Is it true that long ago sailors used to keep lime trees on board their ships to prevent disease???

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What would these trees do to help them???Thanks for the detail.

well kept limes.. don't know about the trees..

2006-11-30 08:41:20 · answer #1 · answered by cork 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

YES!! A disease called Scurvy was caused by a Vitimin C defficiency. The limes prevented this disease!

2006-11-30 16:20:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Yes, sailors used to get scurvy from having no fruit in their diet. They probably picked the lime tree cuz lime goes good with beer

2006-11-30 16:05:41 · answer #3 · answered by chrisoaks23 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Yes as it was a preventive measure for scurvy.

2006-11-30 16:10:04 · answer #4 · answered by triplete1958 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Avast ye scurvy dog.

2006-11-30 19:18:59 · answer #5 · answered by Amphibolite 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋