Speaker: Aviva Romm. The overuse of antibiotics is a serious global health threat and is becoming increasingly associated with chronic health problems including asthma and inflammatory bowel diseases. The appropriate use of antibiotics is discussed along with nutritional and botanical alternatives to these medications. Herbs include: echinacea, garlic, ginger, thyme, oregano, olive leaf, goldenseal (and other berberine containing plants), andrographis, astragalus, and other allies.