1,000-year-old onion and garlic eye remedy kills MRSA

BBC News ^ | March 30,2015 | Tom Feilden

[Hojczyk]

The leechbook is one of the earliest examples of what might loosely be called a medical textbook

It seems Anglo-Saxon physicians may actually have practised something pretty close to the modern scientific method, with its emphasis on observation and experimentation.

Bald's Leechbook could hold some important lessons for our modern day battle with anti-microbial resistance. line break

n each case, they tested the individual ingredients against the bacteria, as well as the remedy and a control solution.

They found the remedy killed up to 90% of MRSA bacteria and believe it is the effect of the recipe rather than one single ingredient.

Dr Freya Harrison said the team thought the eye salve might show a "small amount of antibiotic activity".

"But we were absolutely blown away by just how effective the combination of ingredients was," she said.

Dr Lee said there are many similar medieval books with treatments for what appear to be bacterial infections.

She said this could suggest people were carrying out detailed scientific studies centuries before bacteria were discovered.

The team's findings will be presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for General Microbiology, in Birmingham.

[roamer_1]

Leaving the other 10% to multiply as a new onion-resistant super bacteria.

I was thinking the same thing...after all tptb tell us to take all the antibiotics so a resistant strain doesn’t emerge.

Resistance to natural medicines is far less likely to happen. Unlike western pharmaceuticals, proud of their precise and exact replication, Natural medicine is always a little bit different, depending upon the sun, the rain, the soil, and rather imprecise measurement in any given batch or dose. An excellent advantage in fighting infections.

[driftless2]

Welll...maybe not Nigeria...but if you send me the number of your bank account, it would help me get my family out of a dire situation. I promise to pay you back...some day...if at all possible....trust me.

[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

You can have it, if you pay the overdraft.

[SunkenCiv]

Note: this topic is from 03/31/2015. Thanks Hojczyk.