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TREAT BERIBERI, WHITE RICE, AND VITAMIN B
Treat Beriberi, White Rice, and Vitamin B
In this comprehensive account of the history and treatment of beriberi, Kenneth Carpenter traces the decades of medical and chemical research that solved the puzzle posed by this mysterious disease. Caused by the lack of a minute quantity of the chemical thiamin, or vitamin B1 in the diet, beriberi is characterized by weakness and loss of feeling in the feet and legs, then swelling from fluid retention, and finally heart failure. Western doctors working in Asia after 1870 saw it as the major disease in native armed forces and prisons. It was at first attributed to miasms (poisonous vapors from damp soil) or to bacterial infections. In Java, chickens fed by chance on white rice lost the use of their legs. On brown rice, where the grain still contained its bran and germ, they remained healthy. Studies in Javanese prisons then showed beriberi also occurring where white (rather than brown) rice was the staple food. Birds were used to assay the potency of fractions extracted from rice bran and, after 20 years, highly active crystals were obtained. In another 10 years their structure was determined and “thiamin” was synthesized. Beriberi is a story of contested knowledge and erratic scientific pathways. It offers a fascinating chronicle of the development of scientific thought, a history that encompasses public health, science, diet, trade, expanding empires, war, and technology.Best treat tips for beriberi.
Beriberi, White Rice, and Vitamin B
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Good, one of the tools was difficult to figure out how to use it properly.
Rating: 4 / 5
I only use one of the tools and it works. I have no idea how to properly use the others since there were not detailed directions.
Rating: 3 / 5
The product seems to be of a good quality. I don’t end up using all six ends however, mostly only the end with the large loop to remove large quantities of white head and the tiny spoon-like end with one hole to remove stubborn white heads. The spoon-like end with many holes hurt a lot and does not remove very much.
Rating: 4 / 5
I really liked the tools because they weren’t super expensive and they are sturdy. However, the problem with this product is that it doesn’t come with any manual or instructions on how to use each tool. I am now trying to research on how to use each tool. So far, I have been able to use only one tool effectively out of the three. If you order this product, I suggest you ask the manufacterer to provide instructions of how to use each particular tool.
Rating: 4 / 5