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Medieval Eye Ointment Kills Multi-Resistant Germs in Laboratory Testing

The term "medieval medicine" sounds more like ridicule and ridicule: in some things, the historical healers had not been so wrong. Now, researchers have examined a recipe for eye ointment over 1,000 years old for its effect, actually with the simplest ingredients. The result surprised, because the drug attacks even multi-resistant germs massively in the laboratory experiment. Medieval medicine can be highly adventurous, but also effective its fo…
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Old recipe, modern effect: a reconstructed eye ointment from the 10th century attacks disease-causing bacteria simultaneously in several places. In laboratory experiments Staphylococcus aureus, Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa adapted significantly slower to increasing concentrations than under comparator antibiotics. However, the historical mixture is not intended for treatment. Coventry (England). Resistants [...] Die Beitrag…

The term "medieval medicine" sounds more like ridicule and ridicule: in some things, the historical healers had not been so wrong. Now, researchers have examined a recipe for eye ointment over 1,000 years old for its effect, actually with the simplest ingredients. The result surprised, because the drug attacks even multi-resistant germs massively in the laboratory experiment. Medieval medicine can be highly adventurous, but also effective its fo…

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