Herbal Antibiotics: Natural Alternatives for Treating Drug-Resistant Bacteria by Stephen Harrod Buhner Page B

surgical wounds, urinary tract infections, and otitis media. Low phosphate levels in the human body are highly stimulatory of its growth.
    The primary herbs useful for treating
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
are isatis, alchornea, bidens, cryptolepis, sida, black pepper,
Artemisia annua
, the berberines, juniper, ginger,
Acacia aroma
, honey, lomatium, ashwagandha, echinacea, and reishi.
TREATING PSEUDOMONAS PNEUMONIA
    Formulation 1 (antibacterial) Cryptolepis and alchornea (equal parts) tincture: 1 tsp–1 tbl, up to 6x daily
    Formulation 2 Ginger juice tea (page 228)
    Formulation 3 (immune support) Ginger, isatis, red root, and
Echinacea angustifolia
(equal parts) tincture: 1 tsp, 6x daily
    Formulation 4 Juniper essential oil inhalation as aromatherapy: 3x daily
TREATING PSEUDOMONAS SEPSIS
    Formulation 1 (antibacterial) Cryptolepis and alchornea (equal parts) tincture: 1 tbl, 6x daily
    Formulation 2 (immune support) Ginger, isatis, and red root (equal parts) tincture: 1 tsp, 6x daily
    Formulation 3
Echinacea angustifolia
tincture: ½ tsp–1 tbl, every half hour to hour
    Note: To reduce septic shock from endotoxin release, isatis tincture can be used in much larger doses: 1 tbl, up to 6x daily.
TREATING PSEUDOMONAS GI TRACT INFECTIONS
    Formulation 1 (antibacterial) Cryptolepis and a berberine plant (equal parts) tincture: 1 tsp–1 tbl, 3–6x daily depending on severity
    Formulation 2 Ginger, red root, and
Echinacea angustifolia
(equal parts) tincture: 1 tsp, 6x daily
TREATING PSEUDOMONAS UTIs
    Formulation 1 (antibacterial) Juniper berry and bidens (1 part juniper, 2 parts bidens) tincture: 30 drops, 3x daily
    Formulation 2 Berberine plant tincture: 1 tsp, 3x daily
    Formulation 3 Ginger, licorice, and red root (equal parts) tincture: 1 tsp, 3x daily
TREATING PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS OF SURGICAL WOUNDS AND BURNS
    Formulation 1 (antibacterial) Piperine: 20 mg, 2x daily, with the first dose in the morning 30 minutes before taking the other formulations, and the second dose at 4 P.M .
    Formulation 2 Cryptolepis and alchornea (equal parts) tincture: 1 tsp, 6x daily
    Formulation 3 (immune support) Ginger, licorice, and red root (equal parts) tincture: 1 tsp, 6x daily
    Formulation 4 Daily topical honey dressings (see monograph, page 188 )
TREATING PSEUDOMONAS OTITIS MEDIA
    Formulation Ear formulation with lomatium, honey, berberine plant, or cryptolepis or use ear infection glycerite (page 345) with the addition of lomatium: 1–3 drops topically, up to 6x daily
Salmonella
spp.
    Closely related to both shigella and
E. coli
, salmonella organisms cause typhoid fever (
S. typhi
), paratyphoid fever (
S. paratyphi
), and salmonellosis, a.k.a. food poisoning. Most infections come from contaminated foods.
    Salmonella can survive outside a host for years—active organisms have been identified in dried two-and-a-half-year-old feces. They are not destroyed by freezing and have to be heated to at least 130°F for 1 hour to kill them (or 10 minutes at 170°F). Poultry, pork, cattle, and many fruits and vegetables are now commonly infected with the bacteria. About 150,000 people in the United States sicken from eating infected chicken eggs each year.
    The bacteria inhibit the innate immune system as they penetrate the body to better enable their survival. General symptoms are diarrhea, vomiting, fever, severe abdominal cramps. Sepsis and infection of other organs can occur in severe cases.
    The organisms, due to heavy antibiotic use in both plant and animal agriculture, have developed multidrug resistance and are becoming much more difficult to treat.
    The primary herbs effective for salmonella are cryptolepis, sida, alchornea, bidens, the berberines, juniper, honey, licorice, lomatium, and ginger.
TREATING SALMONELLA INFECTIONS
    Formulation 1 (antibacterial) Cryptolepis, sida, or alchornea tincture: 1 tsp–1 tbl, 3–6x daily depending on the severity of the infection
    Formulation 2 Berberine plant tincture: 1