Building on previous research from the University of Nottingham on using medieval remedies to treat MRSA, the scientists reconstructed a potion known as “Bald’s Eyesalve”.
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The ingredients for the eyesalve – which was used to treat eye sty infections – include onion, garlic, wine, and bile salts.
When the team experimented with it they found it showed promising antibacterial activity.
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