Sentences with phrase «scurvy grass»

The whalers on Jan Mayen and those who stayed at Smeerenburg the following year quickly ran out of fresh scurvy grass, a factor that contributed to their deaths.

They collected a large amount of Cochlearia officinalis — known as «scurvy grass» because it is rich in vitamin C — and simply scattered it on the floor of a vacant building to be eaten later.

But the Englishmen at Bell Sound and the Dutch sailors on Novaya Zemlya had no scurvy grass at all.

So, those who died had no luck in collecting or storing scurvy grass, and were apparently bad at building traps or aiming a musket.

Not exact matches

So the bottom line is, if you're eating your beef raw, and it's mostly liver and other organs, as well as grass fed to ensure the animal itself is getting enough nutrients first, you MIGHT be getting enough vitamin C just to avoid scurvy.

Long before the introduction of lemons and limes into the diets of sailors, scurvy - grass was a welcome food for returning mariners.

Rosemary 1 handful, cloves 40, salt of scurvy - grass 2 oz, omphacine 3 lb; boil to 2 lb.