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Wednesday, April 1st, 2015

Medieval garlic and bile potion kills MRSA superbug

Author:     Amanda Schupak
Source:     CBS News
Publication Date:     March 31, 2015, 12:28 PM
 Link: Medieval garlic and bile potion kills MRSA superbug
Stephan:   Years ago, when I was working for the National Geographic I was doing research on Egyptian medical papyri, and came across a pregnancy and gender test, that modern research confirmed worked. Meditation and modern mindfulness research are another example. The body of iceman Otzi (3359-3105 BCE) dating back over 5,000 years  bears tattoos marking acupuncture points that correlated to actual medical conditions as determined by autopsy. Ethno-historical empirical science is based on meticulous observation, passed down and refined from generation to generation, and it should command real respect. Here is an another example of why I think this.
MRSA Formula Credit: © The British Library Board (Royal 12 D xvii))

MRSA Formula
Credit: © The British Library Board (Royal 12 D xvii))

Could a 1,000-year-old concoction be the answer to stopping superbugs?

Christina Lee, an Anglo-Saxon expert at the University of Nottingham, found the recipe for a remedy for eye infections in a 10th Century medical volume called Bald’s Leechbook, one of the earliest known medical textbooks. The instructions were clear — clear enough to follow today — so she brought it to a microbiology lab at the university to see if it really works against bacteria.

In its original Old English, the recipe — which may date back even further, to the 9th Century — called for two species of Allium (garlic and onion or leek), wine and bile from a cow’s stomach. The topical potion was brewed in a brass vessel, strained and left to sit for nine days.

The ingredients on their own are known to have antibacterial properties, so it seemed like a good bet.

“We thought that Bald’s […]

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1 Comment

  1. steve hovland on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 4:58 pm

    Myrrh may be a specific for prostate cancer. Eleuthera increases interferon, good for both viruses and cancer. Garlic of course. Oregano has something kills staph. Just search natural antivirals and antibacterials. Plants have to fight disease, and some of them are quite good at this. You can feed your immune system to fight Ebola.