A Medieval Potion Proves Its Worth as an Effective Bacteria Killer
A 1,000-year-old recipe to treat eye infections could lead to an unorthodox way of combating antibiotic resistance. Garlic, onion, wine, and a dash of bovine bile. It’s a veritable witch’s brew, but as a new Scientific Reports paper shows, this medieval recipe, called “Bald’s eyesalve,” is effective at staving off several nasty strains of bacteria,…
