Unusual Wound Remedy

Unusual Wound Remedy

In 17th-century Poland, a curious remedy for wounds involved using wet bread mixed with spider webs. Surprisingly, this seemingly strange practice worked due to the bread containing fungal spores, including penicillin and naturally occurring antibiotic substances.

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