Treat Beriberi, White Rice, and Vitamin B
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.
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.
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Beriberi, White Rice, and Vitamin B
I’ve started using Mederma 2 weeks ago, it’s too early to see final results as it may take upto 3 or 6 months for it to remove the scars. So far my skin has been peeling and I can see some difference. I’m hoping the difference is much noticeable few months from now.
Rating: 3 / 5
Good price and fast delivery.
However, on the box and the tube, where
expiration ought to be was left blank.
Made me a little uneasy if the product is legitimate
or has expired. Don’t think I will order it again.
The ones you get from stores always have the
expiration date clearly marked.
Rating: 2 / 5
This product doesn’t actually work. It didn’t work for me anywhere I used it, and it didn’t work in a scientific study that tested rabbit ear scars (which someone previously noted): “Histologic analysis demonstrated no significant reduction in scar hypertrophy or scar elevation index. . . No significant difference in dermal vascularity or inflammation was noted. . . no significant reduction in scar erythema with Mederma treatment” (Saulis A. S. et al. “Effect of Mederma on hypertrophic scarring in the rabbit ear model).
For the people who claim that this product worked for them, I think your skin either healed on its own, you’re a Mederma employee, or it’s all in your imagination. The only thing that might have had some effect was that you kept the area moisturized while it healed. Even old scars, over the course of weeks or months (which is the amount of time the Mederma tube claims it will take to see improvement, something like 6-8 weeks), will change somewhat. The Mederma has nothing to do with it. There’s no better way to honor the lives of the poor rabbits who died in the study than not buying the product that proved completely ineffective. Please don’t buy Mederma.
Rating: 1 / 5
i didn’t really like this product, after a few times. my skin started breaking out!
Rating: 2 / 5
I didn’t expect much from this cream but it really does work. On a fresh scar it began softening and smoothing the tissue within 2 weeks. I am just starting to try it on a much older scar so I can’t really comment on that. Its a bit greasy and probably expensive over the long haul but I am excited by the promise and the results so far.
Rating: 4 / 5