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Scurvy was documented by Hippocrates, and Egyptians have recorded its symptoms as early as 1550 BC. The knowledge that consuming foods containing vitamin C is a cure for scurvy has been repeatedly forgotten and rediscovered.
In the modern era a Scottish surgeon in the British Royal Navy named James Lind first proved scurvy could be treated with citrus fruit. His advice was not implemented by the Royal Navy for several decades.
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∙ 14y agoThere is not a "cure" for scurvy as such. It is more that people know how to prevent it. It was James Cook who, on his voyages, tried the radical move of ensuring his crew ate sauerkraut (pickled cabbage) and drank lime juice to ward off scurcy. Cook was aware that vitamins were lacking in people with scurvy, and he had been led to believe it was vitamins found in certain vegetables. We now know that the crucial vitamin in vitamin C. So, it increased awareness of how to prevent and treat scurvy was a gradual process across the 1700s.
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∙ 6y agoJames Lind (4 October 1716 – 13 July 1794) was a Scottish physician, who developed the theory that citrus fruits cured scurvy.
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When was vitamin c discovered?
Vitamin C was discovered by a Scottish naval surgeon James Lind discovered that a nutrient (now known to be vitamin C) in citrus foods prevented scurvy in 1747.
What sickness did James Cook find a cure for?
Hemost certainly knew that vitamin C rich foods fruits were good for scurvey, but he was dead for 20 years before lemons and limes started being given to sailors.
What vitamin c food did Captain Cook give his crew to cure scurvy?
Captain James Cook was especially known for feeding his crew sauerkraut, or pickled cabbage, which was rich in vitamin C.
What were the cures in the Irish famine and what was the health of Irish people in the Irish famine?
There was no cure for the famine, as it was potato blight that caused it. There is a cure now, but not in the 1800's.The health was very bad, because potatoes was the main diet of the Irish people. Many died of scurvy, starvation and other horrific diseases.
Did anyone on the Endeavour get killed because of scurvy?
No one on the Endeavour died of scurvy due to Cook giving people with scurvy, concentrated orange and lemon juice
When did captain cook invent a cure for scurvy?
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How was scurvy discoved?
scurvy was discovered by the explorers like Jacques Cartier.
How did cartier cure scurvy?
he used white cedar bark and leaves
What chemicals were used in the cure for scurvy?
The vitamin C (and vegetables and fruits containing this vitamin).
Do you have to drink wee if you get scurvy?
No, because scurvy is a lack of vitamin C, and your wee contains no vitamins what- so- ever. The real cure for scurvy is to eat an orange, or another fresh fruit or vegtable high in vitamin C.
What did mariners believe they could touch to be cured of scurvy?
Sailors believed the touch of earth could cure scurvy before they realized that Vitamin C would prevent it.
Who used lime juice to prevent scurvy for the first time?
because scurvy is a lack of vitamins in your bones so enough lemon juice should help it but maybe not cure it
Who discovered the cure for aids?
A cure has not yet been found.
Which herbs helped prevent scurvy and malaria?
Lemons, limes, oranges and citrus fruits help prevent scurvy. A commonly used cure and prevention for malaria is boiled horsetail and carnuckles.
Who discovered the cure for hello?
I did!
Where James lind discovered the cure for scurvy?
He organised an experiment on a ship where a number of sailors with scurvy were divided into six groups and given the same food with different supplements. The group that received orange and lemon juice recovered, the others did not. Whilst it did not prove that oranges cured scurvy (this was already known) it proved that it was a much better cure than the other potions tried. Most importantly it was the forerunner of medical trials. Vitamin itself would not be discovered until the 1920's.
Why did someone in the 18 century had idea of giving sailors lime juice to cure scurvy?
because they are stupid
