Herbal Antibiotics

With antibiotic-resistant infections on the rise, herbal remedies present a naturally effective alternative to standard antibiotics. Herbal expert Stephen Harrod Buhner explains the roots of antibiotic resistance, explores the value of herbal treatments, and provides in-depth profiles of 30 valuable plants, noting the proper dosages, potential side effects, and contraindications of each. This comprehensive guide offers sound information on herbal alternatives to standard antibiotics, making it an indispensable addition to every family's medicine cabinet.
Stephen Harrod Buhner is the author of Herbal Antivirals,Herbal Antibiotics, and 17 other works. He speaks internationally on herbal medicine, emerging diseases, complex interrelationships in ecosystems, Gaian dynamics, and musical/sound patterns in plant and ecosystem functioning. He is a tireless advocate for citizen scientists, amateur naturalists, and community herbalists everywhere. He lives in New Mexico.

  The Essential Guide to Building Your Natural Defenses



Bacterial infections are on the rise, and pharmaceutical antibiotics are increasingly powerless to stop them. Pathogenic bacteria are tenacious survivors; they outsmart modern medicine and become virulent "superbugs," resistant to antibiotics and increasingly deadly.



Stephen Harrod Buhner offers conclusive evidence that plant medicines, with their complex mix of multiple antibiotic, systemic, and synergistic compounds, should be our first line of defense against resistant infections. His indispensable reference explains the roots of antibiotic resistance, explores the value of herbal treatments, and provides in-depth profiles of the most reliably effective herbs, giving you the confidence to identify the best herbal formulas and make medicines yourself.

Foreword to the First Edition by James A. Duke, PhD

Preface to the Second Edition

Prologue: Rise of the Superbugs



1 The End of Antibiotics



2 The Resistant Organisms, the Diseases They Cause, and How to Treat Them



3 About Herbal Antibiotics



4 Herbal Antibiotics: The Systemics

-Cryptolepis

-Sida

-Alchornea

-Bidens

-Artemisia



5 Herbal Antibiotics: The Localized Nonsystemics

-The Berberines

-Juniper

-Honey

-Usnea



6 Herbal Antibiotics: The Synergists

-Licorice

-Ginger

-Black Pepper (piperine)



7 The First Line of Defense: Strengthening the Immune System

-Ashwagandha

-Astragalus

-Boneset

-Echinacea

-Eleuthero

-Red Root

-Reishi

-Rhodiola



8 A Handbook of Herbal Medicine Making



9 An Herbal Formulary



Epilogue

Endnotes

Recommended Reading

Resources

Bibliography

Index