Antibiotics - Are They Killing the Microbes Outright?

Our existing anabiotics work by either slowing down the growth of the microbes, they kind of stop their ability to replicate. So these are drugs that kill the microbes outright? I've had the great honor to work with many different healers from many different medical traditions around the world. And i've learned that for them medicine is not just about kill and destroy a threat. Instead, it's about how do tey use the resources in their environment, in many cases, plants, to restore balance in the body?