Researchers at the University of Nottingham have tested an eye infection remedy from the 10th Century Anglo-Saxon medical text Bald's Leechbook and have found that it's extremely effective at killing MRSA.
Garlic, onions, wine, and cow bile, brewed in a brass vessel for nine days. I guess now the trick will be to determine which combination of compounds achieved the effect so it can be produced a little more efficiently.
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"We chose this recipe in Bald's Leechbook because it contains ingredients such as garlic that are currently investigated by other researchers on their potential antibiotic effectiveness," Lee said in a video posted on the university's website. "We were going from a mature, established population of a few billion cells, all stuck together in this highly protected biofilm coat, to really just a few thousand cells left alive. This is a massive, massive killing ability." |
Garlic, onions, wine, and cow bile, brewed in a brass vessel for nine days. I guess now the trick will be to determine which combination of compounds achieved the effect so it can be produced a little more efficiently.
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