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This is what happened when the cure for scurvy was discovered, it was eventually lost because it was not understood that ascorbic acid was the reason behind the
by gnu8 5y ago
This is what happened when the cure for scurvy was discovered, it was eventually lost because it was not understood that ascorbic acid was the reason behind the curative powers of certain foods.
https://idlewords.com/2010/03/scott_and_scurvy.htm https://idlewords.com/2010/03/scott_and_scurvy.htm
- pazimzadeh 5y agoMore along the same lines: Ancient African Cocktail: Beer and a Shot of Antibiotic https://www.livescience.com/11028-ancient-african-cocktail-beer-shot-antibiotic.html https://www.livescience.com/11028-ancient-african-cocktail-b...