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phantom power

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52. Is it really a mystery that a mixture including acid and alcohol kills bacteria?

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Tue Mar 31, 2015, 06:28 PM

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Anglo-Saxon cow bile and garlic potion kills MRSA [View all] G_j Mar 2015 OP

DU Monsanto reps call for banning this natural remedy in 3..2..1... Zorra Mar 2015 #1

Someone will find a way to patent it and get their version FDA approved. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2015 #5

Yes, I thought it would be fun G_j Mar 2015 #8

Ladies and gentlemen, I present yet another sad case of Orrex Mar 2015 #31

ROFL Pooka Fey Mar 2015 #51

substituting eye of newt at step 27 turns maidens into insatiable sex machines.... mike_c Mar 2015 #2

I got better. nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #10

+1000 dflprincess Mar 2015 #20

DUzy. nt awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #21

I'm sure our Congress will ban its use pretty soon. nt valerief Mar 2015 #3

I've had MRSA three times since September 2009 JustAnotherGen Mar 2015 #4

Other Tested Remedies PADemD Mar 2015 #27

That is interesting also G_j Mar 2015 #43

As if Anglo-Saxon cows weren't snooty enough! JHB Mar 2015 #6

LOL cyberswede Mar 2015 #9

Anglo-Saxon cows are much more civilized than those murderous Nazi cows!!! Coventina Mar 2015 #13

How now, Nazi cow? hifiguy Mar 2015 #14

Best laugh I've had all day! Liberalynn Mar 2015 #18

Thanks for that! Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 #48

It turned me into a newt.... hifiguy Mar 2015 #7

Garlic is a very well known antiseptic. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2015 #11

And onions. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #12

Yes. 840high Mar 2015 #15

Anti-fungal, as well Aerows Mar 2015 #40

What this thread needs is They_Live Mar 2015 #16

Lol! well done. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2015 #33

+1 Thor_MN Mar 2015 #44

Ba da boom! Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 #49

If it wasn't invented in a modern lab gollygee Mar 2015 #17

cwic-wys, feor the leechboces! MisterP Mar 2015 #19

it is completely unsurprising that these old wisdom remedies actually work. why niyad Mar 2015 #22

Agree completely! silverweb Mar 2015 #23

It was apparently developed through experiment and observation bhikkhu Mar 2015 #30

More like Ancient wisdom Aerows Mar 2015 #38

Garlic and rennet for infection Aerows Mar 2015 #37

such simple, effective, inexpensive treatments. niyad Mar 2015 #39

And we are trained Aerows Mar 2015 #41

some of us are still quite familiar with them niyad Mar 2015 #42

Indeed Aerows Mar 2015 #46

I've also heard of garlic for ear aches BrotherIvan Mar 2015 #50

Garlic also works great for ear aches Blue_In_AK Mar 2015 #53

I remember when they were doing the research on how to kill bugs with cows... jtuck004 Mar 2015 #24

Someone forgot to give that cow some roller-skates and a cape. Tyrs WolfDaemon Mar 2015 #34

K & R Thespian2 Mar 2015 #25

Just sent this to my medieval archaeologist daughter riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #26

good on mash potatoes also d_r Mar 2015 #28

This is really good news. madamvlb Mar 2015 #29

Who Moo? Historic NY Mar 2015 #32

Garlic and rennet Aerows Mar 2015 #35

SSShhhh... Don't give McDonalds any excuses for their mayo and mustard burn cures... Thor_MN Mar 2015 #45

All hail the powerful bovine! Who knew! Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 #36

It may clear up the MRSA but.. Laffy Kat Mar 2015 #47

Is it really a mystery that a mixture including acid and alcohol kills bacteria? phantom power Mar 2015 #52