Night blindness and ancient remedy
The aim of this article is to briefly review the history of night blindness and its treatment from ancient times until the present. The old Egyptians, the Babylonians, the Greeks and the Arabs used animal liver for treatment and successfully cured the disease. The author had the opportunity to obser...
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| description | The aim of this article is to briefly review the history of night blindness and its treatment from ancient times until the present. The old Egyptians, the Babylonians, the Greeks and the Arabs used animal liver for treatment and successfully cured the disease. The author had the opportunity to observe the application of the old remedy to a patient. Now we know what the ancients did not know, that night blindness is caused by Vitamin A deficiency and the animal liver is the store house for Vitamin A. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-08caee7d806f4748b9a17dd993c10f012022-12-22T03:19:56ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsHeart Views1995-705X2014-01-0115413613910.4103/1995-705X.151098Night blindness and ancient remedyH.A. Hajar Al BinaliThe aim of this article is to briefly review the history of night blindness and its treatment from ancient times until the present. The old Egyptians, the Babylonians, the Greeks and the Arabs used animal liver for treatment and successfully cured the disease. The author had the opportunity to observe the application of the old remedy to a patient. Now we know what the ancients did not know, that night blindness is caused by Vitamin A deficiency and the animal liver is the store house for Vitamin A.http://www.heartviews.org/article.asp?issn=1995-705X;year=2014;volume=15;issue=4;spage=136;epage=139;aulast=AlNight blindnessVitamin A and liver oil |
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| title | Night blindness and ancient remedy |
| title_full | Night blindness and ancient remedy |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Night blindness and ancient remedy |
| title_short | Night blindness and ancient remedy |
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| topic | Night blindness Vitamin A and liver oil |
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