Herbal vs synthetic antibiotics?

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A lot of stage green people like to popularize the idea that herbal antibiotics are better and safer and there is no need for synthetic ones. Are they being silly? Is there something I am missing? I mean synthetic antibiotics generally have a good safety profile and are well tolerated by people and they are very effective in fighting most infections. So, why I would even think of using natural hippie products when I have superior drugs?

 

Edited October 30, 2021 by LSD-Rumi

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@Michael569 Your thoughts?

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@Michael569 Thanks for your lenghty answer. Yeah, gut bacteria is almost always ignored by traditional doctors unless it causes a c. Difficle infection. But still why restoring healthy composition of gut bacteria is a difficult process? Shouldn't it be as easy as taking some probioticS OR eating yogurt? 

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@Michael569 Wow such a deep and interesting topic. Sadly, they don't teach us this shit in med school.
Anyways, thanks Michael for your satisfying and lengthy answers.  

Edited October 31, 2021 by LSD-Rumi

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11 minutes ago, Michael569 said:

I recall a client of mine once told me that her doctor said there is not such thing as microbes in small intestines and I'm like

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