Question

Why mouldy bread was applied on patients wounds in olden days?

Answer 1

Answer:

More than 2,000 years ago, moldy bread was used in China, Greece, Serbia, Egypt and probably other ancient civilizations as treatment for some disease conditions, particularly infected wounds. The observed curative powers may have been due to some raw forms of antibiotics produced by the mold growing on the bread.

Researchers have now demonstrated that certain fungi have wound-healing properties.