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Remedies of Scurvy

arxmanhealth.com — Scurvy is a disease caused by deficiency and lack of vitamin C and ascorbic acids within the system and is particularly prevalent in children still and was so in Victorian sailors.

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  • DavidTW, on 05/18/2008, -0/+1A huge number of sailors and convicts died on the trip from England to Australia because of this disease. They learn to stock up on fresh fruit in Cape Town before heading to Australia.
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