A 1,000-year-old treatment for eye infections could hold the key to killing antibiotic-resistant superbugs, experts have said.Scientists recreated a 9th Century Anglo-Saxon remedy using onion, garlic and part of a cow’s stomach.They were “astonished” to find it almost completely wiped out staphylococcus aureus, otherwise known as MRSA.Their... - http://jenn2d2.tumblr.com/post...
Mar 30, 2015
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Maybe this will lead to the revival of other medieval treatments.
- John (bird whisperer)
Or, at least testing them to see what they do. I'm still not sure I'd want to put this in my eye :D
- Jennifer Dittrich
I mean, yeah, onion, garlic, wine, and the digestive enzymes and stomach acid of cows all have known antibacterial properties, but it also sounds like it would sting like a real bastard.
- Victor Ganata