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VITAMIN C

VITAMIN C Scurvy is probably one of the oldest recorded diseases encountered by man. When Magellan circumnavigated the world in 1522 the majority of his men were stricken with the disease. In 1535 Cartier noted that it could be cured by a decoction of spruce tips. Even so the disease continued to be a formidable problem on long voyages for many years to come. Thus during Anson's voyage from 1740 to 1744 a total of 626 men are reported to have died of scurvy whilst rounding Cape Horn. Dr. James Lind, Physician to the Fleet in the seventeenth century, was largely instrumental in overcoming the problem. He rediscovered the cure by pine needles, and by citrus fruits, and greatly extended their use for preventing the disease. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nutrition & Food Science Emerald Publishing

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Emerald Publishing
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Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISSN
0034-6659
DOI
10.1108/eb058566
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Abstract

Scurvy is probably one of the oldest recorded diseases encountered by man. When Magellan circumnavigated the world in 1522 the majority of his men were stricken with the disease. In 1535 Cartier noted that it could be cured by a decoction of spruce tips. Even so the disease continued to be a formidable problem on long voyages for many years to come. Thus during Anson's voyage from 1740 to 1744 a total of 626 men are reported to have died of scurvy whilst rounding Cape Horn. Dr. James Lind, Physician to the Fleet in the seventeenth century, was largely instrumental in overcoming the problem. He rediscovered the cure by pine needles, and by citrus fruits, and greatly extended their use for preventing the disease.

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Nutrition & Food ScienceEmerald Publishing

Published: Mar 1, 1973

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