Every day our body encounters a huge variety of microorganisms, many of them are not so harmless. Viruses and pathogenic bacteria can cause serious illnesses, especially when a person’s immunity is reduced. The body needs help in the fight against “uninvited guests”, which will be provided by natural antibiotics.
For many medicines of natural origin have antibiotic properties, but some have more, some have less. Like synthetic medicines, natural remedies have their own spectrum of action. Today we will look at the most powerful natural antibiotics.
Spectrum of antibacterial action of medicinal natural plants and honey
According to research by the Institute of Maternal and Child Health, Khabarovsk, head Ph.D. G.N. Chill
- Yarrow. Yarrow herb has a bacteriostatic effect (that is, suppresses reproduction) on white staphylococcus, proteus, and enterobacteria. On coli It acts both bactericidal (i.e. kills) and bacteriostatic. Weak effect on hemolytic streptococcus.
- Wormwood. The herb wormwood acts similarly to yarrow, in addition, it suppresses the proliferation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. But unlike yarrow, it does not act on enterobacteria.
- Ledum. Ledum shoots act similarly to yarrow, but do not have a bactericidal effect on E. coli (only suppresses its reproduction).
- Tansy. Tansy flowers act in the same way as wild rosemary. In addition, it has a bactericidal effect on micrococci.
- The plantain is big. Plantain leaves act similarly to tansy, in addition they kill white staphylococcus and E. coli.
- Eleutherococcus. Suppresses the proliferation of white staphylococcus, proteus, E. coli and enterobacteria. Eleutherococcus has a bactericidal effect on Escherichia coli, i.e. kills.
- Motherwort pentaloba acts in the same way as eleutherococcus.
- Pure honey is a strong natural antibiotic. It works the same way as yarrow, but also kills Staphylococcus aureus.
According to studies, pure honey mixed with the extract of these plants increases their antibacterial activity several times, adding a bactericidal effect on Staphylococcus aureus. By combining fresh infusions of antibiotic herbs with each other and combining them with honey, you can get an excellent antibiotic herbal preparation wide range actions. However, these remedies are very unstable, so they must be taken freshly prepared.
- They have a strong bactericidal and bacteriostatic effect on streptococci and staphylococci. sage, calendula, cetraria, celandine, eucalyptus. Eucalyptus has a powerful bactericidal effect on pneumococci, as well as those infections that cause genitourinary diseases among women.
Antiviral herb
According to research from the Institute of Naturopathy Meadowsweet(meadowsweet) has an antiviral effect. This herb can kill the influenza virus and stimulate your own immunity. With timely treatment, meadowsweet grass can even destroy the herpes virus (including genital). This herb shortens the period of ARVI symptoms from 7 days to 3. Has a positive effect on hepatitis, pancreatitis viral origin. The use of tincture for these diseases significantly improves the condition of patients.
Other antiviral herbal remedy is Black elderberry. 
Elderberry flowers successfully fight the influenza virus.
Herbalist: a recipe for a uroantiseptic, which is not inferior in strength to the strongest antibiotics(for cystitis, pyelonephritis, other diseases genitourinary system, prostate)
Eucalyptus leaf, calendula flowers, St. John's wort herb, echinacea herb, elecampane root - 1 part each;
elderberry flowers, lingonberry leaf, fireweed herb, meadowsweet herb - 2 parts; rose hips - 3 parts.
Mix the dry raw materials, take 1 heaped tablespoon, pour 0.5 liters of boiling water in a thermos. Let it brew. Drink 0.5 glasses before meals, course 1.5 months. It is advisable for men to add fireweed, but for women it is possible without it. When taken in the morning, it is recommended to add 10 drops of Eleutherococcus extract.
Natural antibiotics
Herbalist: a recipe for garlic tincture to stimulate your own immunity after suffered a heart attack myocardium
Finely chop or crush 200 grams of garlic, put in a glass jar, pour in 200 ml of 96% alcohol. Place in a cool, dark place for 10 days, shake daily. Strain through thick fabric. 2-3 days after straining, take in 50 ml of milk at room temperature 1 hour before meals or 2-3 hours after meals according to the following scheme:
- 1 day morning 1 drop, lunch 2 drops, dinner 3 drops
- Day 2: morning 4 drops, lunch 5 drops, dinner 6 drops
- Day 3: morning 7 drops, lunch 8 drops, dinner 9 drops
- Day 4: morning 10 drops, lunch 11 drops, dinner 12 drops
- Day 5: morning 13 drops, lunch 14 drops, dinner 15 drops
- Day 6: morning 15 drops, lunch 14 drops, dinner 13 drops
- Day 7: morning 12 drops, lunch 11 drops, dinner 10 drops
- Day 8 morning 9 drops, lunch 8 drops, dinner 7 drops
- Day 9 morning 6 drops, lunch 5 drops, dinner 4 drops
- Day 10 morning 3 drops, lunch 2 drops, dinner 1 drop
Inhalation with garlic: During an epidemic, a little trick will help. Every day, when you come home from work, the first thing you do is wash your hands, put the kettle on to boil and finely chop the garlic or onion. Rinse the teapot specially designated for the procedure with boiling water. Place the garlic/onion there and close the lid. Warm the kettle slightly in the microwave (for a second) or on low heat on the stove. Inhale the resulting vapor through the kettle spout through your mouth and nose. This inhalation will help neutralize pathogenic microbes in the respiratory tract and protects against infection.
Phytotherapist: recipe for infectious diseases
2 teaspoons of cetraria per 1 cup of boiling water, leave for 30 minutes. Drink 2 tablespoons 5 times a day before meals.
Phytotherapist: recipe for infections, for healing the liver, pancreas, lungs, recovery normal microflora intestines
250 grams of kefir, 1 tablespoon of cetraria, a teaspoon of honey, mix thoroughly, let it brew for 15 minutes and drink for dinner.
- Ginger.
Ginger roots not only have a spicy taste, but also powerful antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal properties. - Onion contains phytoncides, vitamins and other substances with antibiotic activity. Onions should be consumed raw during colds and beyond. During flu season, particles onions laid out in rooms to prevent the spread of infection.
- Essential oils(rosemary, tea tree, cloves, eucalyptus, sage, etc.) Essential oils of many plants are the strongest natural antibiotics. The spectrum of action of essential oils is wide. In addition to antibacterial properties, they have antiviral and antifungal activity. To prevent and treat infectious diseases, they do inhalations with essential oils, aroma baths, and use aroma lamps to disinfect the air in rooms.
- Viburnum bark
is a strong antibacterial agent, especially for sore throats. In Siberian villages, a decoction of viburnum bark shavings is used to gargle. Viburnum berries are also an antibiotic. - Cranberry exhibits antibiotic activity against colds and genitourinary infections. On its basis, drugs have been created for the treatment of the kidneys and urinary tract.
- Sap
in large doses it is poisonous, and in small doses it is antiseptic. For sore throats, a drop of pine resin is dissolved in the mouth. Turpentine is made from resin, which is used to take baths for colds, radiculitis, and exacerbation of urolithiasis. - Poplar buds, birch buds, aspen buds- good natural antibacterial agents.
Herbalist: recipe
Take 2 parts of poplar buds, 1 part of birch buds, 1 part of aspen buds, fill with vodka 1:10, leave for 2 weeks. Take 30 drops diluted in water as an analgesic, regenerating, antibacterial agent. Treats cystitis, pyelonephritis.
You need to know that these drugs are not suitable for primary therapy. Natural antibiotics are often used for prevention, additional treatment, as well as rehabilitation after infectious diseases. In cases of severe, advanced infections, as well as with a pronounced decrease in immunity without the use of medicinal antibacterial and antiviral drugs not enough.
Some medicinal plants contain substances that can have an antiseptic effect: phenolic compounds, tannins, essential oils, phytoncides, flavonoids and organic acids. Such plants, prepared in the form of juices or concentrated infusions, can have an antiseptic (static) and wound-healing effect. Not all plants are antiseptics can be used internally, many of them are designed only for external use due to the fact that in addition to useful antiseptic substances they may also contain toxic compounds.
From the group of phenolic compounds, arbutin, obtained from the leaves of bearberry and lingonberry, and hydroquinone (an arbutin derivative), obtained by hydrolysis of arbutin, have an antimicrobial effect from the group of phenolic compounds.
Tannins (tannins)- these are polymeric phenolic compounds, which also have an anti-inflammatory and bacteriostatic effect. Tannins have anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties due to the fact that when tannin interacts with protein structures, proteins fold, forming a protective film (albuminates) that prevents the development of the inflammation process. TO antiseptics plant origin , which have tanning properties, include: snakeweed (rhizomes), burnet (rhizomes), alder (cones), bergenia (rhizomes), cinquefoil erecta (synonym: galangal - rhizomes), oak bark, tea leaves, plantain leaves.
Plant essential oils soluble in ether, alcohol, oil, but insoluble in water. Easily isolated from plants using hot water or a couple, but very volatile. Some essential oils have anti-inflammatory and wound-healing effects: chamomile (substance - chamazulene), thyme (substance - thymol), sage (leaves), calendula (flowers), fir (needles), eucalyptus (leaves), St. John's wort (aerial part of the plant) . The essential oils of clove and bay tree contain eugenol, which is considered a strong antiseptic.
Phytoncides– a group of volatile compounds that have an active antiseptic effect. Phytoncides are found in plants such as garlic, onion, nettle, St. John's wort, pine, oak, birch, juniper, radish, horseradish, lichens, plantain. The composition of phytoncides and their antiseptic effect vary depending on the season, climatic conditions, stages of plant vegetation. When the plant is destroyed (crushed) after a few minutes (or seconds), the release of phytoncides stops. But there are plants that produce phytoncides for a long time even when picked (garlic, onions).
Flavonoids, enzymes and organic acids in the juice from the leaves of Kalanchoe Degremona, aloe and plantain (seeds and aerial parts of the plant) have an anti-inflammatory, anti-granulation, anti-necrotic effect.
Antiseptics of plant origin can be purchased at the pharmacy in the form of liquid extracts or ointments:
- Rotokan (ingredients: chamomile, calendula, yarrow),
- Chlorophyllipt (composition: essential oil and eucalyptus extract),
- Rekutan (composition: chamomile extract),
- Calendula tincture (ingredients: calendula flower extract),
- Sophora japonica tincture (composition: Sophora japonica flavonoids and excipients),
- Wundehil - ointment (composition: cinquefoil extract, yarrow extract, Japanese Sophora extract, calendula extract, propolis and excipients),
- Calendula ointment (composition: calendula extract and excipients),
- Altan ointment (composition: alnitannins and flavonoids from alder, birch family).
Almost all medicinal plants have several healing properties- this is their advantage over chemicals. There are a lot of herbs that have an antiseptic, that is, antibacterial, cleansing effect.
If herbs and flowers are used, an infusion is prepared from it - the medicinal raw material is poured with hot boiling water and infused for 30 minutes to 2 hours.
The roots, rhizomes and bark are used to prepare decoctions. They are flooded cold water and cook in a water bath for 30 minutes.
Alcohol tinctures for washing, rinsing and irrigating the mucous membranes of the nose and throat, as well as ears, are not recommended - they can cause burns. In extreme cases, they can be diluted with water.
Marshmallow (root) - the antiseptic effect of marshmallow is not as strong as that of other plants, but it contains a lot of mucus, so it is good for them to treat the mucous membrane of the nose and throat when they increased dryness. Marshmallow also relieves coughs and relieves irritation.
It is not necessary to prepare a decoction of marshmallow roots - 2 tsp is enough. pour the crushed raw material into a glass of warm water and let it brew for half an hour, stirring occasionally.
Oak (bark) - a decoction of oak bark, on the contrary, is used in cases where the mucous membrane needs to be dried and a lot of pus is released. Oak relieves inflammation well and disinfects mucous membranes. 1 tbsp. l. Boil the bark in a glass of water for 20 minutes.
Willow (bark). Willow bark contains salicylic acid and tannins. Before the invention of aspirin, decoctions of willow bark were the main anti-inflammatory and antiseptic agent in medicine. Willow bark tea can be drunk as an antipyretic.
St. John's wort (herb). If for internal use You need to be careful with this plant (in large quantities it has a toxic effect), but there are no contraindications for rinsing and washing the nasopharynx and ears. St. John's wort also has a wound-healing effect and relieves inflammation well.
Calendula (flowers). To prepare the infusion, 2 tsp. flowers are poured with a glass of boiling water in a thermos and left for 2 hours (you can cook in a water bath for 10-15 minutes). Calendula, in addition to antiseptic, has a wound-healing and anti-inflammatory effect, it is not toxic, so if you swallow the infusion while rinsing, nothing bad will happen. Calendula tincture can be used to treat the skin around ear boils.
Lemon. Lemon juice is used to disinfect kitchen utensils, which prevents the growth of bacteria. Lemon juice quenches thirst well during fever, and even prevents the formation of blood clots. Lemons are especially effective in combating bacterial infections chest and thrush.
Onion is a multifaceted antiseptic. This natural antibiotic, merciless to streptococci, diphtheria, tuberculosis and dysentery bacillus. Eating fresh onions increases your chances of not getting colds. Its sulfur components cause tears, but they are the ones that have antimicrobial properties.
A poultice of raw grated onions helps with minor cuts, burns and scalds; chopped raw onion helps with sore throat, cough and bronchitis.
Juniper. Juniper berries contain a large amount of volatile oils, and therefore they are powerful antiseptic for the urinary system. Should be taken as a tincture or decoction.
Plantain (leaves) is one of the most popular medicinal plants. If you don’t have iodine or peroxide on hand at your dacha, you can always apply plantain leaves to the wound. To treat diseases of the ear and nose, fresh juice is used, which can be instilled without harm. An infusion of leaves (1 tablespoon per 0.5 cup of boiling water, leave for 1 hour) is used for gargling and rinsing the nasal cavity.
Turnip is healing for both respiratory and stomach infections. You can eat it raw or drink turnip juice. A poultice made from grated turnips heals minor wounds and skin scrapes.
Turnip is a good preventative against tuberculosis and leprosy, and boiled turnip helps strengthen the immune system. Turnip decoction is used to treat sore throats and toothache.
Chamomile (flowers) is the undisputed leader in the list of natural antiseptics. Chamomile tea helps with intestinal infections, and many are treated with its infusion skin diseases. Rinse with chamomile infusion - excellent remedy fight against sore throats and even advanced runny nose.-
Licorice (root) - like marshmallow, licorice is used to treat mucous membranes in cases where it is too dry. Licorice forms a protective film while fighting germs. For laryngitis, a decoction of licorice roots relieves cough and sputum discharge. To prepare the decoction 1 tbsp. l. Boil the roots in a glass of water for 15 minutes in a water bath.
Yarrow (herb) - this plant is rich in tannins, flavonoids and essential oils, one of which - azulene - makes it an excellent disinfectant and anti-inflammatory agent. For infectious diseases, you can use yarrow infusion not only for rinsing, but also as tea - this helps to quickly cope with the infection.
Thyme, or thyme (herb) - it is better to use its essential oil. For rinsing, it is diluted in warm water, and for treating the nasal cavity and ear, you can apply it using cotton swabs. You can also use an infusion (1 tbsp per glass of water).
Infuse thyme leaves to create an antimicrobial tea that fights coughs and colds. It is also effective for gastroenteritis and other digestive infections. Essential oil contains thymol, it is useful as a mouth rinse for gum inflammation.
Sage (leaves) - advice to gargle and rinse your nose with sage infusion is found in all recommendations. It has very strong antimicrobial properties, so it is indispensable for sore throats and sinusitis.
Garlic - antimicrobial active ingredients garlic can fight bacterial and viral infections. To disinfect an abscess, you can apply garlic juice to it, and when taken orally, entering the bloodstream, it disinfects the entire body.
Garlic is highly effective for diseases of the upper respiratory tract, whooping cough, pneumonia, Bladder. Improves overall metabolism - all vessels in the body, especially blood vessels, become elastic; prevents hypertension, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, sclerosis, education various tumors. Removes headache, noise in ears.
Antiseptics, as the name implies, are needed to fight germs. Most often, externally. Our usual disinfection preparations, which are found in every home, include hydrogen peroxide, iodine, brilliant green and alcohol. But what if they are not at hand, or are there medical contraindications? For example, open wound It is strictly forbidden to treat with iodine. What to do?
IN folk medicine We have accumulated a wealth of experience in the use of natural antiseptics - plants with anti-inflammatory effects.
What plants can be used as antimicrobial agents?
pharmaceutical camomile
. This wonderful plant has antimicrobial, astringent, anti-inflammatory and 
antispasmodic effect. To prepare infusions and decoctions, flower baskets are used, which are collected in the summer - from May to August. They contain essential oil (the main part of which is called chamazulene), bitterness, gums, mucus, and proteins. These substances determine medicinal properties chamomile, actively turning into infusions, but when boiling they partially decompose. Gargling with tincture of chamomile flowers eliminates inflammation of the gums and mucous membranes, throat and sore throat. There is such a pharmaceutical, but completely natural remedy as rotokan - this tincture can be added to the bath. For stomach pain and ulcers, liver and kidney diseases, it is useful to drink ½ cup of chamomile decoction before meals. Externally in the form of compresses, a more concentrated decoction is used to treat abscesses and burns.
Calendula.
In folk medicine, calendula infusions are used. The main healing substances are concentrated in the flowers. The unique properties of this plant make it possible to alleviate many diseases, and it is used externally to gargle, disinfect wounds, burns, cracks and treat skin diseases.
Sage . Sage leaves are excellent natural antiseptics, also containing phytohormones that are beneficial for female body. A tincture is made from sage leaves, which is useful for gargling for colds; gargling with sage decoction alleviates stomatitis.
Thyme . Contains essential oil, tannins, flavonoids, triterpenes, which have anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antifungal and antiviral effects. Prevents the development of putrefactive bacteria, anthelmintic. The most effective is thyme essential oil, as it can be used not only externally, but also in the form of inhalations.
Pine buds
. High content of essential oils, resin, bitter and tannins, starch, ascorbic acid, carotene, flavonoids and phytoncides - determines the unique medicinal 
effect on human body. These substances stimulate the secretory activity of the epithelium of the respiratory tract, reduce the viscosity of sputum, and have an antiviral effect on pathogenic microflora nasopharynx and oral cavity. They use decoctions, tinctures and inhalations - mainly in the treatment of the upper respiratory tract. And pine tar, included in ointments, treats skin diseases such as eczema, psoriasis, scabies and scaly lichen; is part of Vishnevsky's ointment, recommended for the treatment of wounds, ulcers and bedsores. Phytoncides secreted by Crimean pine even help in the treatment of tuberculosis.
Plantain and elecampane leaves – applied to wounds to prevent the spread of infection.
All these herbs are used either as self-sufficient medications, or as part of various specialized preparations, or as components of medicinal ointments.
Garlic
. This is probably the most famous natural antiseptic. No wonder it is still prepared for the whole winter. Garlic is not only a spicy seasoning for meat, salads and other dishes, but also an excellent prophylactic and fights viral infections, and its juice cleanses from the inside - like an antiseptic for the digestive organs.
Bulb onions . Onion phytoncides act in a similar way. And if there is a patient with a cold in the house, you can put finely chopped onions on saucers and distribute them around the house - as an antimicrobial agent.
Horseradish
. It is a herbaceous perennial; roots and sometimes leaves are used as medicinal raw materials. The roots are rich in carbohydrates, vitamin C, and mineral salts. Use grated roots in pure form, or mixed with sour cream, vinegar, vegetable oil, lemon juice and other basics. The spectrum of action is the widest - from reducing spurs and removing acne and freckles before treatment of sinusitis, bronchitis, otitis, and treatment of urolithiasis.
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In nature, everything is thought out, and for each disease you can find its own medicine, and natural antiseptics can be listed ad infinitum. Adapting to life, many plants have learned to fight microbes: some of the substances they produce are toxic to pathogens. By using these properties wisely, a person can derive many benefits for his health without any negative side effects, which conventional medical preparations are so rich in.
People have long known that many plants have a unique antimicrobial effect. They can not only disinfect skin covering, but prevent the entry and further spread of infection within the body. In this article we will look at the main natural antiseptics that can be safely used at home.
Pharmaceutical chamomile
One of the cheapest and most common folk remedies. This plant has many beneficial properties, as it has anti-inflammatory, astringent and antimicrobial effects. Easy to prepare, it helps tremendously with inflammation of the gums, sore throat and sore throat.
Bergamot essential oil
It is used to treat acne, as well as to eliminate many other skin diseases. It also helps increase the body's resistance to various viral infections and helps with coughs, runny nose or inflammation of the tonsils.
Horseradish
Horseradish has the most powerful bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effects. Its regular use in food helps strengthen immune system. In addition, eating horseradish is considered an effective prevention colds and flu.
Eucalyptus
This plant is used in skin care. It has pronounced wound-healing properties and helps with acne. It is recommended to wipe your face with a decoction of eucalyptus if you have acne, as well as wash your hair to eliminate dandruff. indicated for those with fatty and problem skin. With its help, the skin becomes elastic, and also acquires elasticity and a healthy color.
Oil tea tree
This is the oil they call the best remedy to combat infectious agents. It perfectly cleanses abscesses and wounds from pus. In addition, it can be used to effectively treat furunculosis. It relieves irritation and redness of the skin, and also effectively eliminates itching.
Onion
Everyone is well aware of the bactericidal properties of onions. It can be used as a prophylactic during the spread of viral infections and influenza. Saucers with slices of chopped food placed around the apartment will not allow pathogenic bacteria to multiply and enter the human body.
Common heather
Heather has a diuretic, diaphoretic, bactericidal and sedative effect. It is used for arthritis, bronchitis, cough, rheumatism and nervous disorders. Decoctions from this plant are used as external remedy for eczema, purulent wounds, allergic reactions.
Unique healing properties of this plant known to mankind for many centuries. It helps with coughs and colds and relieves inflammation of the bladder. Effective for diseases of the kidneys and digestive organs. In addition, cornflower is an excellent anthelmintic and antifever agent. It is often used for various eye diseases.
Plantain leaves
This is the most famous remedy used to disinfect wounds. Even in childhood, we all applied plantain leaves to our broken knees, thereby preventing infection from getting under the damaged skin.
Pine buds
Tinctures prepared from pine buds have healing effect for diseases of the upper respiratory tract. A decoction of these buds can be used as a remedy for flu and colds. Also today there are many pharmaceutical drugs, which contain extract from pine buds. They effectively help with complex skin diseases such as eczema and psoriasis.
A decoction of sage leaves has a pronounced antiseptic effect. used for colds, stomatitis and sore throat.
Thyme
Thyme essential oil can have antiviral and antimicrobial effects. It is often used for inhalation during colds.
Cedar and pine
These trees are rightly called excellent natural antiseptics. They secrete special healing substances - phytoncides, which are effective means for the treatment of many respiratory diseases and especially tuberculosis.
Cranberry
There are pyracitamons. This substance can effectively prevent the proliferation of bacteria. Regular consumption of cranberries helps get rid of many genitourinary diseases and diseases prostate gland.
Propolis
This is the most popular and sought after remedy, which is widely used in modern pharmacology. It is difficult to overestimate its analgesic, antiviral and antibacterial effect. Used to treat sore throat and various oral infections.
Calendula
Various healing tinctures are made from calendula. They gargle and oral cavity with inflammation of the tonsils. Also, these tinctures are applied to burns, small wounds and cracks. The medicinal substances contained in calendula promote their speedy healing and disinfection.
