Comments on: Family First Aid Kit: Natural Antibiotics

By: Ashleigh

Ashleigh — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:22:40 +0000

Garlic is also an effective antibiotic, anti-viral, and anti-fungal. I slice 2 cloves of garlic very thin and brew a tea with it at the first sign of a cold. It smells and tastes nasty but I always feel 100% better within a day or two. I have also used it topically on an infected navel piercing and cellulitis on my hand (just mashed and made into a poultice).

By: Darrell

Darrell — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:11:58 +0000

Grapefruit seed extract has proven to be an excellent natural antibiotic! It is a potent multipurpose (broad spectrum) compound made from the seeds and pulp of organically grown grapefruit. Grapefruit extract is capable of inactivating countless pathogens in comparison to conventional antibiotics that is limited to bacteria alone!
According to studies, the activity of the active ingredient of grapefruit seed extract appears to develop in the cytoplasmic membrane of the microorganisms. The active ingredients of the extract disorganize the cytoplasmic membrane, thereby preventing the uptake of amino acids. At the same time, there is a leakage of the cellular contents with low molecular weight through the cytoplasmic membrane. The pathogen is then inactivated. The time for this is generally shorter than that of most comparable preparations.
Grapefruit seed extract does not allow germs to build up a resistance. To date there is no evidence that any type of organism has ever built up a resistance to grapefruit seed extracts active ingredient. Due to the mode of its activity it is believed that this resistance is impossible as grapefruit seed extract disrupts the organisms cytoplasmic membrane. What is not known is how GSE can affect the cell membranes of such a diverse group of microbes with virtually no toxicity toward human or animal life.
The greatest benefit of grapefruit seed extract is due to its broad spectrum anti pathogenic effect! Grapefruit seed extract remains effective even if the cause of an infection is known, misdiagnosed or unknown, since we rarely know for sure the individual pathogen or mix of pathogens responsible for our infection. No other known compound can demonstrate such versatility.

By: ev

ev — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 04:18:48 +0000

Instead of only using raw honey, a mixture of cinnamon and raw honey seems to be better natural antibiotics. What do you think about this?

By: Allie

Allie — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 10:40:56 +0000

Oil of Oregano:
Just found out about this and a friend has been using it for asthma! Works great and is antibacterial, antiviral, antiparasitic and antifungal! Google it and see all the uses.

By: Issy

Issy — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:15:56 +0000

I never thought that Raw Honey can be a great natural antibiotic. The difficult part of this is that its hard nowadays to find pure honey.

By: Derek Markham

Derek Markham — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:12:49 +0000

Carmen – That sounds like a good treatment. Thanks for sharing it with us!

Cheers-

By: carmen

carmen — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:44:42 +0000

Great to see honey’s magical healing powers being shared. I have been treating my husband’s fishing injuries for a week using honey, very successfully! He got bashed against some rocks and had some nasty wounds. After washing it, I mixed honey, a little rosehip oil and 2 drops of Kunzea essential oil (an awesome Australian newly discovered oil comparable to Lavender or Tea Tree) and put it on a gauze pad to dress the wounds. I renewed this every day for three days at which time we let the wounds dry out. It has been amazing, no bruising or infection and rapid healing. Hubbie is stoked! His mother, who is a nurse, is very impressed! Lavender could be substituted for the Kunzea oil, and olive oil for the rosehip if that is all you have. Cheers.

By: Ed

Ed — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:03:44 +0000

Of all the natural remedies I’ve heard of to end H1N1 is colloidal silver. This is explained in detail at http://www.magicalmind.org.
It has excellent qualities and is without side effects.

By: Hillary

Hillary — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:03:32 +0000

Goldenseal is not a plant that would do well in a traditional garden plot. It is a plant that grows on a northfacing slope, shaded and is a companion plant with Ginseng.

I used it on a nasty Brown Recluse spider bite I had on my wrist some years back. I packed it into the neurosis and I feel it really helped. I have no scar to this day.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:32:21 +0000

We are big fans of both plain TTO and then the TTO/Lavender blends. I used them when the kiddos had chicken pox (thanks to a chicken pox party), on scrapes, etc. I also use the drops in our laundry, it makes our towels and sheets smell divine. It was also a good laundry tool when my kiddos were still in diapers (cloth).

I, also, didn’t know about the honey. We have some great local sources for raw honey locally so I’ll have to pick some up.

Thanks!
.-= Melissa´s last blog ..The H1N1 Virus, Asthma, and a Severe Case of Croup =-.

By: Krystal

Krystal — Mon, 11 May 2009 20:41:57 +0000

I love the honey idea. I wonder if I could grow golden seal in my herb garden? I've heard it is endangered because of over-harvesting. A friend of mine makes an all natural product that I hope will one day replace polysporin (and you can make it in your home) she calls it Ouch! and it is great stuff. I get her to make me batches and give it away to friends. Earth Mother Naturals is her site.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 05:49:39 +0000

Love this post, it’s full of great information!

My Father keeps bees on his organic farm. It’s a symbiotic relationship – the bees have tons of pollen and we get delicious raw honey. We use the honey to dress wounds, as a cough syrup for the kids (over the age of one), with lemons and hot water for sore throats and to sweeten sauces, etc.

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 00:50:31 +0000

Neem. I’ve been using it on my cuts it’s great. Research the Neem Tree it might surprise you. : )

By: Derek

Derek — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:08:41 +0000

Matthew – Honey has been used for a very long time to treat wounds. Check out http://www.worldwidewounds.com/2001/november/Molan/honey-as-topical-agent.html and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey#Hydrogen_peroxide

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 05:51:54 +0000

I’d be a little scared at first to dab honey on a cut but maybe I should buck up and just try it next time. Do you know if there are any scientific papers or research supporting any of these methods? I’d be interested to see them if there are…

By: Jazzy

Jazzy — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 02:24:41 +0000

Great post, I use tea tree oil on a regular basis but had no idea about the honey. thanks!

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By: Vesna

Vesna — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:01:42 +0000

Tea tree oil is the best treatment for mosquito bites! I have sensitive skin and have never had irritations. Also, dab a few drops onto the skin to keep mosquitoes away. Great against pimples too.

By: Marleen

Marleen — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 14:25:40 +0000

About honey I never heard, but I will keep it in mind. About tea tree I’m not so delighted. It can irritate the skin and especially people with excema (is this english? I mean a réally dry skin) must be carefull. And some extra information: fresh herbs have anti-viral compounds, using fresh herbs is very benificial.

Greetings from Holland (my english is not that good, sorry)