Antibiotic Herbal Remedies
Here is a selection of herbs that have antibiotic properties. Each one comes with a brief description - click on 'More..' for more information about the medical uses, other uses and dosage!
Echinacea
Echinacea
is the herb that keeps you from getting ill. That's the received wisdom, and there's actually a lot of truth to it.
The Echinacea plant has been used for hundreds of years by Native Americans, giving lasting relief from a number of different ailments.
Recent studies though, have focused on its ability to stimulate your immune system and prepare your body to fend off common infections such as flu and the common cold.
Echinacea features in many of those immune boosters and daily supplements that fill the shelves of your local pharmacy during cold season, so its very important for us all to understand how it really works. More...
Garlic
Garlic is perhaps the most ancient remedy there is. An Egyptian papyrus from 1500 BC lists 22 separate recipes and treatments containing Garlic! It has been used by doctors throughout the ages, particularly before the dawn of modern medicine. Its effectiveness is unchanged.
Garlic is not only useful for treating existing complaints; it is also a powerful preventative medicine. By lowering cholesterol levels, regulating blood sugar, lowering blood pressure and boosting the immune system, garlic helps to build up your body and restore its defenses against both age and disease. More...
Goldenseal
Goldenseal was touted as a cure for almost any ailment in the 1800s, promoted by an enigmatic doctor named Samuel Thompson who prescribed it for a variety of illnesses. It comes from a bright yellow root, hence the name Goldenseal.
Goldenseal was originally used by Native Americans for skin disorders, digestive complaints and even as a cancer remedy. In more modern times, Goldenseal has gained in popularity and has been used for wound healing and many types of infection, as well as a powerful anti-fungal agent. More...
Peppermint
Peppermint is a great herbal remedy for all kinds of gastro-intestinal complaints, including IBS and other serious bowel
problems. When used together with more conventional treatment, it can effectively reduce the pain and irritation of symptoms.
Peppermint has been used in this way since the time of the ancient Greeks.
Peppermint is also one of nature’s great “relaxers”. As many of you will know from experience, a cup of peppermint tea can eliminate headaches and soothe muscles. Hopefully this page will help people see more to Peppermint than just the chewing gum flavor! More...