How to Replace Good Bacteria in Our Bodies With Herbs

Stress, poor diet and antibiotics are all contributing factors in the loss of probiotics in the digestive track. Restoring good bacteria consists of detoxifying the colon with a blend of cleansing herbs and supporting their health with prebiotics (mainly foods that contain inulin). Herbs that will aid in cleansing the colon are: ground psyllium seeds; bad-bacteria fighting goldenseal; and a blend of licorice root, slippery elm bark, buckthorn bark, and small amounts of rhubarb root. Yogurt is a good source for replenishing probiotics, and concentrated amounts of inulin are present in oats, bananas, garlic, and chicory root.

Things You'll Need

• For a one-month supply:
• Medium pot with lid
• Filtered water
• 1 lb. ground psyllium seeds
• 3 oz. organic buckthorn bark
• 3 oz. organic ground chicory root
• 3 oz. organic goldenseal leaf
• 3 oz. organic licorice root
• 3 oz. organic slippery elm bark
• 1 oz. organic rhubarb root
• Organic yogurt
• Organic oats
• Organic bananas
• Organic garlic

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Instructions

• 1

  Fill a medium pot with filtered water, and bring to a boil.

• 2

  Add one tablespoon of the following herbs: organic buckthorn bark, organic goldenseal leaf, organic licorice root, and organic slippery elm bark, as well as 1/2 teaspoon of organic rhubarb root. Bring to a boil. Lower heat to medium-low, cover pot, and let simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.

• 3

  Strain out the herbs. Drink a cup of the decoction three times a day (with one following the morning and afternoon intake of psyllium seed, discussed in Step 4).

• 4

  Mix one rounded teaspoon of organic ground psyllium seed into an eight ounce glass of filtered water. Add one teaspoon of powdered chicory root. Drink quickly before psyllium seed clumps. Intake twice daily, followed by a cup of the prepared decoction mentioned above.

• 5

  Intake 1/2 cup organic yogurt with oats and banana at breakfast and dinner.

• 6

  Add one or two cloves of garlic to breakfast, lunch or dinner.