FUNKY GREEN: Medicinal Plants Used During the U.S. Civil War Are Surprisingly Good at Fighting Bacteria

Thursday 23 May 2019

Medicinal Plants Used During the U.S. Civil War Are Surprisingly Good at Fighting Bacteria

With conventional medicines in short supply during the Civil War, the Confederacy turned to plant-based alternatives in desperation. New research suggests some of these remedies were actually quite good at fighting off infections—a finding that could lead to effective new drugs.