequently prescribed pills and medications around the world. Bacterial infections are probably the most common type of attack on the human body. They affect just about everyone, young, old, and healthy alike. Frequently, a doctor will prescribe some sort of antibiotic to kill off these common infections.

However, there is more than one way to kill an infection, and some herbal remedies can do just the trick. These can often be used as a substitute for synthetic drugs, and they often have positive side benefits, and far fewer drawbacks than prescription medications. The following herbs are some of the herbal remedies to fight common bacterial infections.

Tea Tree Oil: Tea tree oil is an essential oil derived from the Melaleuca Alternifolia - a plant native to Australia with antibiotic and antiseptic properties. Tea tree oil is the most common essential oil used to treat acne. All it takes is a several drops of tea tree oil diluted with water, and then applied to the face as an acne remedy and an acne preventative. Because of the antibacterial properties of Tea tree oil, it can also be applied to cuts and scrapes to stop potential infections.

Garlic: Garlic is a great herb with antibiotic properties. Besides the fact many people (myself included) love using garlic as a seasoning in food, it has antibacterial properties that rival penicillin. The active compound for it's antibiotic properties is Allicin, which is chemically related to penicillin. For medicinal purposes, it may be best to purchase garlic gelcaps, however fresh garlic can work well too.

It can be used for a ear, nose, throat, or sinus infection. It also can help clear up digestive and waste sytem infections, like bladder infections, etc.

Garlic can be applied externally to the skin and fight off staph infections and oral thrush. It also has antifungal properties, and can ward off ringworm, athletes foot, and even yeast infections.

Goldenseal - Goldenseal is another herb with antibiotic properties. It is often taken for internal infections, like throat, sinus, or even bronchial infections. Goldenseal isn't effective against topical skin infections, but ingesting it can help cuts and scrapes from becoming infected.

WARNING: Goldenseal should never be taken if you have hypoglycemia or diabetes, because it can throw off insulin levels.

Echinacea - is another herb with remarkable healing properties. It is common for lymph node and strep infections. It is best used as tincture that you can take 5 - 10 drops of and put into tea or hot water. It also is an antiviral, and will reduce the symptoms of a flu or cold.

Lemon Balm Uses - Lemon balm A.K.A. Melissa can be added to this list as well because lemon balm has anti-viral properties. It has been clinically proven to have some benefit against the herpes virus, and is a lab studied, proven anti-viral herb. Just how effective it is as an antibiotic isn't yet known, , but since viral infections are all too common, and sometimes serious, lemon balm should be taken along with the rest of the remedies listed to ward off infections of all sorts. Lemon balm really is one of many natural flu remedies.