Table 1. Composition of Bald’s eyesalve (ES) formulations.

	ES-O	ES-L	ES-GBBr	ES-GB	ES-GBr	ES-G
Garlic	+	+	+	+	+	+
Wine	+	+	+	+	+	+
Onion	+	-	-	-	-	-
Leek	-	+	-	-	-	-
Bovine bilea	+	+	+	+	-	-
Brassb	+	+	+	-	+	-

Bald’s eyesalve was prepared by combining equal volumes (25 mL) of garlic, wine, onion or leek, and bovine bile followed by addition of brass prior to incubation at 4 °C for 9 days. + designates ingredients that were included, while - denotes those which were excluded.

^a87 mg/mL dissolved in sterile water

^bNine 15-mm squares of 24 gauge (0.51-mm) brass sheet metal (alloy 260)