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Why does tea made from the needles and bark of the cedar tree cure scurvy?
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∙ 14y ago
The needles and bark from cedar trees contain high amounts of vitamin C.
Scurvy is caused from a defficency of vitamin C.
Drinking tea made from parts of a cedar tree will give you more vitamin C than even a lemon.
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