- A 1,000-year-old Anglo-Saxon remedy for eye infections from one of the earliest known medical textbook has been found to kill the modern-day superbug MRSA. The recipe calls for for two species of Allium (garlic and onion or leek), wine and bile from a cow’s stomach. http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/2015/march/ancientbiotics---a-medieval-remedy-for-modern-day-superbugs.aspx 8 comments science
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- A Medieval Potion Proves Its Worth as an Effective Bacteria Killer https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2020/07/a-medieval-potion-proves-its-worth-as-an-effective-bacteria-killer/ 38 comments
- 1,000-year-old medieval remedy could be potential antibiotic, scientists say | CNN https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/28/health/medieval-remedy-antibiotic-resistance-alternatives-scn-trnd/index.html 14 comments
- Medieval Anglo-Saxon recipe may kill MRSA superbug | CNN http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/31/health/anglo-saxon-potion-mrsa/ 6 comments
- Medieval medical books could hold the recipe for new antibiotics http://theconversation.com/medieval-medical-books-could-hold-the-recipe-for-new-antibiotics-74490 2 comments
- 1,000-Year-Old Onion And Garlic Remedy Kills Antibiotic-Resistant Bugs : ScienceAlert http://www.sciencealert.com/1-000-year-old-onion-and-garlic-remedy-kills-antibiotic-resistant-bugs 0 comments
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