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(40,569 posts) Mon Mar 30, 2015, 07:42 PM Mar 2015

Anglo-Saxon cow bile and garlic potion kills MRSA [View all]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11504166/Anglo-Saxon-cow-bile-and-garlic-potion-kills-MRSA.html

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Anglo-Saxon cow bile and garlic potion kills MRSA

By Sarah Knapton, Science Editor
1:12PM BST 30 Mar 2015

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A thousand-year-old medieval remedy for eye infections which was discovered in a manuscript in the British Library has been found to kill the superbug MRSA.

The 'eyesalve' recipe calls for two species of Allium (garlic and onion or leek), wine and oxgall (bile from a cow’s stomach).

It describes a very specific method of making the topical solution including the use of a brass vessel to brew it, a strainer to purify it and an instruction to leave the mixture for nine days before use.

None of the experts really expected the concoction to work. But when it was tested, microbiologists were amazed to find that not only did the salve clear up styes, but it also tackled the deadly superbug MRSA, which is resistant to many antibiotics.

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Anglo-Saxon cow bile and garlic potion kills MRSA [View all] G_j Mar 2015 OP

DU Monsanto reps call for banning this natural remedy in 3..2..1... Zorra Mar 2015 #1

Someone will find a way to patent it and get their version FDA approved. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2015 #5

Yes, I thought it would be fun G_j Mar 2015 #8

Ladies and gentlemen, I present yet another sad case of Orrex Mar 2015 #31

ROFL Pooka Fey Mar 2015 #51

substituting eye of newt at step 27 turns maidens into insatiable sex machines.... mike_c Mar 2015 #2

I got better. nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #10

+1000 dflprincess Mar 2015 #20

DUzy. nt awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #21

I'm sure our Congress will ban its use pretty soon. nt valerief Mar 2015 #3

I've had MRSA three times since September 2009 JustAnotherGen Mar 2015 #4

Other Tested Remedies PADemD Mar 2015 #27

That is interesting also G_j Mar 2015 #43

As if Anglo-Saxon cows weren't snooty enough! JHB Mar 2015 #6

LOL cyberswede Mar 2015 #9

Anglo-Saxon cows are much more civilized than those murderous Nazi cows!!! Coventina Mar 2015 #13

How now, Nazi cow? hifiguy Mar 2015 #14

Best laugh I've had all day! Liberalynn Mar 2015 #18

Thanks for that! Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 #48

It turned me into a newt.... hifiguy Mar 2015 #7

Garlic is a very well known antiseptic. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2015 #11

And onions. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #12

Yes. 840high Mar 2015 #15

Anti-fungal, as well Aerows Mar 2015 #40

What this thread needs is They_Live Mar 2015 #16

Lol! well done. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2015 #33

+1 Thor_MN Mar 2015 #44

Ba da boom! Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 #49

If it wasn't invented in a modern lab gollygee Mar 2015 #17

cwic-wys, feor the leechboces! MisterP Mar 2015 #19

it is completely unsurprising that these old wisdom remedies actually work. why niyad Mar 2015 #22

Agree completely! silverweb Mar 2015 #23

It was apparently developed through experiment and observation bhikkhu Mar 2015 #30

More like Ancient wisdom Aerows Mar 2015 #38

Garlic and rennet for infection Aerows Mar 2015 #37

such simple, effective, inexpensive treatments. niyad Mar 2015 #39

And we are trained Aerows Mar 2015 #41

some of us are still quite familiar with them niyad Mar 2015 #42

Indeed Aerows Mar 2015 #46

I've also heard of garlic for ear aches BrotherIvan Mar 2015 #50

Garlic also works great for ear aches Blue_In_AK Mar 2015 #53

I remember when they were doing the research on how to kill bugs with cows... jtuck004 Mar 2015 #24

Someone forgot to give that cow some roller-skates and a cape. Tyrs WolfDaemon Mar 2015 #34

K & R Thespian2 Mar 2015 #25

Just sent this to my medieval archaeologist daughter riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #26

good on mash potatoes also d_r Mar 2015 #28

This is really good news. madamvlb Mar 2015 #29

Who Moo? Historic NY Mar 2015 #32

Garlic and rennet Aerows Mar 2015 #35

SSShhhh... Don't give McDonalds any excuses for their mayo and mustard burn cures... Thor_MN Mar 2015 #45

All hail the powerful bovine! Who knew! Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 #36

It may clear up the MRSA but.. Laffy Kat Mar 2015 #47

Is it really a mystery that a mixture including acid and alcohol kills bacteria? phantom power Mar 2015 #52