Is the secret to CONQUERING this superbug hiding in your Christmas decorations?
The World Health Organization has named it a “high-priority” pathogen…
But it’s NOT the one that’s been grabbing all the headlines this year.
It’s a kind of bacteria – one that’s EVOLVED to resist even the STRONGEST antibiotics.
And it’s KILLING seniors at an alarming rate.
I’m talking about MRSA… the strain of Staphylococcus aureus that’s making its way through hospitals and nursing homes…
And causing infections that seem IMPOSSIBLE to treat.
They say that the overuse of antibiotics has contributed to its multi-drug resistance…
But the only weapon conventional medicine will use against it is… you guessed it… MORE antibiotics!
It’s time to BREAK this vicious cycle.
And a group of researchers right here in the U.S. of A. may be onto something that can finally DEFEAT this infectious terrorist.
A ‘jungle berry’ cure?
The Brazilian peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolia) grows native in Brazil… Paraguay… and Argentina…
But it’s also made its way to some parts of the Southern U.S., including Florida!
Unfortunately, it’s considered a weed where it grows in this country…
Despite having been used by medicine men in the Amazon rainforest to heal wounds… for CENTURIES.
Now, the tree’s fruit… a tiny red berry… looks a bit like the berries you’ll find on holly.
They make such good Christmas decorations… some folks call them “Christmas berries”!
And what it can do… especially when antibiotics FAIL… could truly be a Christmas miracle!
Because it can help DISARM methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a.k.a. MRSA.
According to a 2017 study out of Emory University in Atlanta, Brazilian peppertree berry extract doesn’t just KILL this “superbug” directly.
It also HACKS into the network that allows the bacteria to communicate with each other.
With their cell signaling SABOTAGED… the antibiotic-resistant bacteria can no longer GANG UP on the healthy cells they’re trying to DESTROY.
In animal experiments, researchers were able to INFECT subjects with MRSA…
But giving them just A SINGLE DOSE of this berry extract helped INHIBIT skin damage!
The theory is that SCRAMBLING the bacteria’s messages to each other could give your immune system the chance to fight off the infection on its own…
WITHOUT the help of antibiotics.
Now, the extract given to the subjects in the study I just mentioned was a mixture of 27 different plant compounds, called 430D-F5.
Researchers are still figuring out which of those compounds are MOST responsible for the antibacterial activity of the Brazilian peppertree… or whether it’s a combined effect of the berry as a whole.
The key MAY be in the berries’ rich content of antioxidants known as flavonoids.
And the findings that continue to come out of Emory University may contribute to the development of a new, plant-based antibacterial drug. (A patent was assigned to the institution last year.)
In the meantime, don’t go foraging for the berries on your own.
Infection-fighting compounds need to be extracted in just the right way… and in just the right amounts… so that they don’t do more harm than good.
However, the Brazilian peppertree is considered an officially-recognized medicine in SEVERAL countries around the world – not just in South America, but also in South Africa and even Turkey.
Consult an herbalist familiar with natural cures coming out of the rainforest to see whether there’s an existing Brazilian peppertree preparation that might work for you.
To revealing rainforest secrets,
Melissa Young
P.S. A close cousin of the Brazilian peppertree berry is the pink peppercorn from the Peruvian pepper tree. Click here to find out what it can do for your mood!
