Jazzy, thanks for the alternatives..
i agree.. natural anti-biologicals should be used at first pass..
i didn't know about the fish mox / amoxicillin, but i know that you can go into plenty of farm stores & get some pretty strong medications, too, including sulfa topicals and dressings.. stuff that is nearly surgical grade..
prepared biologics are almost always a more harsh analogue or concentrate of natural substances..
their potency generally reduces effective working time, but at the expense of the chemical doing the work, rather than augment the strengths of the body.
hell.. moldy bread as a biologic application has been known for thousands of years..
that being said, traveling in a nation where health care is broadly prohibited, and where it is almost impossible to remain in a simple, unslaved environment that will allow for the continued compilation & preparation of healthy medicines & foods, people like us generally have to wait until shit hits a critical stage, so that we can cut & run when rough shit happens with our bodies.
now.. i am willing to deflect *some* blame to circumstance, but we all know that being healthy starts with taking care of yourself as well as is reasonably possible.. natural biologics are def most effective when folks try & travel with an eye to better food & hygiene.. hell, they will actually *increase* your strength..
i'm no medicine man, by a long shot, but i am moderately competent, though most skill that i *do* have is with synthetics & analogues..
clearly, though, food based vitamins, alliums (onions, garlics,leeks, chives, etc.), fresh herbs (sage & thyme, at the wayside) and essential oils (thymol was used by the fucking egyptians & that shit kills *everything*) & strong alcohol antiseptics are generally sufficient to allow a body to heal itself from infection.
but.. when you travel light & hard & there's a sudden emergency, especially a serious infection or abscess?
fish mox is a *great* piece of knowledge..
thanks, linno!!