1000-year-old Remedy Kills Off MRSA Superbug

31 March 2015

 - MRSA is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of patients every year, most of whom catch the bug while in hospital.

Now, microbiologists at the University of Nottingham say early trials of the ancient potion could offer an alternative to antibiotics, which health experts fear are becoming less effective as bacteria become resistant to the drugs.  

The homespun recipe, originally concocted as a treatment for eye infections, was spotted in a copy of Bald’s Leechbook, a medieval medical text held at the British Library.