Early Settlements in Newfoundland and the Scourge of Scurvy
Two important archeological investigations currently underway in the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland, at Cupids (established 1610) and Ferryland (1621), help to focus questions on health and health care in early seventeenth-century English settlements. This review looks at one aspect only, the prob...
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crunivtoronpr:10.3138/cbmh.17.1.127 2023-12-31T10:13:09+01:00 Early Settlements in Newfoundland and the Scourge of Scurvy Crellin, J.K 2000 http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/cbmh.17.1.127 https://utpjournals.press/doi/pdf/10.3138/cbmh.17.1.127 en eng University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) Canadian Bulletin of Medical History volume 17, issue 1, page 127-136 ISSN 0823-2105 2371-0179 General Medicine journal-article 2000 crunivtoronpr https://doi.org/10.3138/cbmh.17.1.127 2023-12-01T08:18:15Z Two important archeological investigations currently underway in the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland, at Cupids (established 1610) and Ferryland (1621), help to focus questions on health and health care in early seventeenth-century English settlements. This review looks at one aspect only, the problem of scurvy and what treatments were tried. In adding to our understanding of early colonial settlements and on how new medicinal plants were “discovered,” the Newfoundland story reveals a considerable interest in local plants as substitutes for scurvy grass. Suggestions are offered on how they may have been chosen and the rationales behind their use. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland University of Toronto Press (U Toronto Press - via Crossref) Canadian Bulletin of Medical History 17 1 127 136 |
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Two important archeological investigations currently underway in the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland, at Cupids (established 1610) and Ferryland (1621), help to focus questions on health and health care in early seventeenth-century English settlements. This review looks at one aspect only, the problem of scurvy and what treatments were tried. In adding to our understanding of early colonial settlements and on how new medicinal plants were “discovered,” the Newfoundland story reveals a considerable interest in local plants as substitutes for scurvy grass. Suggestions are offered on how they may have been chosen and the rationales behind their use. |
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Early Settlements in Newfoundland and the Scourge of Scurvy |
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