article_snippet: The Anglo Saxon expert came up with the idea of trying out the recipe.
article_snippet: The Anglo Saxon expert describes a very specific method of making the solution, including the use of a brass vessel to brew The Anglo Saxon expert in, a strainer to purify The Anglo Saxon expert and an instruction to leave the mixture for nine days before use.
article_snippet: She enlisted the help of microbiologists who believe the potion's bacteria-killing effect is not due to a single ingredient but the combination used, brewing methods and container material.
article_snippet: The scientists made four separate batches of the remedy using fresh ingredients each time as well as a control treatment using the same quantity of distilled water and brass sheet to mimic the brewing container but without the vegetable compounds.
highlights_snippet: Brewing method - using a brass vessel - was also found to be important .