A recipe for an eyesalve from ‘Bald’s Leechbook.’ © The British Library Board (Royal MS 12 D xvii) April 17, 2017 Medieval medical books could hold the recipe for new antibiotics Erin Connelly, University of Pennsylvania A team of medievalists and scientists look back to history – including a 1,000-year-old eyesalve recipe – for clues to new antibiotics.
