does oranges really prevent scurvy

or is that just Abovetopsecret classified emergency documented fairy tale?

reply to post by mercanaries3


i thought it was limes? Maybe its just any kind of citrus? And yeah i think they do stop it i used to live next to this dude who would dress up like a pirate "not joking" this dude went to the ren fairs and everything i asked him the same thing and he said yea.

I think anything with Vitamin C will help

"Scurvy is a disease resulting from a deficiency of vitamin C, which is required for the synthesis of collagen in humans."

en.wikipedia.org...

Not to be hyper-critical but was this thread even necessary?
I mean 2 seconds and a google search would provide the answer!

reply to post by redbarron626


yeah more like 15 seconds

and 6 minutes of reading... this thread was most certainly necessary

reply to post by pcrobotwolf


Thus the slang term, Limey, referring to British pirates (and later, to all Brits) who used to eat a lot of (vitamin C packed) limes, while going months on end at sea, often developing a vitamin C deficiency (without the fruit). With today's GMO limes, it is possible the limes, or any citrus fruit for that matter, would provide the vitamin benefits.

Raw onions work best...look that up. Ships would stock up before a long voyage.

Anything with vitamin C in it can help prevent scurvy
Vitamin C is actually present in a lot of foodstuff (citrus fruitsranges, lemons, limes, grapefruits etc etc, tomatoes, potatoes, cabbages, green peppers... The list goes on )
Obviously Some foods have higher concentrations of the vitamin. I heard that some European sailors used to eat "Rosa canina" ( Dog rose ) which actually has 10x more vitamin C than an orange weight for weight.

For the survivalists, if you stuck somewhere and need an emergency vitamin C does during a shtf, dandelion roots provide plenty.

reply to post by nixie_nox

Aren't Dandelion roots a diuretic?

reply to post by Corrupted Data


It is possible. But scurvey is a nasty condition. If you had to choose between the two in a survival situation, I would go against the scurvey.

I will look into that though.