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Thousand-Year-Old Eye Salve Kills MRSA

Posted by Soulskill on from the even-when-you-run-out-of-ideas,-ideas-don't-run-out-on-you dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Scientists at the University of Nottingham used a recipe from an ancient medical text to successfully kill golden staph bacteria, also known as MRSA, the superbug commonly found in hospitals. Bald's Leechbook calls for leeks, garlic, brass, wine and other ingredients to create an eye salve for curing an infected eyelash. The salve has been found to be effective in killing the MRSA at least as well any modern remedy.

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