OLD FASHIONED MEDICINE So many people in England seem to be going back to the natural remedies of yesteryear to treat all kinds of injury and illness. Lotte tells us about the Meerzwiebel leaf and its antiseptic qualities. Leeches are being used in hospitals again to clean wounds which have not responded to antibiotics. I have heard of honey being used as an antiseptic, particularly on ulcers. Can anyone tell me more about this? Then there was the dreaded Bread Poultice! Did you run to find a Dock leaf when you fell into 'the stingers'? Eileen P ================================ Eileen Pedley eped@warwick.ac.uk Moderator of "Granny's Kitchen" Project
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