Anglo Saxon Remedy.

[crosslandkelly]

Read this, this morning. Interesting stuff.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn27263-anglo-saxon-remedy-kills-hospital-superbug-mrsa.html

 

[Disco1]

The old ways are still the best ways.

 

[Tony]

Yeah, i read this the other day, I think on the BBC, amazing stuff and so simple...

Makes you wonder how many other things we're missing that they used to use/have

 

[crosslandkelly]

There has also been research in Russia since the 1940's, on Phages, viruses that kill viruses. I don't understand why more research on this, and the ancient remedies, hasn't been done in the west, considering the rise of resistant viruses. Though I suspect the big pharmaceutical companies will have some research hidden away.

http://www.nature.com/news/phage-therapy-gets-revitalized-1.15348

 

[mrcharly]

The big companies will only put effort into something they can patent.

The truly interesting thing about this medicine is the detail of the prep. Someone must have done a lot of experimentation way back when.

 

[Andy BB]

Oh grief! Good news about possible new treatments for resistant bugs, but it now means we'll have another wave of ranting about "the good old days" of pre-medicine medicine. And no doubt a resurgence of tales of how water has memory and will cure us of all known ills as long as you hit it with a leather-bound stick a certain number of times.....................

 

[Wayland]

It's all right Andy, I have an Anglo Saxon medical implement that cures all ailments.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Lol, I nearly choked on my hot cross bun.

 

[Macaroon]

Oh grief! Good news about possible new treatments for resistant bugs, but it now means we'll have another wave of ranting about "the good old days" of pre-medicine medicine. And no doubt a resurgence of tales of how water has memory and will cure us of all known ills as long as you hit it with a leather-bound stick a certain number of times.....................

Oh come on, Andy BB; That's a huge leap away from what's been published in that article and what's been said here. You don't need to throw the baby out with the bathwater every time, surely?

 

[Andy BB]

Oh come on, Andy BB; That's a huge leap away from what's been published in that article and what's been said here. You don't need to throw the baby out with the bathwater every time, surely?

...give it time. We've already had the "big, bad, evil drug companies" attacks within a couple of hours. The mystic healing brigade will soon be along, using this article as proof that the "old ways are best".....

 

[crosslandkelly]

...give it time. We've already had the "big, bad, evil drug companies" attacks within a couple of hours. The mystic healing brigade will soon be along, using this article as proof that the "old ways are best".....

I've just reread the thread, and can find no mention of bad or evil drug companies, except in your post. Big drug companies have been aware of the Russian research for years, they would be fools not to, and the big pharmaceuticals are not run by fools. Have you actually read the links, they are not talking about mumbo jumbo.

 

[crosslandkelly]

The old ways are still the best ways.

Not necessarily.



Astrology:

Astrology played an important part in many cures. For fever, one medicine book stated "A man suffering from fever should be bled immediately the moon passes through the middle of the sign of Gemini."

 

[boatman]

Oh grief! Good news about possible new treatments for resistant bugs, but it now means we'll have another wave of ranting about "the good old days" of pre-medicine medicine. And no doubt a resurgence of tales of how water has memory and will cure us of all known ills as long as you hit it with a leather-bound stick a certain number of times.....................

Of course we will. Topical treatment with disinfectantwill kill most things.

 

[Andy BB]

Of course we will. Topical treatment with disinfectantwill kill most things.

Ah - thanks for that. I wasn't aware beating water with a leather-bound stick produced Dettol