"We've reached the end of antibiotics"

[GoldenBrain]

This is a question to all the traditional medicine folks out there. What type of concoction would you advise to treat blood and skin infections of superbugs like MERSA?

Of course western doctors and others are also welcome to comment.

Below is the headline, which pretty much sums it up, and link to the article.

"We've reached the end of antibiotics": Top CDC expert declares that 'miracle drugs' that have saved millions are no match against 'superbugs' because people have overmedicated themselves.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...hemselves.html



Below is a recipe I found for Thieves Oil, which is a blend of essential oils. Essential oils are said to be effective because they move past the blood brain barrier. It's called Thieves Oil because during the black plague years thieves and grave robbers would consume this as well as apply a diluted version liberally externally which was said to keep them from contracting the plague. Is there any validity to using this against the superbugs?

Thieves Oil recipe:
• 40 drops organic Clove Bud essential oil
• 35 drops organic Lemon essential oil
• 20 drops organic Cinnamon Bark essential oil
• 15 drops organic Eucalyptus essential oil
• 10 drops organic Rosemary essential oil
Mix all of these together and store in a dark, apothecary-style bottle. You could also mix these with about 2 tablespoons carrier oil to use as massage oil. (1 drop essential oil to 4 drops carrier oil is a good ratio.)

It's also recommend to include ‘lemongrass’ and ‘geranium’ into your mixture (as these have proven highly effective against MRSA and other bacterial strains.) Some other oils to incorporate if you want are Tea Tree, Oregano, Thyme, Sage, Ravensara, Lavender, Juniper Berry, Hyssop, Bay Laurel, or Scotch Pine. (Be mindful of oregano, it is very powerful and can irritate sensitive skin.)

[Scott R. Brown]

Do a Google search on Honey and MRSA. They are using it very successfully in Britain.

[Scott R. Brown]

BTW, we have known we have been coming towards the end of antibiotics for 20 years or so, so that article is more for sensationalism rather than reporting something new.

We also are still coming up with new antibiotics, but they tend to fall under rule of diminishing returns. Every year we start using antibiotics of which I have never heard. Most of the new ones are channeled to the MRSA infections.

[GoldenBrain]

Do a Google search on Honey and MRSA. They are using it very successfully in Britain.

Roger that! We use Manuka honey here. It's potent stuff. That's good for topical and stomach bugs, but what about internal for blood infections? I'm also interested in other topical treatments so if anybody has other suggestions then please add them.

I read a study recently where they discovered green tea is extremely antiseptic. It works great for cleaning surfaces that may harbor MRSA and other nasties. I don't know if the following link is the exact study I read but it showed up in a quick google search…
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2763290/

[David Jamieson]

Do a Google search on Honey and MRSA. They are using it very successfully in Britain.

Honey is the age old bacteria barrier. Put honey on an open wound in the field, no infection will set in. Amazing stuff.

[taichi4eva]

i'll take vancomycin over honey any day.

[breeze]

In a german center for heart-thorax-surgery we use medical honey as "osmotic débridement" in wound therapy , but of cause also Vancomycin as systemic antibiotic. (sorry for my poor English).

[GoldenBrain]

Breeze, is medical honey a form of royal jelly? Please explain how it's different than regular raw honey. Thanks!

Thanks to taichi4eva and breeze! I've learned a new one…vancomycin. I had to look it up, but found it basically comes from the dirt.

[Faux Newbie]

Honey is the age old bacteria barrier. Put honey on an open wound in the field, no infection will set in. Amazing stuff.

I'd never heard that before. Interesting.

[Scott R. Brown]

Thats why it works on MRSA.

I think Alexander the Great was packed in honey after he died to preserve his body for transport. If it wasn't him it was another ancient leader.

This has been known about honey for millenia.

[Faux Newbie]

I think I saw this once in a Kim Bassinger film.