Natural Antibiotics and Antivirals by Christopher Vasey

Author:Christopher Vasey
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Health/Herbalism
Publisher: Inner Traditions/Bear & Company
Published: 2018-07-17T16:00:00+00:00

Dosage

Oral: Take 30 to 50 drops of the MT, with a little water, three times a day, before meals.

Note: Bearberry is also effective as a tea: bring one handful of leaves (around 40 grams) to a boil in 1 quart of water, then remove from the heat, cover, and let steep for fifteen minutes. Strain and drink over the course of the day.

Burdock (Arctium lappa)

Burdock is a vigorously growing plant that can reach heights of 4½ to 6 feet and extends its branches widely. Its purple flowers, when mature, transform into a prickly ball that sticks to the fur of animals and to clothing. It prefers to grow in heavy, disturbed soil, like areas of backfill, roadsides, and clearings. The part used in medicine is its extremely long root.

Known and used since the time of antiquity, burdock root contains polyacetylenes, which are responsible for its antibacterial effect. It is especially active against Gram-positive bacteria and Staphylococcus aureus, streptococci, pneumococci, and so forth. Its sphere of action is primarily the skin, which is to say cutaneous infections like acne, boils, anthrax, abscesses (throat, teeth), wounds, and measles. Burdock also has antifungal properties and is effective against ringworms, microscopic fungi responsible for various afflictions of the scalp and other skin surfaces.

Drying the root renders many of its properties inactive, so burdock MT is primarily prepared from fresh roots.

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