Were wounds ever washed with wine for its antiseptic properties in the ancient world?

by PomoAndroid

It seems like it would be inevitable that someone would get a wound in a place with no clean water and clean it with wine instead, and then discover the wound healed better. Did ancient wine have enough alcohol to be antiseptic?

knoperope

Yes. These threads on ancient Roman medicine might be of interest:

If we were to step into an ancient Roman surgery, what would we see? by /u/T_grizzle

How likely was a Roman soldier to survive being wounded in battle? by /u/Celebreth