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an·ti·scor·bu·tic

(ăn′tē-skôr-byo͞o′tĭk, ăn′tī-)

adj.

Curing or preventing scurvy: an antiscorbutic vitamin.

an′ti·scor·bu′tic n.

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antiscorbutic

(ˌæntɪskɔːˈbjuːtɪk)

adj

(Medicine) preventing or curing scurvy: antiscorbutic foods.

(Pharmacology) an antiscorbutic remedy or agent

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an•ti•scor•bu•tic

(ˌæn ti skɔrˈbyu tɪk, ˌæn taɪ-)

adj.

1. efficacious against scurvy.

2. an antiscorbutic agent.

[1715–25]

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(2003a) found L-ascorbyl-2-monophosphate calcium (AMP-Ca) to exhibit antiscorbutic activity equal to that of L-ascorbyl-2-monophosphate-Na/Ca (AMP-Na/Ca) in Korean rockfish, Sebastes schlegeli.

Re-evaluation of the optimum dietary vitamin C requirement in juvenile eel, Anguilla japonica by using L-ascorbyl-2-monophosphate

Lime acts as an antiscorbutic and refrigerant as well as a vitamin C supplement [6].

Pharmacological review of medicinal trees spontaneous in Iran: a historical and modern study

Ascorbic acid (AA) ([gamma]-lactone) is a water-soluble compound cited as antiscorbutic and antioxidant playing a key role in the immune response.

Improvement of the electrochemical determination of antioxidant using cationic micellar environment/Determinacao eletroquimica de antioxidante em meio micelar cationico

The native plants for which Considen documented medicinal actions include myrtle (possibly Eugenia australis) and yellow gum (possibly Xanthorrhoea hastilis) for dysentery, and native sarsaparilla (Smilax glycyphylla) as an antiscorbutic. MacPhersson (1927) further suggests that native sarsaparilla was not only therapeutic but it was considered more pleasant than Jamaican or Central American sarsaparilla and he states that prior to 1927 it had been a common article of trade among Sydney herbalists.

Joseph banks and the continuing influence of European colonisation on Australian herbal practice

Like vitamin C, for which the optimum dose for general health is much higher than the antiscorbutic intake, vitamin D does far more than prevent rickets or osteoporosis.

Benefits of vitamin D supplementation

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