A 10th-century remedy damages bacterial membranes, silences disease genes & blocks bacterial chatter—all at once. #MedievalMedicine #AntibioticResistance #Microbiology #ScienceNews

https://freegardner.com/sci_scout/medieval-remedy-fights-bacteria-with-multi-target-attack.html

Medical historian here. The authors represented here didn't live until the 13th & 14th cents. This is very typical of the later medieval/early modern period in Ireland. (Not a specialist on Irish medicine, but I've worked w/ the Irish Trotula.) www.dias.ie/ga/celt/celt... #histmed #MedievalMedicine