article_snippet: London (CNN)It might sound like a really old wives' tale, but a thousand-year-old Anglo-Saxon potion for eye infections may hold the key to wiping out the modern-day superbug MRSA, according to new research.
article_snippet: The 10th-century "eyesalve" remedy was discovered at the British Library in a leather-bound volume of Bald's Leechbook, widely considered to be one of the earliest known medical textbooks.
article_snippet: Lee enlisted the help of the University of Nottingham's microbiologists to see if The 10th-century "eyesalve" remedy actually worked.
article_snippet: What we found was very interesting -- we found that Bald's eyesalve is incredibly potent as an anti-Staphylococcal antibiotic in this context," Harrison said.
highlights_snippet: Researchers say a medieval remedy made of garlic, onion, wine, bile may be able to defeat MRSA superbug .
  
highlights_snippet: Ancient recipe was found in 10th-century medical book at the British Library .