Kazan medical journalKazan medical journal0368-48142587-9359Eco-Vector5785210.17816/kazmj57852MiscellaneousTreatment of vitamin deficiency with pine needles infusionErmolaevaL. E.info@eco-vector.com1306194036633360901202109012021Copyright © 2021, Ermolaeva L.E.2021<p>Needles, as a remedy for scurvy, have been used for a long time. Thus, in 1535, Jacques Cartier, the leader of a naval expedition to Newfoundland, used a decoction of American pine needles to treat scurvy, which had spread among his crew.</p>Kazan Medical archiveКазанский медицинский архив