Herbal Antibiotics: Natural Alternatives for Treating Drug-Resistant Bacteria (88 page)

Allium sativum,
364

Alnus serrulata,
364

Alpinia,
227
,
229
,
364

Althaea,
364

Ambrosia,
364

aminoglycoside,
8
,
15
–17,
49
,
80
,
229
,
235
,
278

Ammi visnaga,
364

amoebic infection

nonsystemics,
163
,
175

systemics,
98
,
106
,
122
,
124
–25,
138

ampicillin,
24
,
101
,
124
,
138
,
166
,
186
,
215

in the environment,
28
,
30

resistance,
42
,
73

anemia,
57
,
75
,
312

hemolytic,
57

sickle cell,
122
,
125
–26

systemics,
107
,
117
–18,
122
,
124
–26

Anemone,
364

Anemopsis,
364

Angelica,
365

Angiostrongylus cantonensis,
231

Anisakis simplex,
231

Anisum
(anise),
365

Antennaria,
365

Anthemis nobilis,
365

antibacterial soaps and cleaners,
8
,
26
,
34

antimicrobials,
1
,
14
,
16
,
23
,
37
,
42
,
138
,
214

Apium,
365

Aralia,
365

arborvitæ,
378

arboviruses,
221

Arctium,
365

Arctostaphylos,
365

Argemone
spp.,
160
,
171
,
172

A. corymbosa,
365

A. mexicana,
160
,
165
,
365

Arnica
(arnica),
365

artemisia
(A. annua),
75
,
140
–56

A. absinthium,
146
,
151
–52,
329
,
333
,
365

A. anomala,
142

A. diffusa,
150

A. dracunculus,
71
,
151
,
155

A. giraldii,
76
,
145

A. ludoviciana,
73
,
145

A. maciverae,
145

A. nilagirica,
142

A. tridentata,
366

A. tschernieviana,
145

A. vulgaris,
145
,
151
,
366

additional species,
71
,
151

artemisinin,
83
–84,
101
,
140
,
142
,
146
–56,
209
,
325

artemisinin combination therapy (ACT),
155
,
209

cultivation and collection,
148
–49

habitat and appearance,
148

parts used,
140
–42

plant chemistry,
149
–50

preparation and dosage,
142
–43

properties,
144
–45

scientific research,
152
–56

side effects, interactions,
147

tincture formula,
366

traditional uses,
150
–52

Arthrinium sacchari,
221

arthritis,
38
,
59
,
61

immune formulations,
254
,
275
,
278
,
292
,
297
,
303

nonsystemics,
172
,
176
,
185

synergists,
226
,
233
–34,
242

systemics,
99
,
135
–36

Asarum,
366

Asclepias,
366

ash,
376
,
380

ashwagandha,
52
,
57
,
65
,
250
–55

cultivation and collection,
251
,
253

preparation and dosage,
250
–51

properties,
252

scientific research,
254
–55

side effects, interactions,
251

traditional uses,
253
–54

Withania coagulans,
250

Withania obtusifolia,
250

Withania somnifera,
250
,
380

Asparagus officinale
(asparagus),
366

aspen bark,
335
,
375
–76

Aspergillus
spp.,
43
,
73

A. flavus,
43

A. fumigatus,
43
,
76
,
80
,
106
,
118
,
180

A. niger,
80
,
106
,
180
,
189
,
231

A. terres,
43

description and treatment,
76

nonsystemics,
164
,
180
,
189

synergists,
231
,
242

systemics,
94
,
106
,
118
,
122
,
145

Aspidosperma,
366

astragalus,
255
–64

A. membranaceus,
255
,
366

A. mongholicus,
255

A. propinquus,
255

cultivation and collection,
259

Immune-Enhancing Broth,
263

Immune-Enhancing Rice,
263

plant chemistry,
259

preparation and dosage,
257
–58

properties,
256

scientific research,
260
–63

side effects, interactions,
258

traditional uses,
259
–60

Aureobasidium pullulans,
164

Avena,
366

Ayurveda,
84

immune formulations,
253
,
260
,
303
,
311

nonsystemics,
173
,
185
,
204

synergists,
208
,
216
,
223
,
238
,
240
–41

systemics,
90
,
98
,
113
–15,
136
,
151

B

Babesia
spp.

systemics,
94
–95,
106
,
117
,
122
,
126
,
131
,
143
–44,
149
,
153

Bacillus
spp.,
28

B. brevis,
180

B. cereus,
130
,
138
,
144
–45,
164
,
180

B. coagulans,
221

B. megaterium,
180
,
197
,
221

B. pumilus,
144

B. stearothermophilus,
189
,
221

B. subtilis,
80
,
118
,
142
,
144
–45,
164
,
180
,
189
,
197
,
214
,
231
,
241
–42,
304

immune formulations,
254
,
304

nonsystemics,
164
,
180
,
186
,
189
,
197
,
205

synergists,
213
–24,
217
,
221
,
231
,
241
–42

systemics,
94
,
99
,
106
,
118
,
122
,
130
,
138
,
142
,
144
–45

bacteremia,
40
,
45
,
55

Enterococcus,
49

Haemophilus,
59
,
61

Klebsiella,
62
–63

Serratia,
68
–70

Staphylococcus,
51
–52

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia,
72

Streptococcus,
52
–53

bacterial resistance,
1
,
13
–19,
26
,
32
,
37
,
39
,
212
,
234

Bacteroides,
197

B. fragilis,
145

balmony,
368

balsam poplar,
376

balsam root,
192
,
366

Balsamorhiza,
366

baneberry,
364

Baptisia tinctoria,
366

barberry,
159
–61,
167
–69,
366

bayberry,
374

bearberry,
365

bedsores,
191

bedstraw,
370

beggar's ticks,
366

berberine,
45
,
82
,
141
,
147
,
155
,
158
–78

additional sources of,
161

Argemone,
160
,
165
,
171
,
172
,
365

Berberi's aquifolium,
159

Berberis fremontii,
212

Berberis vulgaris,
158
–59,
165
,
167
,
170
,
173
,
177
,
366

Berberis thunbergii,
160
,
167

Chelidonium,
161
,
368

Coptis chinensis,
158
,
160
,
164
–66,
172
–73,
175
,
368

Corydalis,
158
,
160
,
165
,
171
–3,
369

cultivation and collection,
168
–70

Eschscholtzia,
161
,
370

habitat and appearance,
166
–68

herb/drug interactions,
166

Hydrastis canadensis,
158
–59,
164
–65,
170
–73,
175
,
372

Mahonia aquifolium,
158
–59,
161
,
164
–66,
168
,
170
,
172
–73,
373

Nandina domestica,
161

Phellodendron amurense,
158
–69,
171
–76

plant chemistry,
170
–71

preparation and dosage,
161
–62

properties,
163
–65

scientific research,
173
–78

Tinospora cordifolia,
158
,
160
,
165

traditional uses,
171
–73

Berry, Wendell,
316

beth root,
379

betony,
375
,
378

bidens,
45
,
127
–140

additional species,
127

B. pilosa,
127
,
132
,
135
–36,
138
–39,
366

B. pinnata,
127
,
366

B. trifada,
136

cultivation and collection,
133
–35

habitat and appearance,
132
–33

herb/drug interactions,
132

plant chemistry,
135

preparation and dosage,
128
–29

properties,
130
–31

scientific research,
138
–40

side effects, contraindications,
132

traditional uses,
135
–37

Bifidobacterium bifidus,
33
,
145

bishop's weed,
364

bistort root,
375

bitter orange,
214

bittersweet,
378

black haw,
379

black pepper,
51
,
62
,
65
,
74
,
236
–245,
375
.
See also Piper nigrum,
Piperine tincture,
236

black walnut,
372

blackberry root,
48
,
58
,
361
,
377

Blastocystis hominis,
164

bleeding heart,
369

blessed thistle,
368

blue flag,
372

boneset,
71
–72,
265
–68

cultivation and collection,
266
–67

Eupatorium cannabinum,
265

Eupatorium perfoliatum,
265
,
370

plant chemistry,
267