OXYMEL WILL MAKE YOU WELL?

Known to Hippocrates of Kos (460 – 370 BC), for whom the Hippocratic Oath is named, and liberally prescribed during the Middle-Ages, a cheap honey and vinegar mixture, called Oxymel, is being re-investigated in the light of increasing anti-bacterial resistance.

According to the journal Microbiology, recent work by Erin Connelly, an interdisciplinary researcher at the University of Warwick, has shown promise in the treatment of slow-to-heal and chronic wounds. Connelly found that the use of Oxymel stressed a bacterial infection, while the vinegar’s active component, acetic acid, broke down their DNA and proteins from within.

Interestingly, Oxymel as a mixture is far more effective at killing bacteria than honey or vinegar used separately. In tests, Oxymel killed up to 1,000 times more bacteria than vinegar alone and up to 100,000 times more than honey alone.

(Scientific American Oct 2023)