Disclaimer. I am not a licensed health
practitioner. This is just another post on an item you might wish to
have available if needed so that a physician can treat you and your
family as best as possible. No medication, including those available
over the counter, should be taken without consulting a physician.
Information shared here is for educational and entertainment purposes
only. It is not medical advice nor a substitute for licensed medical
care. A qualified, licensed physician or other medical provider should
be consulted before beginning any herbal or conventional treatment.
Yeah, penicillin can be DIY'ed. After all, Alexander Fleming did it in
1928 and millions of lives have been blessed by penicillin ever since.
While making penicillin at home may not be a big deal to chemists and
microbiologists, it's going to be a bit intimidating to the rest of us.
And even if we do happen to have some understanding of microbiology
under our belts, DIY penicillin demands a lot of time and resources.
In a crisis, we might have neither. You've got to have all the equipment
and a sterile laboratory. You've got to be able to maintain an
incubating temperature of about 70 degrees for a few weeks, and you've
got to make your own culture medium. Expensive chemicals with short
shelf lives are also needed. On top of all that, you've got to make a
boatload to treat one single infection. There was a good reason why for
the first several years, until production improved, the urine of
patients taking penicillin was collected and the penicillin isolated
from it to be re-used. (Yum.)
And then there's the fact that this DIY penicillin isn't entirely
stable, and it takes a few weeks to make it. So you've basically always
got to have some in production, just in case. And you know, you're
just going to have so much time on your hands when life gets really
interesting.
If you think this sounds like a recipe for disaster, you're not the only one.
After reading such information, most opt for other means of obtaining
penicillin and other antibiotics--getting the doctor to prescribe some
medications just in case there's a problem when on vacation out of the
country, or purchasing fish antibiotics, or buying from an overseas
pharmacy. I've done the latter two myself, and we've got a respectable
stockpile of various antibiotics here. But you know what? That supply
isn't inexhaustible. The pills will eventually run out. And then there
are those poor suckers who are allergic to penicillin and can't even
take it anyway.
Is there any other way?
Well, yes, actually, there is.
Most all of our medicines are derived from plants. Researchers test
various herbs, oftentimes based on old natural remedies, and determine
which chemical compounds are most active against any given disease.
Then they create that compound synthetically. They never use the plant,
because plants can't be patented and won't make any money for Big
Pharma. But remember, they started with the plant. It is really hard
to make changes after being conditioned all our lives to trust
physicians and pharmacists implicitly. And I'm not saying either group
is bad. There are good people and bad people everywhere. Anyway, we do
have options.
Penicillin is used primarily to treat infections dealing with the ears,
upper respiratory system, and skin. And there are two herbs that will
do the same thing. And you can DIY an antibiotic from them for a whole
lot less time, money, and stress. Both involve making tinctures--you
gather the herb, chop or dice or powder it, cover it with alcohol, and
let it macerate (soak) for a few weeks. Strain and bottle for long term
keeping and you're done. No complicated procedures or equipment.
The first herb is Usnea. I blogged about it nearly a year ago
and you can click on the link below to read more yourself. If you've
spent any amount of time outdoors, you've probably seen it. It's stuff a
lot of us (erroneously) call moss that grows on trees. There are over
600 different species, and they're all medicinal. You just have to make
sure not to confuse it with Spanish moss. Tips for differentiating
between the two are also included in that article.
The other herb is juniper. I also posted information on it last year
and you can click on the link below to read more. The juniper berry is
what is most medicinal, and it doesn't matter which variety you use.
It's found all over the country and is a popular choice in landscaping
at schools and shopping centers.
Both tinctures take two to six weeks to make, so they're best to have on
hand and ready before someone gets sick. They're much easier and much
cheaper to make than penicillin. And there isn't the risk of a
penicillin allergy. The downside is having to locate grain alcohol,
which is problematic for about half the country where sales of grain
alcohol are illegal. If you really can't get grain alcohol, use the
highest proof you can find.
Links to related posts:
Usnea
Juniper
For further information:
https://btprotocols-maulik.blogspot.com/2007/04/to-produce-penicillin-using-penicillium.html
https://www.bioprepper.com/2018/04/28/make-penicillin/
http://prepperswill.com/how-to-make-real-homemade-penicillin-during-a-disaster/
23 september 2019
