In the initial onset of infection with the bladder lining, women suffering from urinary tract infection symptoms would find symptomatic relief from a dose of antibiotics. But then recurrence has been observed in about 20% of women who have previously been treated with UTI medications. Prescribing a higher dosage of antibiotics might work this time around, but then again this practice could also stimulate bacterial resistance to the narcotic which would sustain its outgrowth and eventually lead to stubborn re-infections.

The side effects pertinent to antibiotic use have encouraged women to consider home treatments or herbal remedies for urinary tract infections. The article will provide an overview of the herbal remedies used in alternative practice to prevent and treat urinary tract infection symptoms.

While natural home remedies can be effective in the course of prevention or in the treatment of infections with the lower urinary tract, recurrent UTIs require the application of more potent, naturally-occurring compounds that either convey diuretic action to help flush out bacteria from the urinary tract periodically or manifest antibacterial properties that are necessary in the process of ridding the bladder lining from bacterial buildup.

These medicinal benefits are actually available from the active compounds of known herbs that have been used for many centuries as diuretic or antibacterial herbal remedies in the practice of herbalism.

Buchu. A natural diuretic indigenous to South African soils, Buchu is renowned for its natural oils that work out a cleansing action on the bladders and the entire urinary tract.

Uva Ursi. The antimicrobial and diuretic properties emanating from its glycoside arbutin agent makes the Uva Ursi a trusted herbal remedy in the treatment of urinary tract conditions.

Yarrow. The herb is valued for its astringent properties that are observed effective in the treatment of respiratory, digestive and urinary tract ailments, particularly in relieving inflammation and maintaining a healthy urinary tract system as well.

Despite the potency of the mentioned herbal remedies, stubborn bladder infections would not easily yield to the action of herbal constituents. The extended intake of antibiotic drugs may have impaired the body's immune defenses and this likely reneged on its ability to fight off even simple bacterial infections.

Thus, recurrent UTIs require a holistic form of treatment to subdue persistent UTI bacteria. The practice of holistic methods gave rise to the development of standardized herbal remedies or herbal supplements that guarantee an effective and sustainable treatment for many conditions--including bladder infections, without triggering severe side effects. Thus, a UTI herbal supplement such as UTI-Clear is formulated with herbal diuretic and antibacterial compounds along with immune system enhancers that are available from the compounds of the Echinacea or Green Oats.

Urinary tract infections occur at the prevalence of 1 in every 5 women for any given year and this statistic accounts for the over 3 million annual medical consultations for UTI made by women of reproductive age. Given this astonishing rate, shouldn't women be on the lookout for natural ways to sustain urinary tract system health? That is once they've finally been healed through the use of alternative medicine.