Xw5838 t1_irzvafi wrote on October 12, 2022 at 7:52 AM

Reply to comment by NotEnoughHoes in "New antibiotic hiding in diseased potatoes thwarts fungal infections in plants and humans" by tonymmorley

That's literally been known for thousands of years by most of the world though. It's just Europeans & Americans that have denied it because they're traditionally slow on the uptake for historically simple medical solutions and also they'd rather use stainless steel on surfaces because it's cheaper.

Loyal-to-Earth t1_is1rpz0 wrote on October 12, 2022 at 5:55 PM

In the Balkans, it is traditional to drink from copper vessels for water and coffee. Also in the same region, archeologists have discovered copper used at jewelry, and in burial rituals for thousands of years.

Now I don't know enough about use of copper in Native American culture, but they did use silver, which has antibacterial properties.

DiceStrike t1_is0rpii wrote on October 12, 2022 at 1:53 PM

Oil and big Pharma changed all that in the late 1800’s early 1900’s .. most people don’t even know spearmint can repel spiders from homes. Now it’s these products that are recommended etc etc instead of the natural approach while trying to save our climate. Lol