As the overuse of antibiotics has led to a steady decrease in their effectiveness, it becomes increasingly clear that the use of conventional antibiotics should be restricted to life-threatening bacterial infections. The author has studied with doctors in France, Germany, Japan and Switzerland, and discovered methodologies using nontoxic medications that are safe and effective even for aggressive bacterial infections. Contents of this timely and extremely useful text include discussions of successful treatment protocols for respiratory, genitourinary, pediatric, digestive, and other acute infections; nontoxic treatment methods from China, France, Germany, and the U.S.; and an extensive materia medica including familiar Chinese herb combinations, Western herbs, essential oils, isopathic medications, colloidal metals and other therapeutic agents. The medicinals described can help achieve fast results in treating pediatric infections and in recovering from conventional antibiotic treatment. The author also includes excellent discussions of the etiology of infections, and presents cogent arguments for minimizing the use of conventional pharmaceutical antibiotics. Physicians and healers who are dedicated to their patients' wellness will find this a complete and academically rigorous work that will substantially contribute to their healing repertoire.