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Last reviewed: 04.07.2025

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It should be immediately noted that we are not talking about all antibiotics known to people, but about pharmaceutical drugs. It is impossible to treat a bacterial infection without antimicrobial agents. And if antibiotics can be replaced with antiseptics in the treatment of mild skin pathologies, then the spread of staphylococcal infection inside the body can only be stopped with the help of antibiotics.
Another thing is that antibiotics effective against staph can be of natural origin. We use some of them daily, without even thinking about the beneficial properties of the product or plant.
Take, for example, the same garlic. It is not for nothing that our grandmothers and great-grandmothers insisted that we should eat at least one clove of garlic every day, because this spicy plant helps effectively fight both bacteria, including staphylococci, and internal parasites.
Also unbearable for staphylococcus, especially golden, are phytoncides of onions. By combining the action of two strong natural antibiotics, you can fight staphylococcus even without using synthetic agents. But these plant antibiotics against staphylococcus should be used fresh, using, if possible, freshly picked fruits in the form of gruel.
For respiratory diseases, garlic or onion juice can be used mixed with milk (8-10 drops of juice per tablespoon of slightly warm milk).
But it is important to remember that in case of gastritis and stomach ulcers such treatment with fresh garlic and onions will cause harm. The same can be said to patients with inflammation of the pancreas and kidney diseases.
Eucalyptus also has a noticeable antimicrobial effect against staphylococci. Even the pharmaceutical drug "Chlorophyllipt" was created based on the extract of its leaves. The drug is used locally for skin infections and internally (orally, as an enema, intravenously, as intracavitary infusions using a drainage tube). The solution is not used only in case of hypersensitivity to it.
Not everyone knows, but calendula, chamomile, sage, hops, oregano and some other herbs can be considered natural herbal antibiotics. In case of sore throat caused by Staphylococcus aureus, gargling with a decoction of the above herbs or collection will help to significantly speed up recovery and prevent the infection from penetrating into the body.
Oregano is especially effective against Staphylococcus aureus . Tea with this spice helps well with respiratory pathologies. Take 1 dessert spoon (without a slide) of oregano powder per glass of boiling water, leave for a quarter of an hour, strain and drink instead of tea with honey (by the way, honey also helps fight bacterial infections).
Tea tree oil is a great alternative to antibiotics for treating Staphylococcus aureus in the nose and on the skin. Moreover, the essential oil has a detrimental effect even on methicillin-resistant strains of bacteria. For treatment, prepare a 10% ointment based on Vaseline and essential oil, and use it three times a day.
Scientists have proven that phytoncides contained in horseradish and cabbage also have a detrimental effect on Staphylococcus aureus. It turns out that by eating the products we are used to, we can prevent staphylococcal infection.
To combat Staphylococcus aureus in any manifestations of infection, you can use a collection that contains the following herbs: yarrow (300 g), lupine, burdock (250 g each), oregano, nettle, sweet clover, plantain, St. John's wort, coltsfoot (150 g each), cinquefoil (roots), rose hips (fruits) (100 each), calendula, chamomile, dandelion, horsetail (50 g each). For 2 liters of water, take 250 g of multi-component herbal collection. Boil the composition for 5 minutes and leave for about 1 hour. The first couple of days of the disease, drink the decoction every hour, 100 g, then 4 times a day before meals for two months.
You can also try this recipe: chop a couple of parsley roots and a celery root, squeeze the juice out of them and drink an hour before meals. The treatment is repeated for several days.
Apple cider vinegar is good for staph on the skin. It can be used for compresses and added to the bath. For a bath of water, you only need a quarter of a glass of vinegar (50 g). You need to take a bath during illness 3 times a day for 15 minutes.
For compresses, add 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar to half a glass of water.
A couple more delicious recipes. Doesn't like staphylococcus and blackcurrant. This tasty berry can be ground, mixed with sugar and consumed three times a day, 1 glass at a time. And children can be offered treatment with apricot puree or fresh apricots (1/2 kilogram of fruit or a half-liter jar of puree per day). Apricots should be eaten on an empty stomach throughout the day.
Staphylococcal skin lesions in infants can be treated with succession, adding 2 liters of herbal decoction to the bath.
Propolis is considered a well-known natural antibiotic with a wide range of action. Many types of staphylococcus are afraid of it. Anyone who is not allergic to bee products can use propolis in the form of ointment and tincture.
To prepare the ointment, take 20 g of propolis per half a glass of unrefined vegetable oil. Boil the products for an hour in a water bath, filter through a cloth and store in a dark, cool place.
To prepare the infusion, take half a glass of warm water and 10 g of propolis. After 24 hours, the infusion can be taken orally. Single dose – 2 tbsp. Frequency of administration – 4 times a day.
There is another interesting method of treating staph infection that has come down to us from the time of Aristotle. This is treatment with copper. Even in ancient times, wounds and cuts were treated by applying a copper plate to them, and it was preferred to make dishes from this metal. The thing is that copper can also be classified as an antibiotic that is effective against staph infection.
If there is no copper cookware in the house, metal particles from which get into food and provide the necessary level of the microelement in the body, the copper deficiency can be replenished by including spinach, buckwheat, pork and beef liver, whole oat grains, and lettuce leaves in the diet. The diet of a patient with staph infection should contain a lot of such products.
But you shouldn't abuse such treatment either, because an overdose of copper can lead to problems with the kidneys, liver and nervous system. The norm of the microelement in the human body is 2g.
Recently, there has been an active discussion of the effect of colloidal silver on bacterial cells. Most scientists agree that it can be used to treat staphylococcal infections, since colloidal silver-based drugs (Collargol, Protargol, etc.) are capable of exerting a bacteriostatic and bactericidal effect on gram-positive bacteria, which include staphylococcus.
In folk medicine, silver water has gained great popularity in the treatment of many diseases. It is obtained using an electric ionizer and a silver object dipped in water. When current is passed through silver, its ions are released into the water.
It is very important to monitor the concentration of the resulting solution. Water with a concentration of 10 ppm should be taken 1-2 teaspoons 2-3 times a day, holding the solution in the mouth for a while before swallowing. The children's dose is 2 times less than the adult's.
Colloidal silver preparations for various bacterial pathologies can be instilled into the eyes, nose and ears, used for rinsing the mouth and douching the vagina, used to wipe affected areas for skin infections, and used internally for systemic diseases.
As we can see, using natural antibiotics you can get rid of staphylococcus no worse than with therapy with synthetic drugs. But you need to understand that self-medication may have completely different results than we expect from it. And in the case of severe infections it can even lead to complications and the transition of the disease to a chronic stage, the complete cure of which is almost impossible. In other words, it is more appropriate to use traditional methods of treatment for mild superficial infections or as part of complex therapy of pathologies of moderate and severe severity.