A cough, sore throat or the flu is caused by a virus, while pneumonia is a bacterial infection. When prescribing natural antibiotics, you don't have to distinguish between bacterial and viral disease in your patients, since natural antibiotics combat both. Viruses are impervious to synthetic antibiotics because they are the ultimate parasites. Unlike bacteria, they have no life of their own. Natural antibiotics assist the body's immune system by destroying viruses and clearing the infection.
Natural antibiotics can also fight fungal infections.
Most prescription antibiotics are ineffective against fungal infections and can even exacerbate fungal growth by drastically altering the balance of intestinal organisms. Berberis alkaloid extracts have been shown to be potent activators of macrophages responsible for destroying bacteria, yeast and fungus cells. Usnea kills fungi by disrupting its cellular metabolism. Food Poisoning People can also contract antibiotic-resistant infections from animals used for food, a study panel from the National Academy of Sciences found. Estimates for total pathogenic food bacteria are 9,000 deaths and 33 million illnesses each year from food products infected with additional pathogenic bacteria such as E. coli, listeria, and campylobacter.