Question

Lind's experiments at sea tested some potential cures for scurvy. His experiments were important because _____.

Answer 1

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

Lind's experiments at sea tested some potential cures for scurvy. His experiments were important because he discovered the use of citrus fruit as a cure for scurvy.

When a patient has a deficiency of vitamin C, it has scurvy.

History shows cases of scurvy since ancient Egypt times. Symptoms of scurvy could be bleeding gums, tooth loss, and anemia.

James Lind was the man that discovered the cure to scurvy using lemons and citrus. In 1747, he experimented on board a naval ship using oranges and lemons on patients.

Answer 2

Lind's experiments at sea tested some potential cures for scurvy. His experiments were important because he discovered the use of citrus fruit as a cure for scurvy. It ranks as one of the first clinical experiments in the history of medicine.