Paleopharmaceuticals from Baltic amber might fight drug-resistant infections

ScienceDaily
Apr 5, 2021, 7:58 am189 pts
For centuries, people in Baltic nations have used ancient amber for medicinal purposes. Even today, infants are given amber necklaces that they chew to relieve teething pain, and people put pulverized amber in elixirs and ointments for its purported beneficial properties. Now, scientists have pinpointed…

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