by Veterinary Practice News Editors | June 16, 2010 12:58 am
Here is a short list of remedies our forefathers have reportedly used on open wounds:
Aluminum foil | Maggots |
Beer | Myrrh |
Boiling oil | Oil |
Bread | Onion |
Carrots | Pectin paste |
Chlorophyll | Preparation H |
Cinnamon | Rose water |
Dung | Rust |
Egg white | Saliva |
Frankincense | Sesame oil |
Fresh meat | Silicone spray |
Garlic | Soot |
Gold leaf | Sugar |
Grease | Tannic acid |
Heavy metals | Turnips |
Honey | Vinegar |
Hot iron | Warm wine |
Licorice root | Willow leaves |
Linseed oil | Yeast extract |
As they say, “Don’t try this at home,” except of course sugar and honey.
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