Food: During WW1 doctors used garlic as a wound antiseptic wh…

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Did you know? During WW1 doctors used garlic as a wound antiseptic when medicines were scarce. The Russians called it "Russian penicillin". Garlic contains allicin, which is antibacterial — not as strong as real antibiotics, but proven effective.

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During WW1 doctors used garlic as a wound antiseptic when medicines were scarce. The Russians called it "Russian penicillin". Garlic contains allicin, which is antibacterial — not as strong as real antibiotics, but proven effective.

Tijdens WO I gebruikten artsen knoflook als antiseptisch wondmiddel toen er medicijnen-tekort was. De Russen noemden het "Russische penicilline". Knoflook bevat allicine, dat anti-bacteriële werking heeft — niet zo sterk als echte antibiotica, maar bewezen effectief.

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