They Used To Apply What On Wounds?

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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