pp semi protected small yes Infobox Disease Name Scurvy Image Scorbutic gums.jpg Caption Scorbutic gums, a symptom of scurvy. Note gingival redness in the triangle shaped interdental papilla e between ... 628 MeshID D012614 Scurvy is a disease resulting from a deficiency of vitamin C , which is required ... from the Latin name of scurvy, scorbutus , which also provides the adjective scorbutic of, characterized by or having to do with scurvy . Scurvy often presents itself initially as symptoms of malaise ... pale, feels depressed, and is partially immobilized. As scurvy advances, there can be open, suppuration suppurating wounds, loss of teeth, jaundice, fever, neuropathy and death. Scurvy was at one time ... by Hippocrates c. 460 BC c. 380 BC , and herbal cures for scurvy have been known in many native cultures since prehistory. Scurvy was one of the limiting factors of marine travel, often killing ... to play a significant role through World War I in the 20th century. Today scurvy is known to be caused by a nutritional deficiency, but until the isolation of vitamin C and its direct link to scurvy ... of scurvy was not known until 1932, and treatment was inconsistent, with many ineffective treatments ... 1753 book, A Treatise of the Scurvy, ref name lind james cite book author Lind, James title A Treatise on the Scurvy publisher A. Millar location London year 1753 ref though his advice was not implemented by the Royal Navy for several decades. In infants, scurvy is sometimes referred to as Barlow ... title Infantile scurvy the centenary of Barlow s disease journal Br Med J Clin Res Ed volume 287 issue ... url ref harv ref a British physician who described it. ref cite book title The History of Scurvy ... include Moeller s disease and Cheadle s disease . Scurvy does not occur in most animals because they can ..., lemons, limes, grapefruits , tomatoes, potatoes, cabbages, and green peppers. Cause Scurvy or subclinical scurvy is caused by the lack of vitamin C. In modern Western societies, scurvy is rarely present ... more details
Infobox musical artist name Captain Dan & the Scurvy Crew image background group or band origin Florida , United States USA genre Pirate hip hop music hip hop years active 2006&ndash present label Nonexistent Recordings website http www.myspace.com captaindan Captain Dan & the Scurvy Crew Captain Dan & the Scurvy Crew is an electronic music group specializing in pirate themed hip hop music . Musical style Captain Dan & the Scurvy Crew combines elements from hip hop music genres such as gangsta rap , nerdcore hip hop , and crunk with Baroque music Baroque and Classical period music Classical instrumentation, usually achieved through the use of synthesizer s and other methods associated with computer music . Lyrically, the group discusses a number of pirate related subjects but with a rap styled twist. Life on the International waters high seas , threats against rival pirate crews, and recreational drug use are common themes addressed by lead vocalist and lyricist Captain Dan Dolan and a cast of supporting vocalists. Also some of their songs are more dirty sounding and explicit. Influences cited by the group include Davy Jones , and Blackbeard . ref name influences cite news url http music.podshow.com music listeners artistdetails.php?BandHash 0ce5d75fea98c145ff48e96ccf7b5d09 publisher Podsafe Music Network title Podsafe Music Network Captain Dan and the Scurvy Crew date 2007 09 27 ref Biography Captain Dan & the Scurvy Crew was formed in 2006 by friends Dan Dolan and Brad Podray ... music for free via Internet downloads as a means of self promotion. Captain Dan & the Scurvy Crew has ... http www.myspace.com captaindan Captain Dan & the Scurvy Crew on MySpace http www.facebook.com CaptainDanPirateRap Captain Dan & the Scurvy Crew on Facebook http www.youtube.com user CaptainDanPirateRap Captain Dan & the Scurvy Crew on YouTube DEFAULTSORT Captain Dan & The Scurvy Crew Category ... Category Piracy in fiction pt Captain Dan & the Scurvy Crew ... more details
infobox Television show name Those Scurvy Rascals image caption Those Scurvy Rascals title card format Animation runtime 3.5 minutes approx. per episode creator Blue Zoo Productions starring http nickmercer.com Nick Mercer all voices country UK network Nickelodeon UK first aired May 2005 num episodes 26 Those Scurvy Rascals is a children s List of animated television series animated series following the adventures of three underwear obsessed pirates. First aired by Nickelodeon UK in May 2005, it is now broadcast worldwide. The main characters Sissy Le Poop, Smelly Pete and Shark Bait plus Polly the Parrot all live on the ship called The Soiled Pair and go on a different random adventure in every episode. The series was developed and produced by Blue Zoo Productions and is owned by Entara . The opening sequence features their ship and the names of the characters. The theme song is as follows They sail upon the ocean from Jamaica to Penzance , but they don t want gold and they don t want treasure, they only want your pants pants on the poop deck, pants in the hold, pants in the chest where there should be gold, pants in the crows nest, pants at sea, and a big pair of pants where the sail should be those scurvy rascals Episodes Pilot Pant Island 2005 Pants Odyssey 2005 Pet Pants 2005 Pantartica 2005 The Great Pantcreas Operation 2005 Scaredy Pants 2005 Under Water Pants 2006 Raiders of the Lost Pants 2006 Mail Pants 2006 Super Pants 2006 Dr Pete & Mr Hyde 2006 Robot Pants 2006 Mama Bait 2006 Fist Full of Pants 2006 Miner Pants 2006 Pirate Pant Pasty 2006 1001 Arabian Pants 2006 Sumo Pants 2006 Jurassic Pants 2006 Panties Are Forever 2006 Princess and the Pants 2006 Panties on Parade ... http www.blue zoo.co.uk Blue Zoo Productions Creators of Those Scurvy Rascals http www.entara.co.uk Entara Owners of Those Scurvy Rascals imdb title 0862630 Category British animated television series de Diese Buxen R uber is essir grallarasp ar pt Those Scurvy Rascals ru ... more details
Barlow s disease may refer to Infantile scurvy named after Sir Thomas Barlow medicine Thomas Barlow 1845 1945 Mitral valve prolapse dab tl Karamdaman ni Barlow ... more details
italic title The unrelated Scurvy grass Sorrel Oxalis enneaphylla is sometimes simply called scurvygrass . For the Roman era spoons see Cochlearia spoon taxobox name Scurvy grass image Cochlearia excelsa.jpg image caption Cochlearia offcinalis subsp. pyrenaica regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Brassicales familia Brassicaceae genus Cochlearia ... text Scurvy grass Cochlearia species a.k.a. Scurvy grass , Scurvygrass , or Spoonwort is a genus of about .... Cochlearia acutangula Cochlearia aestuaria Estuarine Scurvy grass Cochlearia alatipes Cochlearia anglica English Scurvy grass Cochlearia aragonensis Cochlearia changhuaensis Cochlearia cyclocarpa Roundfruit Scurvy grass Cochlearia danica Early or Danish Scurvy grass Cochlearia fenestrata Arctic Scurvy grass Cochlearia formosana Cochlearia fumarioides Cochlearia furcatopilosa Cochlearia glastifolia Cochlearia groenlandica Greenland Scurvy grass Cochlearia henryi Cochlearia hui Cochlearia ... East Asian Scurvy grass Cochlearia officinalis Common Scurvy grass including C. excelsa , C. pyrenaica ... Sessile leaved or Alaskan Scurvy grass Cochlearia sinuata Cochlearia tatrae Cochlearia tridactylites Three fingered Scurvy grass Cochlearia warburgii Two species formerly included in the genus ... armoracia Wasabi Wasabia japonica previously Cochlearia wasabi Cook s scurvy grass, Lepidium oleraceum , was used by James Cook to prevent scurvy, but is now almost extinct. http www.nzherald.co.nz section story.cfm?c id 1&ObjectID 10406289 Uses Scurvy grass was extensively eaten in the past by sailor s suffering from scurvy after returning from long voyages, as the leaves are rich in vitamin ... sometimes used in salad s. Scurvy grass Sorrel Oxalis enneaphylla is an unrelated plant from southern South America and the Falkland Islands that was also used to treat scurvy. Scurvy grass and roads ... by scurvy grass of many inland areas where it formerly did not occur. The scurvy ... more details
Scurvy grass , Cochlearia officinalis L. at Bjoernoeya with Bruennichs guillemot 2002, Michael Haferkamp GFDL self with disclaimers migration relicense Similar but not identical to commons Image Uria Lomvia 1 8.jpg Copy to Wikimedia Commons bot Fbot priority true ... more details
italic title taxobox name Cochlearia danica image Cochlearia danica Crozon 060416w.jpg regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Brassicales familia Brassicaceae genus Cochlearia species C. danica binomial Cochlearia danica Cochlearia danica , or Danish Scurvy grass is a flowering plant of the genus Cochlearia in the family Brassicaceae . A salt tolerant normally coastal plant spreading along roads and motorways in Europe. The mauve flowers are 4 5mm in diameter. ref http www.plant identification.co.uk skye cruciferae cochlearia danica.htm Danish Scurvy Grass , Plant Identification.co.uk, accessed February 2011 ref References reflist commons Cochlearia danica Category Brassicaceae Brassicales stub de D nisches L ffelkraut es Cochlearia danica hsb Danski chr n nl Deens lepelblad pl Warzucha du ska fi Tanskankuirimo ... more details
Unreferenced date June 2008 John Mason was Captain nautical master of the Prince of Wales ship Prince of Wales in the First Fleet . The Prince of Wales left Portsmouth on 13 May 1787, carrying one male and forty nine female convicts, and arrived at Port Jackson , Sydney, Australia , on 26 January 1788. She left Port Jackson on 14 August 1788, and arrived back in London , via Rio de Janeiro , on 30 April 1789. John Mason died of scurvy on the return voyage. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Mason, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Mason, John Category English sailors Category Deaths from scurvy Category Year of death unknown hist stub ... more details
Wiktionary Blackleg may refer to Strikebreaker Card sharp Appalousa tribe Operation Blackleg, HMS Coventry D118 blackleg dive operation on warship HMS Coventry D118 Blackleg disease , in sheep and cattle Scurvy , deficiency in primates & some other animals Blackleg Brassica Blackleg Brassica in rapeseed and other mustard and cabbage family plants, caused by fungus Leptosphaeria maculans Blackleg potatoes , caused by Pectobacterium carotovorum Blackleg geraniums , caused by quasi fungi of Pythium See also Blackley Blackledge disambiguation disambig ... more details
italictitle C. fenestrata may refer to Cephalia fenestrata , a picture winged fly species Cephaloleia fenestrata , a rolled leaf beetle species in the genus Cephaloleia found in Costa Rica Clidemia fenestrata , a plant species in the genus Clidemia Cochlearia fenestrata , the Arctic scurvy grass, a plant species in the genus Cochlearia Cotinusa fenestrata , Taczanowski, 1878, a jumping spider species in the genus Cotinusa found in Peru Crucigenia fenestrata , an algae species in the genus Crucigenia See also Fenestrata disambiguation Species Latin name abbreviation disambiguation ... more details
C as the antiscorbutic factor in 1932 33, Holst and Fr lich s guinea pig model of scurvy proved to be the key ... Frolich pioneers in the combat of scurvy Article in Norwegian Norum KR, Grav HJ. ref ref http ... more details
italic title taxobox image Cochlearia anglica 01.jpg name Cochlearia anglica regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Brassicales familia Brassicaceae genus Cochlearia species C. anglica binomial Cochlearia anglica binomial authority Carolus Linnaeus L. The flowering plant Cochlearia anglica is known by the common names English scurvy grass and long leaved scurvy grass . It is a plant of the coastlines of Europe, especially the British Isles. It is edible, and as its name suggests, it is rich in vitamin C . It has spade shaped leaves and white flowers. References http www.pfaf.org database plants.php?Cochlearia anglica Plants for a Future page http www.ukwildflowers.com Web pages cochlearia anglica english scurvygrass.htm Photo Category Brassicaceae Category Flora of the United Kingdom Category Plants described in 1759 Brassicales stub de Englisches L ffelkraut es Cochlearia anglica hsb Jend elski chr n nl Engels lepelblad ... more details
Infobox Anatomy Name PAGENAME Latin papilla gingivalis papilla interdentalis GraySubject GrayPage Image Gingival papillae.jpg Caption Photograph of the upper right quandrant, showing teeth 4 8, with a Commonly used terms of relationship and comparison in dentistry DO amalgam dentistry amalgam on 5. The triangles of gingiva encirled in blue that exist between the teeth are the interdental papillae. Image2 Caption2 Precursor System Artery Vein Nerve Lymph MeshName MeshNumber Image Scorbutic gums.jpg thumb Scorbutic gums, a symptom of scurvy. Note gingival redness in the triangle shaped interdental papillae The interdental papilla , also known as the gingival papilla , is the part of the gingiva that exists Commonly used terms of relationship and comparison in dentistry coronal to the free gingival margin on the Commonly used terms of relationship and comparison in dentistry buccal and lingual surfaces of the teeth . A missing papilla is often visible as a small triangular gap between adjacent teeth. The intradental papillae become red and inflamed in the early stages of scurvy . anatomy stub Mouth anatomy Category Gingiva ... more details
field known for prevention of maritime diseases and cure for scurvy years active education work ... cured scurvy . He argued for the health benefits of better ventilation aboard naval ships, the improved ... and the treatment of scurvy journal Archive of Disease in Childhood Foetal Neonatal volume 76 ... of HMS Salisbury 1746 6 in the Channel Fleet , and conducted his experiment on scurvy while that ship .... ref name ADC1997 Legacy Prevention and cure of scurvy Main ScurvyScurvy is a disease now known to be caused ... contracted scurvy. According to Lind, scurvy caused more deaths in the British fleets than French and Spanish arms. ref Brown, Stephen R. 2003 . Scurvy How a Surgeon, a Mariner, and a Gentleman Solved ... not become widespread. Although Lind was not the first to suggest citrus fruit as a cure for scurvy ... of medicine. Lind thought that scurvy was due to putrefaction of the body which could be helped ... after two months at sea when the ship was afflicted with scurvy. He divided twelve scorbutic sailors ... as a physician. In 1753 he published A treatise of the scurvy , which was virtually ignored. In 1758 ... that scurvy was essentially a result of ill digested and putrefying food within the body, bad ... citrus juice as a single solution. He believed that scurvy had multiple causes which therefore required multiple remedies. ref Bartholemew, M, James Lind and Scurvy a Revaluation , in Journal for Maritime ... to be wedded to the idea that scurvy was a disease of putrefaction, curable by the administration ... juices provided the answer to scurvy even if the reason was unknown. On the insistence of senior ... of 10 mg vitamin C. There was no serious outbreak of scurvy. This astonishing event resulted ... of Scurvy in the Royal Navy 1793 1800 , in The Mariners Mirror, volume 94, May 2008, p. 160 ... ref This was not the immediate end of scurvy in the Navy, as lemon juice was at first in such short ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Arcanum corallinum , in alchemy , is a preparation of red precipitate, made by distilling it with spirit of nitre , and repeating the distillation again and again, till a red powder is produced. This powder is then boiled in water, and the water poured off, and Tartaric acid tartarized spirit of wine put to the powder. Two or three redistillations are made, creating a powder that was used for treating gout , Edema dropsy , scurvy , etc. It operates chiefly by stool. References 1728 http digicoll.library.wisc.edu cgi bin HistSciTech HistSciTech idx?type turn&entity HistSciTech000900240170&isize L treatment stub Category Alchemical substances Category Traditional medicine ... more details
Arcanum duplicatum potassium sulfate , also known as panacea duplicata , in pre modern medicine , is a preparation of the caput mortuum , or the remaining residue from distillation or sublimation, of aqua fortis , by dissolving it in hot water, filtering, and evaporating it to a cuticle. It is then left to shoot. It was used as a diuretic and sudorific . The recipe was purchased for 500 dollars by the Karl Friedrich, Duke of Holstein Gottorp Duke of Holstein . Schroder, the prince s physician, wrote wonders of its great uses in hypochondriac al cases, continued and intermitting fever s, stone, scurvy , etc. References 1728 http digicoll.library.wisc.edu cgi bin HistSciTech HistSciTech idx?type turn&entity HistSciTech000900240170&isize L treatment stub Category Alchemical substances Category Traditional medicine ... more details
Blane , also spelled Blaine, Blain or Blayne, is a Scottish and Irish surname Blane is more frequent in Scotland, the other forms in Ireland , derived from a forename Forename Saint Blane Surname Sir Gilbert Blane 1749 1834 Scottish physician who pioneered the use of limejuice in the Royal Navy as a preventative for scurvy Sally Blane 1910 1997 American actress Only nationally or internationally notable people should be listed. A good test is whether there is already a Wikipedia article about them. Jonas Blane Fictional Character in the American television show The Unit See also Blaine Blain surname ... more details
The evergreen aneda spelled either this way or as annedda by different 16th&ndash 17th century sources ref name oeuvres cite web url http www.classicistranieri.com french 1 7 2 5 17258 17258 h v3.htm title Oeuvres de Champlain, Tome III language French ref was used by Jacques Cartier and his men as a remedy against scurvy in the winter of 1535&ndash 1536. It is generally believed to have been Thuja occidentalis , ref name jardin cite web url http www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca jardin en premieres nations visite feuillue annedda.htm title The Mystery of Annedda ref ref cite web url http www.na.fs.fed.us Spfo pubs silvics manual Volume 1 thuja occidentalis.htm title Thuja occidentalis L. Northern White Cedar work Silvics of North America Agriculture Handbook 654 author Russell M. Burns and Barbara H. Honkala Technical Coordinators date December 1990 ref ref cite web url http www3.sympatico.ca goweezer canada z00cartier3.htm title Jacques Cartier s Second Voyage 1535 Winter & Scurvy accessdate 2008 01 23 format work ref ref cite journal author Martini E title Jacques Cartier witnesses a treatment for scurvy journal Vesalius volume 8 issue 1 pages 2 6 year 2002 pmid 12422875 doi ref a common tree in Quebec also known as Arborvitae. Samuel de Champlain , around 1608, was unable to find the remedy, and some have supposed that the Indians had lost their knowledge of the remedy in the intervening 72 years. ref cite journal title Captain Cook and Scurvy author Egon H. Kodicek, Frank G. Young journal Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London volume 24 issue 1 date Jun 1969 pages 43 63 doi 10.1098 rsnr.1969.0006 ref However, a more common explanation is that the St. Lawrence Iroquoians which Cartier met did not speak the same language as the Wyandot people Huron s or Iroquois living in the area at the time of Champlain, and so the term annedda meant nothing to the latter group. ref name oeuvres ref name jardin References references Burpee, Lawrence J. F.R.G.S. , Index and Di ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Image Heald Island Antarctica.jpg thumb right Heald Island coord 78 15 S 163 49 E is an island , 3 miles 4.8 km long and 555 m high, which projects through the ice of the Koettlitz Glacier just east of Walcott Bay , in Victoria Land . It was discovered and named by the Discovery expedition 1901 04 for Seaman William L. Heald, a member of the expedition who saved the life of Ferrar when the latter was suffering from scurvy in 1902. See also List of antarctic and sub antarctic islands usgs gazetteer Category Islands of Victoria Land Category Scott Coast ScottCoast geo stub ... more details
William Stark may refer to William Stark 1724 1776 , the older brother of Gen. John Stark, the hero of the Battle of Bennington William Ledyard Stark 1853 1922 , Nebraska Populist politician William Henry Stark 1851 1936 , an industrial leader whose contributions helped the city of Orange, Texas develop financially William Stark physician 1741 1770 , an English physician and medical pioneer who investigated scurvy by experimenting on himself with fatal consequences Billy Stark , Scottish footballer See also Willie Stark , opera William E. Starke , businessman hndis Stark, William ... more details
Frolich Peak coor dm 65 32 S 63 48 W is a Summit topography peak 1,035 m, rising above Holst Point at the head of Beascochea Bay , on the west coast of Graham Land . Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1908 10. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place Names Committee UK APC in 1959 for Theodor C.B. Frolich , Norwegian biochemist who in 1907, with Axel Holst , first produced experimental scurvy and laid the foundations for later work on vitamins. usgs gazetteer Category Mountains of Graham Land Category Graham Coast GrahamCoast geo stub ... more details
Holst Point coor dm 65 32 S 63 50 W is a point at the head of Beascochea Bay which divides it into two arms, on the west coast of Graham Land . First charted by the British Graham Land Expedition BGLE under Rymill, 1934 37. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place Names Committee UK APC in 1959 for Axel Holst 1860 1931 , Norwegian biochemist who in 1907, with Theodor C.B. Frolich , first produced experimental scurvy and laid the foundations for later work on vitamins. usgs gazetteer Category Headlands of Graham Land Category Graham Coast GrahamCoast geo stub ... more details
Lancaster Hill coor dm 65 21 S 64 0 W is a hill at the south side of the mouth of Trooz Glacier , on the west coast of Graham Land . First charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1908 10. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place Names Committee UK APC in 1959 for Sir James Lancaster , English navigator of the East India Company who was responsible for the first regular use of fruit juice to prevent scurvy on ships, in 1601. usgs gazetteer Category Hills of Graham Land Category Graham Coast GrahamCoast geo stub ... more details
Lind Glacier coor dm 65 23 S 64 1 W is a glacier flowing west from Alencar Peak into the south part of Collins Bay , on the west coast of Graham Land . First charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1908 10. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place Names Committee UK APC in 1959 for James Lind 1716 1794 , Scottish founder of modern naval hygiene, who was the first to publish a convincing account of experimental work establishing the dietary cause and cure of scurvy, in 1755. usgs gazetteer Category Glaciers of Graham Land Category Graham Coast GrahamCoast geo stub ... more details
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