Each year, MDs write 12 million antibiotic prescriptions for upper respiratory, congestion, bronchitis, cold and flu infections caused by viruses, yet antibiotics are worthless against viral infections. Part of the problem may lie with the fine line that often delineates a viral and a bacterial infection. An earache is viral, while an ear infection is bacterial. 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.