Infection Fighting Herbs
There are many herbs which are natural antibiotics, antifungals, and antiseptics as well, all of which make them quite powerful for fighting infections. Unlike prescription antibiotics, these infection fighting herbs do not destroy the friendly bacteria in our bodies.
The primary difference I've seen over the years between herbal antibiotics and prescription ones is this:
Herbal antibiotics can take up to three days before the worst symptoms - such as a fever - go away. But the infection is generally gone after 5-7 days and it stays gone indefinitely.
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Prescription antibiotics on the other hand, remove most of the major symptoms of an infection within 24 hours. It's common for the fever to be gone for instance, within a day or so of starting a synthetic antibiotic. Most need to be taken at least ten days however, and it's more common for the infection to come back within 3-10 days at worst, a month at best. So a cycle of antibiotic usage is often established, which can be quite frustrating for parents with small children particularly, and after several months of this cycle your child ends up looking very weak, pale and listless.
Here are some of the best herbal antibiotics:
Garlic - This is quite powerful all by itself as long as you're using real garlic. Garlic contains a compound called Allicin. One milligram of Allicin has the potency of 15 standard units of Penicillin. Allicin is what causes the smell in garlic too though, so if you try using "odor free" garlic supplements to treat an infection you will not likely have much success. Garlic works well on almost any kind of infection, and is powerful against fungus growth too. Garlic power is increased when mixed with Cayenne.
Goldenseal - This is another powerful herbal antibiotic that I always have on hand. It works against almost any kind of infections, but it is a source of natural insulin so be careful using it with hypoglycemics or anyone taking insulin.
Echinacea - This is another natural antibiotic that works best on glandular infections and problems such as ear aches, swollen lymph glands, and strep throat.
Kelp - I use this specifically for strep throat. Kelp is naturally high in iodine, and iodine kills the strep bacteria. Instead of taking the pill form alone however, dissolve a kelp capsule in mug of hot tea or hot water, then drink it down. This allows the kelp to directly coat the throat, and the iodine will start killing the strep on contact. Drinking tea with kelp in it is a bit gritty and nasty, but it has always worked for my children so they agree to drink "nasty" stuff because they learned a long time ago that it takes care of the problems quickly.
Statements made in this article may not be approved by the FDA, and should not be taken as professional medical advice.
