by Stephen Harrod Buhner (Author)
This comprehensive guide offers sound information on herbal alternatives to standard antibiotics, making it an indispensable addition to every family's medicine cabinet.
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.Front Jacket
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.
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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.
Author Biography
Stephen Harrod Buhner (1952-2022), the author of Herbal Antivirals, Herbal Antibiotics, and 17 other works, spoke internationally on herbal medicine, emerging diseases, complex interrelationships in ecosystems, Gaian dynamics, and musical/sound patterns in plant and ecosystem functioning. He was a tireless advocate for citizen scientists, amateur naturalists, and community herbalists everywhere. He lived in New Mexico.
Number of Pages: 480
Dimensions: 1.2 x 8.9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: July 17, 2012