stratman323
Dr. Stratster
‘People are shocked’: the Welsh firm breeding maggots to heal wounds
BioMonde supplies greenbottle larvae for treatment of non-squeamish patients across Europe
Maggots, anyone?
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That's not new...
Seems 15th century
But
It works
Seems 15th century
But
It works
Jimbo99
Senior Stratmaster
I've heard of past usage of leaches as a health cure of sorts, maggots not so much.
Gonflyn
Strat-O-Master
I hear bloodletting is making a comeback also.
ukoldgit
Dr. Stratster
Gone Fishin
nosmo
Senior Stratmaster
I practice non-prescription bloodletting at least a couple of times a week.
monte merrick
Most Honored Senior Member
more sensible than homeopathy.
crankmeister
Most Honored Senior Member
£250 for a bag of maggots.
Maya shaking their heads.
Maya shaking their heads.
Beerevermore
Strat-Talk Member
I was thinking this was a punk band thread. 
stratman323
Dr. Stratster
I would expect fresh new wriggly maggots.
stratman323
Dr. Stratster
I was thinking this was a punk band thread.
There have been worse band titles.
circles
Resident Pinball Enthusiast
Grody to the max!
Stratafied
Dr. Stratster
Well I guess I’ve encountered some people who can heal wounds 
Oldboy
Senior Stratmaster
In days of old.............
""Wound repair was fairly sophisticated in the medieval period. Most people assume that it was not sophisticated, but it was," said Tracy. "For example, they used maggots to debride necrotized skin and used honey as an antibacterial to prevent infection. They knew they needed to clean wounds, even if they didn’t know why."
http://www.longwood.edu/news/2015/medieval-surgeons-surprisingly-skilled-in-healing/
""Wound repair was fairly sophisticated in the medieval period. Most people assume that it was not sophisticated, but it was," said Tracy. "For example, they used maggots to debride necrotized skin and used honey as an antibacterial to prevent infection. They knew they needed to clean wounds, even if they didn’t know why."
http://www.longwood.edu/news/2015/medieval-surgeons-surprisingly-skilled-in-healing/
I've read that maggots work really well to consume dead tissue and are no threat to healthy tissue, so they've long had legit medical applications with certain types of wounds. Nothing like leeches.
nosmo
Senior Stratmaster
Will maggots eat dead leeches?
Will leeches suck maggot blood?
Will leeches suck maggot blood?
Stu78
Senior Stratmaster
Me too when I'm not wearing my hair shirt and flogging myself for my many guitar related transgressions.I practice non-prescription bloodletting at least a couple of times a week.
