Herbal Antibiotics, 2nd Edition: Natural Alternatives for Treating Drug-resistant Bacteria

I've used herbs for 25 years and consider this book to be absolutely essential for any naturopath, or anyone wanting to learn more about herbs and take back control of their health properly. Though I've used the e-version of this book for ages, I've just purchased the paperback and it is wonderful. The layout is great and it's really easy to find the information you're looking for. Scientific studies are included in the book, proving that the earth's natural pharmacy is just as - if not more than - effective as modern drugs (which often cause side effects or mask symptoms instead of curing). Herbs work on a very deep level in the body, yes the healing can be slower than with modern drugs but their ability to strengthen the whole body is something Big Pharma can only dream of. And as someone else said, drugs companies are out to make money. Having a healthy population isn't good for business.

Nice book

Took a month to receive the book. Having said that, the book itself is in fantastic condition. The book is a fantastic addition to my herbal book collection.. I already have "Herbal Antivirals" by the same author. Both books go into incredible depth, and if you read from the start the book "flows" really well. So much detail and knowledge passed onto the reader. If your into herbal medicine both books are an essential addition to your library.

I haven't finished this book in fact I've just scratched the surface but I already know how interesting the rest is going to be. All I can say is I wish I'd read this years ago. I will definitely be reading it to the end and using it for mine and my families well being and will read much more from this author probably as soon as this one is finished. If you have any interest in trying to look after yours and your families health try this book it's amazingly informative and interesting

I thought this book was really interesting. However,I felt the part of the book about the lack of new antibiotics was a little long and missed many of the alternative treatments that are being developed. In addition, a lot of information that you need to understand the first part of the book is presented much later on. However, it seems to have been well researched and well written. I would strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in practical, scientific Western herbal medicine.

As someone who is intolerant to antibiotics (experienced hefty reactions) this book has been a life saver - literally, thank you! It is a wealth of information which is well written with excellent organisation. It covers treatment for sepsis to fighting all kinds of nasty bacteria... many can be identified from a microbiome test (from stool sample) and then apply the information within this book to combat the bacteria. Stephen Harrod Buhner you are a blessing and definitely prolonged my life; the authors book herbal antivirals is also highly recommended! Abundant blessings to you.

For those who recognise that conventional medicine is on the path to self-destruction, and who would like to learn about what the natural world has in it's tool kit to combat the most dangerous infections known to man, this is the book. Having read past Stephen Buhner books I wasn't disappointed with Herbal Antibiotics. It goes quite deeply into the biology of those plants under discussion but at the same time, allows for reference if that's what you wish to do without delving. A wonderful book which I can't now imagine being without.

My Wife has a very rare immune system disorder and suffers from Multiple Chemical Sensitivities. She can't take Pharmaceutical drugs. She caught the Bacteria when someone spat on her and became very, very ill. With the help of this book and two prominent Herbalists supplying the Herbal Tinctures my Wife is now on the mend and her body has developed enough anti-bodies to fight the residual infection on its' own. Bye, Bye Haemophilus. The book is well written, easy to understand and Very detailed the Author has a sense of humour too! I like that. It is a Must Have Buy and I wouldn't hesitate to say "Buy, it can be trusted." An Engineers' perspective...

You MUST own this book if you care about your own life - and/or if you have any loved ones, or family at all that you care about. Further - If you have a health professional, a hospital administrator, or a health policy maker in your circles - you should also plead with them to read this book..... in the hopes that a grass-roots effort can somehow begin to shift the paradigm of the (now totally lost) war on infectious disease. Just yesterday (May 9th) - A top news outfit had a headline which linked to a story about a new resistant strain of Gonorhea in Hawaii that is TOTALLY RESISTANT TO ALL ANTI-BIOTICS, but even more sad was the article's discussion of how Government officials may intervene requiring pharmacuetical companies to develop a new anti-biotic to deal with this most recent issue. We all know by now that the definition of insanity: is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results - obviously no one involved with this news story has ever heard of Stephen Buhner. The data showing the population rates of common infections now becoming resistant infections have rounded the corner and are now plotted vertical upwards for many bacteria, and with new ones joininng these ranks everyday (stories like the above issue in Hawaii are more and more - at least once a week now). While this might sound alarmist - it's actually all very very it's true, notat all alarmist and totally grounded reality. We are arriving at the point where no one's circles will go untouched by a resistant infection, whether it be yourself, a family member or a close friend, or a despised but dedicated co-worker (cough, cough, sneeze). And on that contageous note - as equally important, be sure to keep a close watch for this book's soon to be released companion title "Herbal Anti-Virals". This book is such a timely gift from Stephen to all of humanity - arriving while we helplessly teeter on the razors edge of a very dangerous vertical cliff with regard to a mass casuality event for which the Western Medicine paradigm will be totally useless. This book is equally relevant for a protecting yourself from the inevitable deadly regional or even worldwide massive uncontrollable resitant bacterial outbreak - or if you've just recently aquired a paper-cut at work last Tuesday and you want to be careful. If that paper cut starts looking a little red, and continues to grow more and more don't ignore it and hope that it just goes away - and if it worsens and you end up having to go to the Emergency Room - that paper cut might also very quickly become your secondary concern. No...don't go to the hospital if you can avoid it - the resistant infections you'll be exposed to there, and which you might acquire there can have you in intensive care and on life support just 72 hours later. But what's even more scary now is the fact that these deadly resistance bacteria once largly confined to hospitals are now more and more commonly being aquired outside of hospital environments. They've taken to the streets, and yes - they are even in thar building where you work, where you initially got that bothersome paper-cut lastTuesday, that you at first thought was nothing. The Western medical establishment truly does not know what to do but Stephen Buhner does - and with elegance, and plentiful clinical and scientific references to support the information he's provided in this book. This book is so good and so essential and so tremendously well researched and referenced and just loaded with details - that it very easily could end up saving your life, while the Hospital staff tells you that they've tried everything, and now doesn't know what to do. It is something that is necessary because of the horrible miscalulation and errors of a totally wrong-minded model within the structure of conventional western medicine. A wrong paradigm born out of reductionist logic and an abundence of arrogance towards the inate intelligence of the survival mechanisms that exist within nature. I dare say - that a considerable cross-section of the earth's human population - as a species really almost doesn't deserve to be able to own this book for what been allowed to be duped by arrogant western medicine paradigms, and for allowing it to still conitinue down the same road, albeit with ample warning. No matter the sum Stephen ever realizes financially in return for having authored this book (even if it's in the billions - which I personally think he deserves) - this book will still forever and permanently remain generous to the human race on Stephen's behalf. Buy the book - it very well could save your life or the life of a loved one - especially in the case of an infection for which the hospital staff has said "I'm sorry we've tried everything, there's nothing else we can do". Yes, Buy the book.

superb book

Amazing

very authoritative with both the medical and natural recommendations given for each condition in great detail.

Muy buen libro para poder hacer frente a las infecciones bacterianas sin antibióticos de farmacia. Incluso trae recetas para hacer algunas tinturas.