Here is a short list of remedies our forefathers have reportedly used on open wounds: Aluminum foil Maggots Beer Myrrh Boiling oil Oil Bread Onion Carrots Pectin paste Chlorophyll Preparation H Cinnamon Rose water Dung Rust Egg white Saliva Frankincense Sesame oil Fresh meat Silicone spray Garlic Soot Gold leaf Sugar Grease Tannic acid Heavy metals Turnips Honey Vinegar Hot iron Warm wine Licorice root Willow leaves Linseed oil Yeast extract As they say, “Don’t try this at home,” except of course sugar and honey.