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Antimicrobial

The ability to kill bacteria, fungi or viruses, or to stop them multiplying. Most of this evidence is from laboratory dishes rather than from people, so a result here says what a substance does to an organism, not what it does to an infection.

18 supplements analyzed and ranked by clinical evidence.

Supplements18

Supplement Evidence

Artemisinin
Strong

Efficacy: +95% cure

PK/safety: exposure changes

Transmission: -50% gametocytes

839 studies·12 benefits
Lactoferrin
Strong

Infection fewer sepsis/UTI

Oral health, H. pylori

188 studies·15 benefits
Wormwood
Moderate

Parasite kill, +97%

Lesions, oocysts -87.9%

Cure rate, mixed

47 studies·9 benefits
Garlic
Moderate

Antibacterial -5.23×10^5

Anti-inflammatory improved

Antifungal cure +100%

153 studies·17 benefits
Mannose
Moderate

Reduced UTI recurrence

Anti-adhesion +88%

75 studies·9 benefits
Artemisia Annua
Moderate

Parasite clearance, fewer eggs

Lesions/weight gain improved

15 studies·9 benefits
Manuka Honey
Moderate

Antimicrobial reduction

Healing/infection control

27 studies·6 benefits
Monolaurin
Moderate

Staph/toxins -95%

Yeast/Gardnerella down

H. pylori +20.9%

5 studies·6 benefits
Calendula
Moderate

Antimicrobial: bacterial reduction

Antimicrobial: yeast cure 77%

25 studies·7 benefits
Cinnamon
Weak

Oral bacteria −significant

Candida control −61%

Ulcer healing −4.36mm

61 studies·14 benefits
Clove
Weak

VAP -21.5%

Ear symptoms improved

Salmonella -6 log

33 studies·8 benefits
Guava Leaf
Weak

Diarrhea −35%

+Antigen conversion +29pp

4 studies·5 benefits
Olive Leaf Extract
Weak

Faster healing, less pain

Faster healing, pain unchanged

17 studies·13 benefits
Cilantro
Weak

Antibacterial MICs: 0.04–0.25%

Tinea pedis improvement; tolerated

10 studies·4 benefits
Piperine
Weak

Sputum conversion +9%

Cure rate +10%

Liver enzymes -6

51 studies·18 benefits
Myrrh
Weak

Faster REEDA healing

Day 2,7

27 studies·9 benefits
Asafoetida
Weak

Gut microbiome shift -72%

Dyspepsia relief -81%

Attention gain -44%

3 studies·9 benefits
Caprylic Acid
Weak

Antimicrobial: ↓ Salmonella/Campylobacter

Antimicrobial: ↓ in vitro MIC

34 studies·6 benefits