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Scurvy is a
deficiency disease (state of malnutrition)
resulting from a lack of
vitamin C (ascorbic acid).
Early symptoms of
deficiency include weakness...
- "great pox" by the French.
Other historical names have
included "button
scurvy", sibbens,
frenga and dichuchwa,
among others.
Since it was a disgraceful...
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Cochlearia (
scurvy-gr**** or spoonwort) is a
genus of
about 30
species of
annual and
perennial herbs in the
family Br****icaceae. They are
widely distributed...
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Oxalis enneaphylla, or
scurvy gr****, is a late spring- and summer-flowering, rhizomatous,
alpine perennial herbaceous plant native to the gr****lands of...
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Scurvy weed is a
common name for
several flowering plants and may
refer to:
Commelina cyanea,
native to
Australia Commelina ensifolia,
native to Australia...
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sailors chewing it to
avoid scurvy. The
mauve flowers are 4-5mm in diameter.
Cochlearia danica illustrated by E.
Hallier 1883 .
Scurvy-gr****
growing in the central...
- non-prescription
dietary supplement. As a therapy, it is used to
prevent and
treat scurvy, a
disease caused by
vitamin C deficiency.
Vitamin C is an
essential nutrient...
- Br****icaceae,
endemic to New Zealand. Its
English common name is Cook's
scurvy gr****; Māori
names include nau, ngau,
naunau and heketara. Its specific...
- ever
clinical trials, he
developed the
theory that
citrus fruits cured scurvy. Lind
argued for the
health benefits of
better ventilation aboard naval...
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Cochlearia officinalis,
common scurvygr****,
scurvy-gr****, or spoonwort, is a
species of
flowering plant in the
family Br****icaceae. The
plant acquired...
