When you think of the medieval period, you probably think no effective drug. This is just like a lot of remedies at that time involved things like leeches and astrology (and much worse). Still, people who live at the time knew more than you might think, and even they could not have guessed that one of their homespun remedies for eye infections could help erase a terrible disease 1000 years later.
the Middle Ages usually calls to mind the "bring out yer dead" scene Monty Python.. However, historians point out that for all its faults, the thousand-year period was full of progress
Monty Python. However, historians point out that for all its faults, the thousand-year period was full progress. /> YouTube / University of Nottingham
in addition, they had big hats.
in the 00s, someone wrote a book called Leechbook Bald. ( "Leech" was a term for a doctor in these times, especially because they used leeches. ) is one of Anglo-Saxon books oldest known drugs, and it contains a recipe to cure eye infections.
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one of the most worrisome strains are methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, commonly known as MRSA. MRSA infections are notoriously difficult to treat and are common in hospitals, nursing homes, prisons and the army. They can cause a number of major health problems (including, without limitation, death). MRSA is also becoming a critical issue for children both in and out of hospitals.
The following is an overview of the project with researchers involved. You can even hear some of the original text read in Old English!
Historians and scientists have partnered to bring the recipe and test this concoction & mdash; and the results were astounding. They found that the drops Bald as the potion is now known, can kill 0% of MRSA, including tip, colonies difficult to kill.
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Dr. Freya Harrison (above) School of life sciences at the University of Nottingham has managed the end of the science of things. Dr. Christine Lee from the School of English discussed the translation of the ancient text.
Researchers believe that something is going on with how the ingredients react to brass container, although they 're still not exactly what. Leechbook Bald was written in a time long before people understood the germs or bacteria, so most of their practices were simply the result of trial and error. Needless to say, modern researchers are surprised by this discovery.
(via Crowdfunder, medievalists)
More research is still required, so the team from the University of Nottingham United Kingdom (who call themselves team AncientBiotics) began a Crowdfunder to raise money for the project. Check out their video explaining the project below, and consider supporting their efforts to stop MRSA for good.
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