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Scurvy is a deficiency disease (state of malnutrition) resulting from a lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid). [1] Early symptoms of deficiency include weakness, fatigue, and sore arms and legs. [1] [2] Without treatment, decreased red blood cells, gum disease, changes to hair, and bleeding from the skin may occur.
The design for a medical study in 1743 that was never carried out may have inspired James Lind’s groundbreaking clinical trial that determined the treatment for scurvy.
James Lind FRSE FRCPE (4 October 1716 – 13 July 1794) was a Scottish physician. He was a pioneer of naval hygiene in the Royal Navy.By conducting one of the first ever clinical trials, [1] [2] [3] he developed the theory that citrus fruits cured scurvy.
The evergreen aneda (spelled either this way or as annedda by different 16th- to 17th-century sources [1]) was used by Jacques Cartier and his men as a remedy against scurvy in the winter of 1535–1536.
Scurvy may be mistaken for conditions like inflamed blood vessels and, if left untreated, may lead to potentially fatal bleeding Renaissance-era disease scurvy is making a comeback due to cost of ...
Lemon juice, recommended by James Lind in his Treatise on the Scurvy of 1754, in the end prevailed as a treatment; but Macbride's brother John, who was commander of HMS Jason, made an experiment with the cure in a voyage of 1765–7, and the ship's surgeon, Alexander Young, sent his journal to Macbride, who published it as an appendix to the ...
Vitamin C has a definitive role in treating scurvy, which is a disease caused by vitamin C deficiency. Beyond that, a role for vitamin C as prevention or treatment for various diseases is disputed, with reviews often reporting
Most famously, he urged the use of fresh fruit and vegetables to cure scurvy. In his 1734 book Observationes circa scorbutum ("Observations on Scurvy"), he wrote that:- "scurvy is solely owing to a total abstinence from fresh vegetable food, and greens; which is alone the primary cause of the disease."