Antibacterials

Antibacterial: kills bacteria

Antibacterial/Antimicrobials are herbal antibiotics that destroy or suppress the growth and spread of bacteria. 🦠

Examples:

  • Achillea millefolium (yarrow)

  • Aloe vera (aloe) gel

  • Allium cepa (onion)

  • Allium sativum (garlic)

  • Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (uva-ursi)

  • Armoracia rusticana (horseradish)

  • Arnica montana (arnica, topically)

  • Artemisia absinthium (wormwood)

  • Baptisia tinctoria (wild indigo)

  • Berberis aquifolium (Oregon grape)

  • Berberis vulgaris (barberry)

  • Calendula officinalis (calendula)

  • Camellia sinensis (green tea)

  • Centella asiatica (gotu kola) (anti-mycobacterial, specifically anti-tuberculosis)

  • Chelidonium majus (celandine)

  • Cinnamomum spp. (cinnamon)

  • Commiphora molmol (myrrh)

  • Echinacea spp. (echinacea)

  • Eucalyptus globulus (eucalyptus)

  • Ganoderma lucidum (reishi)

  • Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) (anti-H. pylori)

  • Hydrastis canadensis (goldenseal) (anti-H. pylori, anti-H. influenzae)

  • Hypericum perforatum (St. John’s wort)

  • Juniperus communis (juniper)

  • Larrea tridentata (chaparral)

  • Ligusticum porteri (osha)

  • Lomatium dissectum (desert parsley)

  • Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree oil)

  • Melissa officinalis (lemon balm)

  • Mormordica charantia (bitter melon)

  • Origanum vulgare (oregano)

  • Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary)

  • Saliva officinalis (sage)

  • Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodroot)

  • Solidago spp. (goldenrod)

  • Sticta pulmonaria (lungwort)

  • Syzygium aromaticum (clove)

  • Thuja occidentalis (arbor vitae)

  • Thymus vulgaris (thyme) (anti-H. pylori)

  • Usnea barbata (old man’s beard) (anti-mycobacterial, specifically anti-tuberculosis)