 Bacterial Infection
Effect |
Speed of Action |
Dose and instructions(“00†capsules, unless otherwise specified) |
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Acute Antibacterials
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Goldenseal root |
Up to 25 per day for acute |
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Other berberine containing herbs (Barberry root, Oregon Grape root, etc.) |
Up to 25 per day for acute |
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Systemic Immune Support for Bacterial Infection |
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Echinacea root |
Moderate |
5- 20 per day |
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Staphylococcus (including antibiotic resistant) |
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Garlic |
Rapid |
Maximum to tolerance 1 |
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1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3344325.stm
University of East London researchers found allicin treated even the most antibiotic-resistant strains of the infection.
MRSA (Methecillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) causes an estimated 2,000 deaths in UK hospitals each year.
Researchers are now testing allicin products in a six-month study.
Initial trials have proved effective, so researchers will now test them in a six-month study of 200 volunteers including healthcare workers and patients.
The scientists hope the products will be used by people working in hospitals so they can prevent MRSA being passed on to patients, as well as the patients themselves.
MRSA organisms can live harmlessly in humans, carried in the nasal passages and on the skin, but they can cause fatal infections in immune-suppressed patients, the elderly, the young and those with surgical implants.
Dr Cutler told BBC News Online: “My aim would be to firstly work to try and reduce the carriage of MRSA amongst healthcare workers.
“But we would also hope to use allicin treatments for patients themselves.”
He added: “The trials we have conducted so far show that this formulation is highly effective against MRSA, and it could save many lives.
“MRSA is causing a genuine crisis in our hospital system in Britain and worldwide. Antibiotics are increasingly ineffective, but we do have a powerful natural ally.
“Plant compounds have evolved over millions of years as chemical defence agents against infection.
“Garlic has been used in medicine for centuries, and it should be no surprise that it is effective against this very modern infection.”
The research is to be published in the Journal of Biomedical Science next year.