A study has found that an ancient remedy could be helpful in destroying antibiotic-resistant superbugs. Experts found that the 1,000-year-old remedy recipe could kill superbugs, including methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, also known as MRSA.

As per the experts, a treatment for eye infections that was written in Anglo-Saxon manuscript titled Bald's Leechbook could be effective in destroying some other antibiotic-resistant superbugs. As per a plan, the study will be presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for General Microbiology.

Bald's Leechbook is an ancient English book which includes instructions on a range of treatments. The book held in the British Library is among the earliest known medical textbooks. According to the experts, the manuscript could have some important instructions that will be effective in modern day battle with anti-microbial resistance. Currently, resistance to antibiotics is a growing problem across the globe.

As per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, leading national public health institute of the United States, drug-resistant bacteria could cause 2 million illnesses and 23,000 deaths every year in the United States. The ancient Anglo-Saxon remedy contains ingredients like garlic, leeks, wine, and bile from a cow's stomach. In its original Old English, the recipe uses some fresh ingredient.

Some experts from the University of Nottingham microbiology tested the remedy on large cultures of MRSA in lab cultures and on infected wounds in mice.

The mixture of ingredients as the recipe has discussed almost completely wiped out MRSA when it was introduced in a controlled environment. According to the experts, the bacteria were tested against the individual ingredients, the remedy and a control solution. The results of the test showed that the remedy destroyed more than 90% of the MRSA bacteria.