{"id":8944,"date":"2015-05-17T22:31:16","date_gmt":"2015-05-17T19:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/?p=8944"},"modified":"2020-08-27T19:50:15","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T19:50:15","slug":"this-medieval-remedy-can-eliminate-dangerous-bacteria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/this-medieval-remedy-can-eliminate-dangerous-bacteria\/","title":{"rendered":"This Medieval Remedy Can Eliminate Dangerous Bacteria"},"content":{"rendered":"
Who would have thought that a mix of garlic, onion, wine, and bile from a cow’s stomach could be an efficacious antibacterial?<\/h2>\n
Surprisingly, it is. This Anglo-Saxon treatment<\/strong>, which dates back to the ninth century, is extremely effective against certain bacteria cultures that cause an eye infection<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
This 1.000-year-old remedy was found in Bald\u2019s Leechbook or “Medicinale Anglicum”, an Old English medical textbook held in the British Library that contained medical advice and recipes for various medicines, salves, and treatments. “Leech” was the name for a doctor during the Middle Ages, because of the use of leeches.<\/p>\n