Health
Saved by the Saxons! The disgusting 10th-century potion that could beat superbugs – The Guardian
Made from cow’s bile, garlic and onions, Bald’s eyesalve was meant to cure styes, but scientists believe it could deal with antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections
Name: Balds eyesalve.
Age: 1,000 years old.
Appearance: Translucent brown liquid.
Purpose: Potential cure.
For what? Originally, eye styes; these days, superbugs.
Superbugs? Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections.
Where does this treatment come from? From a 10th-century Anglo-Saxon medical text called Balds Leechbook.
Im not familiar with Balds work. Who was he? Nobody really knows, but the manuscript, written in Old English, contains the line: Bald owns this book which he ordered Cild…
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