“ It had a great reputation both as a medicine and as a drink among Native Americans [and] had been used by American sailors to ward off scurvy. ”
فقد عرفه سكان اميركا الاصليون واستعملوه كدواء وشراب ،‏ واستخدمه البحارة الاميركيون ليحموا انفسهم من داء الاسقربوط » .‏