For centuries, indigenous people of North America knew that this tea prevented scurvy and enjoyed it often. Now that winter has finally set in, why not try making a sample for yourself?

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These conditions disproportionately affect poorer people and in the cases of scurvy were "indicative of the inadequate 'tea ...

(CNN) — The first controlled clinical trial recorded in the modern age, carried out in 1747 to test treatments for scurvy, may have drawn inspiration from the nephew of Sir Isaac Newton’s ...