Hippocrates officially termed the disease "ileos ematitis" with the description, “the mouth feels bad the gums are detached from the teeth blood runs from the nostrils… ulcerations on the legs some of these heal… skin is thin.” In the 1700s, James Lind of the British Royal Navy determined the consumption of lemons and oranges led to remission of the disease, and in 1927, the structure of ascorbic factor was published, with the synthesis of ascorbic acid named vitamin C not long after. This disease was first reported in 1550 BC when people accurately described the diagnosis and treatment using onions and vegetables.
Tales from pirates and British sailors made the disease infamous.
Scurvy is a clinical syndrome that results from vitamin C deficiency.
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