Cob Webs on open Wounds...~

**Pharm Girl** · 09-19-2008, 05:52 AM

Scientists have found significant quantities of penicillin in cobwebs............

I found this on The Virginian Pilot (University Libraries, Virginia Tech) in Norfolk, Virginia, USA: "Farmers in central Europe used to prevent infection by packing open wounds with fistfuls of cobwebs laced with fungus-grown penicillin."

The healing cells (granulocytes and others) migrate into the middle of the wound, usually under a scab which forms over top to protect the site. In fact wounds heal much better if they are kept clean and moist and there is some sort of fabric for the cells to migrate along.

ki11a · 09-19-2008, 08:25 AM

spiders suck....they couldnt find a better way for this?

Tricto · 09-19-2008, 08:27 AM

that's sweet, i love me my natural healing

bmac · 09-19-2008, 08:29 AM

that is insane!

crazy!

**Pharm Girl** · 09-19-2008, 10:49 AM

We have heard that the romans used to use spiderwebs and moss to heal woulds.

[Would you believe] Cobwebs stop wounds bleeding??

surf*and*smoke · 09-19-2008, 11:40 AM

I'll stick with these...

09-19-2008, 12:17 PM

Isn't Yarrow good for for bleeding too?

**Pharm Girl** · 09-19-2008, 01:25 PM

Yarrow was known as the Soldier’s Woundwort and Herbe Militaris for thousands of years (Grieve), used to pack wounds as a functional antiseptic and, hemostatic material this latter attribute is especially important in combat where bleeding to death is a constant risk.

Yarrow, Queen Anne's Lace, Indian Pipe

I found this, Smaerd.............~